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My Students Award

This image of of Brynna first, receiving her framed art award from the Meridian School District's Superintendant and the woman who put this whole show together each year.

This is a picture of Brynna beside her framed art work. She created her Mendhi Hands in my class during first student teaching position at Gateway School of Language and Culture. I submitted her work in the contest when I saw the extreme talent she had.

This is an image of Brynna holding up both of her awards, first the "Framed Art Award" and second the "Board of Trustees Award". Her artwork will hang in the office of the Board of Trustees.

Resume

Jacqueline M. Nelson

403 S. Monstone Way

Meridian, Idaho 83642

208-887-2061 or 208-830-2334

Mainelighthouse@cableone.net

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Education

2011 Graduate Cum Laude, Boise State University, Boise Idaho

2011 BFA Visual Art, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2011 BFA Art Education, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2009 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deere Isle, Maine, Art Metals

2005-06 University of Nevada Reno, Reno Nevada, Geography major, Art minor

1999 Southern New Hampshire University, Brunswick, Maine, Business Administration and Human Resource Management

1986 Mansfield Beauty Academy, Cosmetology, license acquired

Academic Honors/Scholarships

2008 Jamie Paul Conifer Memorial Scholarship, Boise State University, Boise Idaho

Professional Organizations

2011-13 Idaho Art Education Association, President

2011 Kappa Delta Pi Sorority, Boise State University

2010 Art Metals Club - President, Boise State University

2010 Boise Sculptors Guild, Boise State University

2009-11 Art Metals Club, Boise State University

2009-11 Idaho Art Education Association, President Elect

2009-present National Art Education Association

2009-present National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Exhibitons/Special Projects

2011 BFA Thesis Exhibition "The View From Above" Visual Arts Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2010 Juried Exhibition, "Double Take", Juror Jason Ferguson, Visual Arts Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2010 Student Juried Exhibition "Contemporary Ideas in Art Metal Design", Sub Gallery, Boise State Unviersity, Boise, Idaho

2010 Undergraduate Research Project "Going Green in Art" Recycled Robots,http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/as 10/12/

2009 Presenter, Idaho Art Education Association Conference, Hailey, Idaho

2008 Idaho Gem Show, Art Metals Sand Dollar, Boise Idaho

2000-05 Mutiple Commission's supplied upon request

Publications

2011 SchoolArts Magazine, May/June Issue, Robot Assemblage

Other Professional Experience

2010-11 Student Teaching, Gateway School of Language and Culture, Meridian, Idaho

2010 Visual Arts Teacher, Greter Idaho Family Theater (GIFT) for Youth Summer Art Camp, Morrison Center, Boise, Idaho

2008-09 Co-teaching and Substitute Teaching, Compass Public Charter School, Meridian, Idaho

2008-09 Co-teaching, Garden City Community School, Garden City, Idaho

2005 Evening in the Arts, 8-week Gift and Talented Program, Brunswick, Maine

2000-05 Owner, designer, educator - Mid Coast Art Glass and Restoration, Brunswick, Maine

Volunteer Service

2011 Presented "Recycled Robots" to Gateway School of Culture and Language Environmental Group "Earth Patrol" included 50 students and four adults

2010 Meridian Public Library, After School Art Program, Meridian, Idaho

2010 Special Olympics (MATP) Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

2009 Interviewer/Judge 4-H, Western Idaho Fair, Boise, Idaho

2009 Art in the Park (Boise Art Museum), Kids Tent, Boise, Idaho

2009 International Rescue Committee, Boise Language Academy, after school art activity, Boise Idaho

2007 Built and donated leaded victorian window, framed, to Strive University's annual auction to raise money for the school which teaches and houses kids with disabilities.

Gallery Representation

2005-05 Georgetown Gallery, Georgetown, Maine

Gateway Earth Patrol Robot Making

Earth Patrol at Gateway asked if I

would come in and teach the Recycled

Robot lesson plan to their group. These are just a few photos of that afternoon. There were approximately 50 kids and 3 adults using computers parts that I had collected over a period of 6 months. Photos of the finished robots coming.

