For almost all my working life I have worked as an art teacher and professional artist and  have started several art programs. As an Art teacher and Camp Director I have had the priviledge of working successfully with many students. I have taught in many programs including The Presidio Hill School, Bolinas School, Coronado School, Homeless Prenatal Program, and Project AVARY, Earth Day Marin, Amber Stomp and many more sights.  I enjoy people and like working with the children of all ages. I teach almost all the visual arts and have created many projects that bring out the creativity and help all express their unique experiences through art that is always different than other students.

Written about  Vickisa’s teaching:

“Your art instruction allows all students to transcend their limitations,  experience fully engaged participation and feel pride in their final product.  Through your art instruction children learn to focus their minds, pay attention to directions, celebrate results that are surprising and unexpected and verbalize their experience.  The rich, multidisciplinary program you provide generalizes to other areas of the curriculum so joyful success in art breeds success in reading, writing, math and oral language.  

Your art instruction is the balm that soothes wounded learners and brings them back to a successful school experience.  What a gift to inspire confidence and retrieve self esteem.  I’m the teacher I have become in large part because of these same skills you have given to me. 

You are a mentor and friend that I’m blessed to know.”

~ Ellie Katzel 3rd grade teacher