SAW Part Two

I wanted to post a little more about our school. I mentioned our regular schedule for the weeks - we have now added another class; on Thursdays we have two hours of illustration with Leela Corman, who is an illustrator and comic-maker, as well as being married to Tom. I took her first class as a trial - given I've been illustrating for such a while I wasn't sure how much it could add much for me - but I loved it, so I'll be doing that for the next 9 weeks.

First view on coming in the door - click to enlarge a bit.

The library of comics here is fantastic - I'll share pics soon, there's a ton to read!

Tables round the side for working at.

Computer and scanning area.

Place for collating zines and comics!

We sit at this table each day and ABSORB KNOWLEDGE

I'm going to start recording more about the class content itself, but wanted to get some more photos up of the space.

I also went to two volunteer orientations at the Natural History Museum last week - all being well, I'll be a volunteer docent in a few weeks more. (For those who don't know, as I didn't - a docent is a museum guide, usually voluntary - docent comes from the Latin meaning to teach, or lecture.) I signed up to help with school visits, and with the Discovery Carts. For the latter, I've got my eye on the croc cart - it comes with an alligator and croc skull, some croc skin, babies in jars and various crocodilian good stuff. During the second orientation we had a talk from a local (and apparently internationally renowned) croc man, whose name I've forgotten so that bodes well for my knowledge-retention! My fellow docents put me at the other end of the age-scale from where I sit in class. There were about 40 retirees, and me. I spoke with a woman who has just received her badge for volunteering at the museum for 50 years! Anyway I'll obviously post more on here if all goes swimmingly and I'm soon your local croc guide.

Me and baby ally. I'm doing "ah shaaaame!" face, which after seeing this photo, I won't be doing any more ;-)

IN SUMMARY:
'Gator sightings: lots, all in jars.