I'M SO SATTTT

Here I am again in this 2025 that has just begun. As per tradition, I make truckloads of resolutions that are lost in thin air by December and return on January 1, 2026 so, this time, I decided to break this tradition, break this routine and turn habits upside down by avoiding making resolutions (those that I cannot keep with certainty). In these first days, I confess, I am seized by a deep…

Lesson number five…at least I think it’s the fifth lesson: surround yourself with people who make you feel good and accept you as you are. My job is made up of bureaucratic commitments, social contact with children, parents and colleagues and lots of intellectual stimulation. It seems simple but you never rest. Many people only see class time with students but don’t know the behind the scenes.…

Third lesson: you don't have to leave your comfort zone.

Third lesson: you don’t have to leave your comfort zone. Over the years I have heard myself say “leave your comfort zone”, or “you have to leave your comfort zone to experiment”. Maybe I never had a comfort zone because I spent years (and spent a lot of money) experimenting with different techniques, trying different pens, pencils, brushes and materials and…I perhaps found my favorite tool. I…