Student Work Gateway

These are images of some of the student work from my lesson plans at Gateway. The first image is of Mendhi Hands. The lesson plan covered a bit about the culture of India and the tradition they have of painting their hands, feet and arms with Henna in preparation for a wedding ceremony. The second image is of An Endangered Species lesson I taught. Each child receive a card with an animal on the front and information about that animal on the back including, name of the animal, their habitat, the food they eat and what threatens them. I presented a power point tha discussed endangered animals all over the world, in the united states and some specific to Idaho. I entered several of these in the Endangered Species contest which is Nation wide. The requirements were for the students to draw at least two endangered animals in their habitiat, include something they eat and include one of their threats. they drew with pencil and colored with colored pencils. Both lessons were K-5th and altered to fit the grade level.

Media Release BFA Thesis Exhibition

‘The View From Here’ Features Diverse Works by 23 BFA Students

Posted By Kathleen Tuck | Apr 11th, 2011 - 7:00 am | Posted In: Featured

Boise State University’s Visual Arts Center will present “The View From Here” April 18-May 3 in Visual Arts Center Galleries 1 and 2. The spring 2011 BFA Thesis Exhibition features diverse works by Boise State students, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography and illustration.

A free opening reception with the artists will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 15. Light refreshments will be served; free parking is available in the Liberal Arts lot for the reception. For the remainder of the exhibition, paid parking is available during regular gallery hours in the visitor’s parking lot in front of the Liberal Arts and Administration buildings.

The exhibit features works by students Brice Amoureux, Janet Bailey, Rebecca Baker, Jennifer Boyd, Jill Katherine Chmelko, Kristi Evans, Christina Garcia, Meredith Hoffman, Jay Hohman, Penny Key, Katrina A. Knight, Sarah Koch, Odessa Leedy, Emily Leiper, Akela Marley, Jacqueline M. Nelson, Anneke Reinier, Lisa Roggenbuck, Randi Telleria, Veiko Valencia, Michael Van Artsdalen, Crystal Ven Huizen and Victoria Jean Wood.

The Visual Arts Center galleries are located in two adjacent buildings on the Boise State campus — Gallery 1 is located in the Liberal Arts Building (Room 170) and Gallery 2 is located in the Hemingway Western Studies Center (Room 110). Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. The galleries are closed Saturday, Sunday and university holidays. Admission is free.

For more information about the Visual Arts Center or the exhibition, contact gallery director Kirsten Furlong at kfurlong@boisestate.edu or 426-3994.

My First Published Article

This is my recently published article in School Arts Magazine the May/June issue of 2011. I submitted this article a little over a year ago after presenting this lesson plan that I developed to the teachers at the Idaho Art Education Association Conference in Hailey, Idaho. I then submitted it into the Undergrad Research Project and it was accepted. I have taught this lesson to several schools already as well as one local school's environmental group. This has been an exciting adventure and I am already working on a second article for the magazine.

"Rebirth"

This necklace is the fifth of five necklaces that was created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It is made up of scriptures and words that represent two major events which altered the path of my life. The life-altering events, a new relationship and the discovery of a new religion, brought hope and light to a life of darkness and despair. This necklace is a constant reminder that no matter what I go through in this life I will not go it alone.

"Pardonné"

This necklace is the fourth of five necklaces created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. Just as the "Rapport Familiaux" necklace it too was created with old records and adapters that are tied to memories of sister. The necklace is closed at the back with magnets, indicating a temporary closure. Like the closure, forgiveness can be temporary, being pulled apart with the slightest tug, such as an argument. The perfection of this necklace represents the hope I have for complete healing and forgiveness, whether in this life or in the next.

"coffre-fort et sû"

This is the second of five necklaces created for my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It is made up of vintage clothespins that once belonged to my grandmother, old sheets with photo's of her transferred onto them, white cotton thread and white ribbon. This necklace represents memories I have of my grandmother hanging her sheets on the clothesline to dry. This necklace serves as a comforting reminder of the safety, love and warmth I felt when I was with her.

