b'MEMBER SPOTLIGHTStephanie CoodyHigh School Teacher, Cross Roads ISDHow did you get into teaching?Godleadmeintoteaching,specificallyArt Education.What do you love most about teaching art?@stephaniecoodyI love when students get excited about artwork, weatheritstheirartworkoranotherartists artwork. Who is your favorite artist?What is your favorite medium to work with? LoveGustavKlimt.HispaintingTheKiss shows such emotion and passion. Plus I love all Originallyitwasanythingtodowithclay,butof the details with so much color and patterns.lately I have really enjoyed acrylic paints. Share a special memory/moment from your What does it mean to be a member of TAEA? time as an art educator.Ijoined TAEAfiveyearsagoinordertoenterTherearesomanyspecialmomentsIhave artwork into the Art UIL events. After that yearcollected in twenty-eight years of teaching. One Irealizedthattherewaswaymoreavailableof my treasured memories is when a parent let tomethanjustenteringArtUIL.Therewereme know that her child would get up and get workshops, retreats, newsletters, and so muchready for school on time and excited to go on more. Once I was able to go to an Art RetreatThursdays because that was the day she went withtheDistinguishedFellowsintheSpringIto art class. Other happy moments are when a realized that I wanted to do more than just enjoystudent excitedly calls my name in public and what TAEA has to offer. I wanted to contribute.runs to give me a hug! Helping with the book study is allowing me to do a small part in continuing to support art educatorsWhats something about you that not many while also feeding my own need to be a part ifpeople may know?thiswonderfulcommunityofartists,educators,I was deemed Captain Coody by a kindergartener and art enthusiasts. I feel so proud and happy totwenty-one years ago, so for about fifteen years be a part of TAEA. I was called Captain Coody.Nominate someone for the next SPOTLIGHT! Click below:https://tinyurl.com/4ys2eva9'