Hatching Dreams: A Podcast About Art

Jeannie Goldman

A journey spanning 40 years, sharing her passion for art and the world of fantasy and wonder with thousands of students, Art Teacher Jeannie creates a portal into the world where all children live. On this podcast, Art Teacher Jeannie talks with guests about art, life, and the magic uncovered through artistic expression.

Episodes

  1. 04/25/2022

    01. A Labor of Love in Creating “Your Own World” with Michael Goldman

    😇Watching Michael growing up as a child artist: sharing wonderful freedom of creative joy started when he was only 2-years old.  02:25 🌺 Michael is enjoying creating art with his kids: the cycle continues. 03:59 🌞 Children have a language of their own through art. 04:48 👦 Helping his mom and learning about art: College pushes process over product. 05:41 😍 “I wanna be an artist when I grow up”: honest, raw, true, unadulterated art is precious. 07:54 🤓 Not everything is for keeping but Jeannie realized it is about the product, not only the process. 08:40 📚 Jeannie always wanted to create a book of children’s art. 10:25 🌟 Conversation with a publisher and inviting Michael to help with the book. 11:22 🙃 When a stranger believes in you: highs and lows of creating a book. 12:34 👩‍🏫 Experience in working with kids is essential for a good art teacher. 14:42 🧚‍♀️ Michael translated the magic from the art classes into the book. 15:40 📦 Story and structure: freedom and not putting art in a box are the main concepts. 16:43 🎨 Two hour-long art classes are normal for kids: beautiful flow and dynamic. 18:20 🦄 World of the child is fantasy: learning and storytelling are explained in the book. 20:07 🖌️ Cycle of four seasons and famous painters: using the book with the group or just one child. 21:27 🤩 Round tables: conversations between kids are great. 22:49 🌌 Heart of the book is helping people to see that fantasy is reality and vice versa. 23:36 👨‍💻 Michael edited the photos: adventure and challenge of creating. 24:54 🌈 Connect with Jeannie: www.linkedin.com/in/teacherjeannie

    27 min

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A journey spanning 40 years, sharing her passion for art and the world of fantasy and wonder with thousands of students, Art Teacher Jeannie creates a portal into the world where all children live. On this podcast, Art Teacher Jeannie talks with guests about art, life, and the magic uncovered through artistic expression.