"Breathe"

This necklace is the first of five necklaces going into my BFA Thesis Exhibition. It was created a few semesters ago for a multiples project in Metals. This necklace made up of empty medicine vials, medical tubing, sterling silver jump rings, and blue beads. The vials and tubing once contained and administered vital asthma medication that saved my daughter's life. The overwhelming size of this necklace reflects the burden of living with chronic asthma and caring for a family member with chronic asthma.

"Rapports Familiaux"

This neckpiece is the third of five neckpieces created for my BFA Thesis Exhbition. It addresses familial relationships and how sometimes those relationships are so damaged they cannot be repaired. The necklace was created with old records and forty-five adapters; these objects are tied to memories of my oldest sister and her relationship with family members.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

This was what I worked on for two straight weeks while at Haystack in the summer of 2009. I would wake at 5:30 am shower, get dressed, head to the metal studio and work all day and into the night taking breaks for meals and occasionally a stroll to the water for some relatxation. I often worked until 11:00 and 12:00 at night and headed back to my room to write in my jounal. Some nights we had demonstrations from other artists and mediums, auctions, etc. Occasionally I would take an afternoon off to head to town and check out the gallery's and do some shopping and some afternoons I would go for a run. The best part of the trip were my instructors, Fred Fenster and Hiroko Yamada. They were fabulous and fun and very knowledgeable in Pewter. The theme for the class was "Tableware". Our instruction included, raising to make cups, score and fold, a collapsing technique and some anticlastic raising. I decided to make a teapot, it was something I had wanted to make since my start in art metals. Hiroko made sure I was challenged and had me add some design elements that really made the teapot more interesting to look at. I went with the asian inspired roller print on the four sides. I was very interested in curved lines, but had no experience in the sinking or raising at that point, so I settled on making a four sided teapot. I used the score and fold technique on the lid, which used to have a pewter ball on top (this was lost while being displayed at the Meridian Library) to help with the removal of the lid. The teapot is usable, and in fact the holes where the water drains through on the inside were drilled to spell out Hiroko and Fred in Japanese, so if someone were to take this apart one day they would find those names. I learned lot while I was at Haystack and being on an island with many artists for two full weeks was inspiring.

Art Metals

The images from left to right: a raised cup in copper, a sanddollar in copper and brass, hotwheels in cast bronze and leggo wheels, a bowl sunk in copper. I really had fun with most of these projects. The sinking and raising of bowls and cups was really quite fun; the planishing was the best part. The sanddollar was a great project as well and I enjoyed making something that reminded me of home. The hot wheels was my least favorite project, it involved casting three found objects, trading with classmates and winding up with three that we had to put together in a narrative. I ended up a frog, a half of hollow pepper and a slice of pizza. My narrative is about a memory of playing with my brothers hot wheels cars and his yellow hot wheels race track. I wasn't able to find any yellow tracks or a piece of that would have been included.

Sculpture

These are images of two sculptures that I completed in my advanced sculpture class Fall 2010 semester at Boise State University. In the first piece, the human heart with the needle through it, the assignment was to take a small object and enlarge it, and take a large object and shrink it then put them together to create a sculpture with a meaning. Because heart disease was big in my family and I lost both my brother and dad from enlarged hearts within 6 months of each other I decided on a needle through the heart to represent heart attack. The second piece was a pez with a little duck on it, I cast the fly out of wax and added the fly in between the pez dispenser and the duck. The assignment again was to take two objects and create a narrative. The whole idea behind this piece was how Pez puts cutsy or popular characters on top of their dispensers to lure kids to buy their product and eat their candy, while at the same time rotting their teeth. The fly represents both the marketers who use any means possible to sell products and tooth decay.

Art Metals

These are images of some of the projects that I worked on in my art metals class at Boise State under the direction of Professor Anika Smulovitz. The first image from left to right; guitar pic and sterling silver earrings (an assignment), the other three pairs of earrings, ring and bracelets were done for fun on my own time.

The second image contains a few of my plexiglass themed rings I did for our multiples assignment and metals sale.

