Sincerely, Skyler

08/03/2024

After 7 years with Chesterbrook Academy, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to grow my career in education. This year I will be teaching 2nd Grade with Doral Academy!

Doral is a new, non-profit, Title 1 charter school that I have the privilege of growing alongside. This year I will be building my own classroom from the ground up and I am eager to provide the best environment for my sweet kiddos.

Prayers, thoughts, kind words, and well-wishes mean more than you could possibly imagine! If you feel led to support my students through donations I am attaching my Amazon Wishlist below.

In a means to be more financially and environmentally conscious, I would also appreciate lightly used classroom items, books, etc. (specifically in white or pastel colors to create a calm environment). If you see any great deals to help me make this happen, please send them my way!

As always, your support year after year means more than you could ever know! I am so happy to be able to continue working in a capacity to grow the young minds that will one day lead our futures! ♥️

07/04/2024

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July ✨

07/03/2024

Life is better with color! ✨

p.s. These will be posted in less than 24 hours!

06/27/2024

Live Life Creatively!

I write it every year in my student’s yearbooks: Live Life Creatively. But what does it mean? It’s something I embody so dearly that I want to scream it from the rooftops, whisper it in the ears of strangers, write it in my students’ yearbooks, and even make it my business slogan. Live Life Creatively.

But what is that?

Life is hard, there’s no doubt about that. This crazy year alone proves that, never mind the rest of the years we’ve been alive. Life is crazy and things don’t always go as planned. Or even when they do go as planned, maybe it wasn’t the first plan. That’s where being creative comes in.

Creativity shows up in so many more ways than in art or just by creating things. Creativity shows up when you’re stuck on an issue and can’t see past it. Creativity shows up when you get dressed in the morning. Creativity shows up when you present yourself to the world. Creativity shows up when you’re trying to get to your goals. Creativity shows up on the job. Creativity shows up in school.

Creativity shows up at home. Creativity shows up in raising kids. Creativity shows up every single time you “try again.” Creativity shows up in simply existing. Creativity is more than thinking outside of the box. Creativity is existing outside of the box. And I promise there is creativity in you!

So be creative!

Live your life creatively! 🤍

10/07/2023

Public Service Announcement: Halloween is 24 days away! 🎃🖤

10/02/2023

Hard Truth Incoming… 🎃

Here’s the thing about being “creative” - it comes with failure. Inevitably. Even, naturally. If you’re being creative - no matter the realm - you’re going to fail at least once, but probably twice (just kidding, way more than that - if you’re really trying). The key is to not let that failure define you.

Can’t even lie - I STRUGGLE with this! I hate failing. Nonetheless, I recognize its importance.

I bought this cute little pumpkin mold a month ago. Poured this cute, little black and glittery pumpkin… only to have it FLASH CURE. Nightmare.

But there’s a brand new one curing in the studio now. I can’t wait to have 100 pumpkins sitting in the studio. Because the thing is, I learned from that failure. And I’m trying to improve - even if the next one fails - I made an improvement to my strategy.

And life is just like that. So live your life creatively - and fail once in a while! It’s good for you! 🖤

10/02/2023

👻I’M BACK WITCHES🎃

I took a short hiatus from posting and creating during the month of September. Between the rush of back-to-school and traveling for work, I needed a small break. Butttttt

I’m so happy to be back in my art studio again living my BEST CREATIVE LIFE! And I’m celebrating my favorite holiday in my favorite month!

Head to the link in my bio to see all of the Hallows Goodness I’ve posted! And there’s more to come - promise! 💀👻🎃

09/28/2023

09/07/2023

I spy something familiar at Fifi + Talbot! ♥️🖤🤍

08/28/2023

In my ✨BOUTIQUE ERA✨

I’m so excited that these NCSU-inspired beauties will have a beautiful home in the amazing ! Stop by and check it out! ♥️

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