About Me

My name is Ashley Baker and I have been an artist since I was a baby!   As long as I could remember, I was drawing on the bottoms of tables, painting in the Dining Room when I was "grounded" and drawing pictures of what I was trying to describe.  I have had a sketchbook since grade school and continue to add sketches, drawings, ideas everyday to my current one.  

I have two degrees from the University of Kentucky, one in Art Education and one in Art Studio - Painting Emphasis.  While at UK, I remember my professor speaking in great depth about all the different learning styles; you have the listeners, the visual learners - the ones who see it and they got it, and the ones who have to get up and do it.  I was always the one who had to draw it and apply it to NOW to really understand it.  

 My latest adventure and passion, using Art to support the education in other disciplines.  Surely, I can't be the only kid who doodled what the Science Teacher was talking about, or drew out the Math problems (yes, sometimes with colored pencils).  It wasn't that I NEEDED that to learn, I actually caught on pretty quick.  But my hands had to stay busy while I listened and the images that I drew just reinforced the subject matter.  Plus, when other kids asked me questions, I could flip through y notes and help them understand it.  Sometimes they just needed to see it as well.  And I loved the fact that my notes, my sketches and my little doodles helped them understand Science or Math or whatever!!

Which brings me to TLC.  I currently teach Art and Humanities at an alternative HS in Kentucky.  I do more than teach Art though!  I am the Museum Director and I get to collaborate with other teachers and basically create Art Installations and Exhibits to enhance their discipline!  (Was someone looking out for me, or what!)  So now I have this HUGE room in the middle of the school that I have transformed into a Museum Space.  (The room used to be a library, so you can see how big it is!)  Each little area is decorated and divided so that I have 8-9 rotating spaces to Exhibit work!  

I created this blog because (1) I have 3 separate blogs that I started a few years ago, and it is just crazy to keep up with 3, so I am combining them.  (2)  With all the hype about Pinterest and Twitter and everything, I am really getting back into my blogging groove!  and (3) if I can do anything in the slightest to help/support/enhance your knowledge through any of the art realms, my work here is NOT in vain!