Resume Ian

A copy of my resume is here.

Picasso Portrait

As I scanned through the activity links, I stumbled upon the Picasso portrait maker. I jumped right in and started creating my Picassohead. (http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html) I picked a face and a nose, but as I tried on different noses and hair it became more difficult. Of course, Picassos are not meant to look like reality. They are skewed and messy. I had to just pick the one I liked the best and not necessarily the one that looked like me. I also found it difficult that there were no options for the body. I wanted to select shoulders and arms to anchor my floating head. So I used the abstract shapes to create a body like shape. Then I added some lines to fill the white space and some dark smudges to serve as corners to my frame. It's funny that I was compelled to make my portrait as traditional as possible and could not simply allow the free flowing more abstract style that Picasso created in his work.

Here is a link to my Picassohead, enjoy!
Ian's Picassohead

Introduction

Hello! My name is Ian. I graduated from Fairmont State in December of 2007 with a bachelors degree in elementary education. I finished my special education certification in the spring, and I hope to complete my masters degree at the end of this semester.

I moved from Fairmont to northern VA in the summer of 2008 with my girlfriend who teaches first grade. I live about 25 miles from Washington, D.C. I teach special education in an elementary school here. It's a GREAT place to live and work.

I love to race down big mountains on my snowboard, drive my big jeep slowly over bigger rocks, and hug the curves in the road in my new BMW. I am currently taking 9 grad. credit hours, teaching full time, and attempting to learn Spanish. I have a dog named Bear and a cat named Fritz.

I hope everyone has a great semester and a successful year in the classroom!