Artist, Author, Educator, Co-Owner of Luna Arts & Ed LLC
JoDee is experienced in leading ed-tech literacy and arts-integration initiatives. She coaches teachers and supports administrators. The aim is to help them identify and implement their goals and objectives.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She is capable of designing professional development and student learning experiences. These experiences are engaging and effective through using arts integration. As a young adult, she lived in the Netherlands. She co-led an urban mission and danced in an international theater group. She also choreographed for a youth performing arts team. She has traveled to 25 countries.
JoDee is a portrait and mixed media artist who enjoys a variety of artistic interests. She believes the arts help to develop self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness. Her expertise as an educator melds with her passion as an artist. She makes learning fun and art easy. She has a knack for inspiring and teaching people of all ages to create! Her website, JoDee Luna Art, offers encouragement for creatives. Her book, Refrain from the Identical: Insight and Inspiration for Creative Eclectics, provides advice for those who thrive on a myriad of artistic expressions.
Contact Info:
(661) 917-2533
jodeeluna@lunaartsed.com
JoDee Luna’s Art Lessons and Professional Development Sessions
Art Journaling
Learn how to use art journaling as a stress management strategy.
See how artists process thoughts and feelings in journals, and then create works of art from their sketches and writings. Multiple mixed media techniques included.
SEL Connection: Self-Awareness & Self-Management
Air-Dry Clay
Explore color theory by learning how to mix primary colors into secondary colors. Learn what positive and negative emotions various colors represent. Use self-drying clay to create a sculpture to express your feelings or practice phonics skills.
SEL Connection: Self-Awareness
Media Arts for Influence
The “I Can Change my World” project guides students in selecting a social or environmental issue and creating a PSA, Public Service Announcement, video to influence. Become a change agent in the world!
SEL Connection: Social Awareness
Civil Rights Mixed Media
Learn about civil rights advocates or how you can become an advocate while creating a mixed media portrait. This is a two-part project: mixed media backgrounds with an acrylic portrait
overlay.
SEL Connection: Social Awareness
Civil Rights Watercolor
Create an inspirational portrait of an important civil rights movement leader using an image transfer technique, watercolor paper, watercolor pencils and water brush pens.
SEL Connection: Social Awareness
I Have a Dream!
Learn how to transfer an image onto watercolor paper, create an accurate eye using a circle template and ruler, and paint with watercolor pencils. Students are encouraged to add their own elements for self-expression.
SEL Connection: Social Awareness