Carla’s Art Ed.

03/10/2026

In the studio with our first-year DP Visual Arts students. They’re diving into the world of acrylics — exploring texture, colour, and technique by reinterpreting masterworks from different eras. Such thoughtful, focused work as they begin to build their portfolios. Well done!

03/06/2026

There’s often a lesson to be learned from discomfort. But perhaps the point of life’s lemons isn’t always to turn them into lemonade. Sometimes they’re simply there to be tasted as they are: sour and impossible to ignore. And maybe there’s something worth understanding in that, too. 🍋

*Illustration by the British artist David Shrigley
**Self-portrait illustration generated by AI during my most recent professional development training on the International Baccalaureate’s new program of Visual Arts in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

20/09/2025

20/03/2025

15/03/2025

It was Open Day at the International Bilingual School of Provence (IBS) and it was a success!!! My heart is full of gratitude for the school community I work with, especially my students who dare to dream, believe and work hard!

01/10/2024

Our Pre-International Baccalaureate 1 (9th grade) students International Bilingual School of Provence (IBS) successfully completed a drawing unit inspired by art while learning about and . What a fun way to develop while expanding our knowledge of !

23/10/2023

Revisiting my blog page and getting ready to publish again soon! 😊✨

Each one of us has a unique path that brings us to where we are today. The stories I was told by my family, the stories I tell my children, and the storytelling instructional strategies that I use in my art lessons reflect the desire to add something beautiful and useful to the world.

09/06/2023

I LOVE our Art Show!!! Thanks to the work of our super art department (four teachers) and the support of administrators and staff at the International Bilingual School of Provence (IBS), we are able to showcase about a hundred pieces of art created by students from 6th to 11th grade, including fashion and costume design, graphic design, comic book design, street art, museum/installation curator models, journaling, illustration, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and thematic portfolios! It has sparked wonderful conversations around art techniques and media, art history, activism, self-expression, just to name a few. What makes me smile even more is seeing the students proudly talking about their work to friends, teachers and family members. Like Romero Britto once said, “Art is too important not to share.” 😊

02/05/2023

Returning to school today after our spring break could not have been any sweeter. An art teacher from Berlin, Germany came to observe my class as part of the , an European professional-development program that enables teachers to learn from each other across borders. Her presence in the classroom was so wonderful! She even brought me some German chocolates as a token of gratitude! 😊❤️