Today was the 100th day of school..

So me & kindergarten made these 100 day glasses, I’ll admit it, this was FUN

Phase 2:painting the father after 9pm…

Workin’ on it. So far it’s a little different than how I normally paint. Less smooth nore natural looking. I like the effect so far..

Mother at 8:45…

I took a break for a few hours. Off to start paint!

In the process..

This is the beginning of a drawing of a family from my head, it’s just pencil on canvas. I’m happy with the father, the son will change in the painting as the children in my paintings always do. Right now the Mom is a mess so I’ll photograph her before I start with the paint.


I would love to finish this painting today but I might be rushing things. It’s 3:20pm. I’ll do my best but I don’t like staying up too late when I have to go to work the next day. If I don’t get enough sleep I’m CRANKY and nobody like’s Ms.Borgella when she’s a crab!

I’ll take another pic in a few hours…

A new painting for this week…

Lately I haven’t had enough opportunities to do my work so I took the last two days to focus on a new painting. I have no title yet but this piece has a lot of meaning for me. This is a Woman/Goddess who is like a lotus flower coming up out of the depths of the ocean. She also is just emerging from drowning and has become like water, forceful and flexible. In the keyhole center of her chest is a lotus flower in front of a black hole. She wears cowrie shell earrings being of the sea she adornes herself with it’s resources. One of her earrings is unravelling but she is not concerned with earthly/material objects because she lives in abundance and is stable in an everchanging current.

My Other Works…

Much as I dislike having to work a regular job (and I really do!) I must say I have one of the greatest jobs in the world. The children drive me crazy, they don’t listen, they are way too noisy and they are soo fresh sometimes! And yet, they are soo BEAUTIFUL! So LOVING and so innocent! And when they do stop running around or running ME RAGGED..they are amazing. These kids really Love Art and their Art Teacher! Here is a handful of some of my children because like it or not I have to admit these are my kids too.
7th Graders

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8th Graders

Our Indigenous Lost Tribe Masks

Our Chinese Dragon Lion for Chinese New Year

I teach them about Art, but it goes way beyond that. I teach them Culture, Kindness, Respect, Manners and Love and I learn from them patience, tolerance, humility and Love.