Our tour so far!

Well, here we are--the first week of our tour. As the artists, we were picked up in Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon. We all had a deep curiosity about how this first week would go.

We have been very impressed with the generosity of the schools and the communities we've visited. I personally love the landscape of Paradise Hill with the deciduous trees changing colour, the winding roads and the beauty of the North.

The first night we were all split up and taken to separate billets and fed a home-cooked meal.

The people I stayed with had fresh fish and garden vegetables. I am sure the sentiment is universal when I say that, after such a long drive ( 7.5 hours ), we appreciated it.

The kids on our first day were from Paradise Hill. From what I saw, everyone had a great time.

There was a local reporter that came and took some photos for her publication as well as interviewed some of the artists.

On our second day we arrived in Spiritwood, a very charming community with a great burgeoning arts program in their school.

I had some of the funniest Grade 7-8s. We spent most of our workshop laughing.

Next, the artists were teaching high school students. This shift in gears was handled with ease by our professional

artists. The kids impressed us all with their creativity and ability to express themselves.

We have now arrived in La Ronge, and we are staying at the Waterbase Inn on the lake.

Churchill School is a school that I have taught in before and really enjoyed.

We spend two days in La Ronge so we all have a chance to explore the area over the next day.

I will tell more tomorrow.