The Blackboard Faerie - Original Art by Blythe Rusling

I just found this podcast by my talented teacher-friend Jacob Carr. Great stuff about how to bridge AI with more traditional craft in our teaching practice with honest perspectives. Highly recommend.

What Teachers Have to Say | Jacob Carr | Substack What Teachers Have to Say is a publication where craft meets conscience. Essays, podcast episodes, and field notes on AI, education, and the human work of teaching—by Jacob Carr, Nathan Collins, and voices from classrooms that still believe this matters. Click to read What Teachers Have to Say, by...

Wearing the curriculum. My Ancient Greece blackboard drawing on a

I wore my map of Ancient Greece T-Shirt to work today, and several people asked how they could get one. I sell it on a few platforms, but it just so happens that the one I am wearing is from Teepublic, and is just $13 for a basic tee right now. I love the feel of the shirts and the print quality is excellent. Here's a link directly to the design:

Map of Ancient Greece by brusling I created this map from several sources for my fifth grade class five years ago. I added the Greek Key border to contrast the blue of the sea.

Here's a super cool coupon for Society 6. Check out some of the great independent artists that they promote, and maybe pick something up from brusling while you're there. Here's my link to $10 off your order:

Get an Extra $10 Off at Society6 Best of all, you can use it with any of their promos. They have wall art, home decor, bedding and more in designs to match whatever your style may be. It’s the perfect spot to grab something unique for your place—and each purchase pays the artist who designed it. You should check them out.

...and this is what happens when you leave your stinky workout clothes on the floor and blissfully ignore your puppy while you lay under the stars and share a bottle of wine with your sweetie. I think he made his point, and I still love him ♥️

I just added a bunch of my watercolor animals that I painted for my students for their birthdays. I think this lion is my favorite!

'Lion In Red & Yellow' Throw Pillow by brusling My student who requested a lion for his birthday animal is a redhead, so it seemed natural to paint his lion in tones of red and yellow. This was one of my favorites to paint! • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

My ❤️ is full! Thank you so much for the teacher love. I had no idea how much I needed this until I heard that little knock on my door and saw that beautiful smile. She (and her family) gets me. ❤️

One of my beloved students just came by and dropped off a teacher appreciation gift! I wish I had thought to take a picture of her in my front yard petting Blaze in lieu of a hug! ♥️

Working at home with my lesser known pets on this We Love Pets Wednesday at Juniper Ridge Community School. ♥️

This is the mighty super chewer Scotch. The goodies we unboxed yesterday don't stand a chance. The hops bud (we call it the artichoke) is the clear favorite, but is already suffering some damage. The flingy thing has no ball and is destroyed. The growler is holding up out in the front yard, for now...Super Chewer, if you need a field tester, I've got your dog! ?

For all the free heelers out there:

'Winter Telemark Skiing Jackalope' Greeting Card by brusling Every year I try to do a fun or seasonal board drawing for myself as well as for the students. This year my husband requested a telemark skiing jackalope, so I did my best and had a lot of fun in the process • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.