First Post of the Day
Dave Sattler is an artist who drew editorial cartoons for Indiana as well as many other news outlets across the country for 50 years. He is still drawing now.
I am lucky to have been "Sattler-ized" and this caricature of me hangs in my bedroom. It was drawn from a school photo of me, one I did not know he had access to, so it was quite a surprise when I received it.
Dave signed his work and he also added Boo, the cat that appears in most of his art.
He was kind enough to also give me the digital file of the artwork and permission to use the picture as I wished. What a gift!!
Dave's picture of me graces my original blog, Teachinmama.
And, I used the digital file to create post-its and notepads to use in my classroom.
The notepads included the classroom motto that a student had coined, "Flying high with Mrs. I!"
I even have some spiral bound journals that I used both when I was teaching and here at home.
As you might imagine, I treasure that picture that Dave drew of me. It has great meaning to me and is even more unusual since Dave only very rarely will do a portrait of someone. All the more reason why I was so surprised when he gifted the caricature to me.
So, how did all this come about? Well, this is the kick-off post for a new short blog series titled, The Sattler Series. (I know, imaginative title, right?) I'll explain how I became Sattler-ized and also share the story of Boo the kitty that I mentioned in this blog post.
I think you will enjoy the stories. (Teaser: Worms, anyone?) A second blog post is coming this morning so...
Stay 'tooned!
