I went to undergrad at SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design, for Jewelry and Art History. After graduation in Spring 2015, I moved back to New York and started my own small jewelry business.
I wanted to gain classroom experience before graduate school so I became a substitute teacher in Pelham, NY. This position lead me to getting to know the Elementary Autism Classroom. I connected with a student in the classroom and became his one on one monitor. Seeing his growth in the classroom and his changes in behavior in the two months I worked with him was inspirational. I am happy to say that I started back in the classroom with him today and it was a very happy reunion. To say that I missed him over the summer would be an understatement. This classroom, the students and staff alike, have changed my life. They are the reason I am looking into getting dual certification in Art Ed and Special Needs. I have seen what a big difference technology and art makes in the special needs classroom it would be amazing to combine them to meet the students needs even better.
I have some experience with new media through my jewelry studio work. I have explored arduino and LED through an Interactive Wearables class. We also had to keep a blog for that class: http://sophias-interactivewearable-blog.tumblr.com/. In terms of design I have used Adobe CS, Rhino, and Sketchbook Pro Designer. In regards to rapid-prototyping I have 3D printed and explored laser cutting to influence my studio process and manipulate my materials.
I wanted to gain classroom experience before graduate school so I became a substitute teacher in Pelham, NY. This position lead me to getting to know the Elementary Autism Classroom. I connected with a student in the classroom and became his one on one monitor. Seeing his growth in the classroom and his changes in behavior in the two months I worked with him was inspirational. I am happy to say that I started back in the classroom with him today and it was a very happy reunion. To say that I missed him over the summer would be an understatement. This classroom, the students and staff alike, have changed my life. They are the reason I am looking into getting dual certification in Art Ed and Special Needs. I have seen what a big difference technology and art makes in the special needs classroom it would be amazing to combine them to meet the students needs even better.
I have some experience with new media through my jewelry studio work. I have explored arduino and LED through an Interactive Wearables class. We also had to keep a blog for that class: http://sophias-interactivewearable-blog.tumblr.com/. In terms of design I have used Adobe CS, Rhino, and Sketchbook Pro Designer. In regards to rapid-prototyping I have 3D printed and explored laser cutting to influence my studio process and manipulate my materials.
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