Formerly Funke Fired Arts

Art enrichment classes for preschool kids from age 2After school , evening and weekend classes for kidsArt classes for Home Schooled kids based on the State of Ohio curriculum standardsAdult classes in ceramics, drawing and painting.Summer camps in all art media including pottery wheel.Classes 7 days a week.Weekend and evening classes available

Stepped away from the classroom to raise two delightful children Amanda and Paul.

Hired as a full-time teacher in 1974 following student teaching practicum, instructing art at the high school level. Left Perrysburg Public Schools to move to Cincinnati and raise a family. Started a business out of my home called The Art Workshop Inc. After 11 years moved the business to the Center for the Arts in Wyoming.Key Contributions:Collaborated on projects with instructors from other disciplines to create an integrated Center for the ArtsCreated and developed an art… Show more Hired as a full-time teacher in 1974 following student teaching practicum, instructing art at the high school level. Left Perrysburg Public Schools to move to Cincinnati and raise a family. Started a business out of my home called The Art Workshop Inc. After 11 years moved the business to the Center for the Arts in Wyoming.Key Contributions:Collaborated on projects with instructors from other disciplines to create an integrated Center for the ArtsCreated and developed an art curriculum for each age level using state standards and incorporating art history and art appreciationOrganized and managed The Student Art Exhibit and Imagination Station for The Wyoming Art Show for 20 yearsDesigned a curriculum for teaching Photoshop and Claymation for the technology lab at the CenterContributed set building and staging skills to Wyoming High School and Wyoming Center for the Arts for dramatic and musical productions Show less