The next photo is my "Breathe" necklace which was done as an assignment. The reuirement was to use multiples of an object and create an adornment with it.

My daughter is an asthmatic and I had a collection of hundreds of these asthma medication vials along with an outdated nebulizer, so I created this piece. I also used the twist off tops of the medicine vials to add to the necklace.

To the right of the "Breathe" necklace is just some computer part earrings and necklace that I was experimenting with. Although the necklace and earrings are pretty simple looking they are really quite pretty as jewlery and I have been experiementing with cutting the materials and trying to layer different shapes and pieces.

Container Ring

This is a ring that I made in my second metals class. I had a lot of fun with this project, and although it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to I was still pleased with the end result. My plan was to have a bow on the top of the ring to represent eternal families, but time and inexperience prevented me from attempting the bow so I settled for these flowers. The ring contains small sterling silver symbols that represent each of my immediate family members, each with their first inital stamped on it. It is not a very practical piece to wear because of it's size.

Mid Coast Art Glass and Restoration

These are just a few images of the work that I was commissioned to do when I had my glass business. I started this business both out of enjoying the hobby of glass work and out of the need to pay for the hobby. I first started by putting displays up in local stores like lumber companies that put in kitchens, a local clay place, and places that sold windows and doors. I made business cards, and advertised in both the newspaper and the yellow pages of the phone book. My business exploded within a year and I was booked a year in advance for commission pieces. I was the only stained glass business in the coastal area of Maine. My mentors, Jim Nutting and Nel Bernard, who own Maine Art Glass Studio and Gallery, sent business my way that they didn't have time to do, and I would send business their way that was too big for me to do. They continued to mentor me when there was something that I didn't know or when I needed help on certain projects. Sadly I was forced to close my business when we moved to Idaho and shortly after I began attending classes at University of Nevada Reno. My hope is to start teaching classes again, and maybe a little bit of commission work once I graduate.

Gifted & Talented

These images are of completed projects from an 8-week gifted and talented program I taught in Maine. I was hired by the city of Brunswick to teach 15 gifted and talented students from area high schools. At the end of the program my students and I presented thier work and talked about the program at the "Evening in the Arts" and a reception held in their honor. I know that several of these students went on to study in art schools across the country. Would have loved to stay in touch and see where they are at today.

Milk Jug Masks

This is a project that I did with one of the elementary schools I taught at. I always start my lesson out with a power point that talks about the environment in some way just to make them think more about the materials they are using and the fun things they can create with recycled materials. The great part is the no cost supplies, I just had the kids bring in their empty milk jugs, newspapers, and paper towel and toilet paper rolls from home. It didn't take long to get what we needed for each student. We did paper mache over them with flour and water, yet another inexpensive material to use for teaching. Once the paper mache was dry the kids painted their masks with tempera. This was a 6th, 7th and 8th grade project.

Tape Sculpture

These are images of a tape sculpture that

I did for one of my foundations classes. With this project we had to create a tape sculpture, then place the sculptures out in public places and take pictures of the publics reactions. My camera wouldn't work fast enough and although I didn't get very many reactive photo's I most definately got some reactions. I really enjoyed this project and while driving around town found many of my classmates tape sculptures in odd places. Some even made the newspaper.

Robot Assemblage

These pieces were done by Idaho Art teachers at the 2009 Idaho Art Education Association Conference in Haliey, Idaho.

This lesson plan was developed as part of my Elemtary School Art Methods class. and it involved environmental issues worldwide and the effects of e-waste (electronic waste). Since the development of this lesson plan, I have had the opportunity to teach it to severals groups including the Meridian Library's after school art program, Gateway School of Language and Culture's Environmental group.

Graphite

These are just a few drawings I have done. The first one with the pot and onions was an assignment for my first drawing class. The second drawing, the tree with fruit, I did at home for fun and for practice. I enjoyed my drawing class, but I really enjoy 3-D art more than 2-D art. Perhaps because I am not very confident in my drawing . . . that usually means I need to draw more.