20: Head, Heart, and Hands

AMDG. Today’s episode is a crossover between Homecoming and curriculum deep-dives as Kolbe teacher and alumna Rebecca DeVendra describes how she’s lived out the idea that, if you’re challenged by something, it’s probably worth buckling down and learning the self-discipline to pursue. From writing “I hate Latin” in her high school textbook to earning a classics degree and from learning how to properly sharpen a pencil to her work as a representational artist, Mrs. DeVendra discusses both her own experience and how she teaches current Kolbe students. Ultimately, the conversation centers on the idea to never sell students short. By inviting them into discussions of primary sources and surrounding them with artistic mastery, we develop their senses of both curiosity and dignity.     Resources discussed:  Art Renewal Center  Cast Drawing Using the Sight-Size Approach  Drawing the Head and Hands  Options for prints of Da Vinci’s Last Supper  Options for prints of Bouguereau paintings  Bouguereau’s The Elder Sister    Artists of note (alive and painting today!) trained in Atelier Schools  Mrs. DeVendra’s studio  Katie G. Whipple  Gwyneth Thompson Briggs  William Nathans    Have a question for the Kolbecast team? Write to us at [email protected].