NAME:
Bonnie Margaret Gull
SCHOOL:
O.S.U.
CLASS:
Art 6th,7th and 8thDrama 7th and 8th
SCHOOL PHONE:
348-4830 ext.-278
Bonnie M. Gull
Art Specialist, Deer Creek Middle School
Education:
1974 Graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor¡¦s Degree in
Art
Education.
1985-1994 Elementary School Art Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public
Schools, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
1994-1997 Middle School Art Specialist, Oklahoma City Public Schools,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1997-current Middle School Art Specialist, Deer Creek Public Schools,
Edmond, Oklahoma.
2005 National Board Certified
Accomplishments:
„h Over 20 years of teaching art in public schools.
„h Studied art abroad throughout Europe: France, Germany, Italy and Greece.
„h Department store display artist.
„h Freelance graphic design work.
„h Studied at the Quartz Mountain School of the Arts.
„h Studied at Arrowmount School of the Arts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
„h Recipient of the Young Art Talent Award.
Interests / Hobbies:
My family is my biggest hobby! I am the mother of four very active children.
In the extra time I do find for myself I enjoy pursing additional hobbies.
„h For over 20 years, I have studied dance including ballet, tap, jazz,
modern
and traditional Irish step dancing. Some of my instructors have included
Maria Tallchief, Bill Graham and Jean Ingram, all of Oklahoma City. I also
studied dance production at Oklahoma State University.
„h Outside of the classroom, I have created many of my own pieces using a
mix
of media including watercolors, colored pencils, pastels and ink.
„h I am a huge fan of the Disney Corporation and for the past 10 years have
been a castmember at the Disney Store in Quail Springs Mall.
Personal Background:
I have been married for 31 years and have four children Candice 30, Meghan
23, Carl 21 and Hayley 18. Plus, two Labradors (Cloudy and Duchess), a
Basset
Hound (Annie), a Chihuahua (Wilson) and two cats (Princess and Lorelei).
Candice is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma. My daughter
Meghan is a Deer Creek graduate, Carl is a graduate of Deer Creek High
School
and is going into the Marines, Hayley is a freshman at OSU University. My
husband served in the Navy for 20 years, so I have had
opportunity to travel over-seas and throughout the Euope and the United
States. I was born in Louisiana and raised in Oklahoma City. I have also
lived in Florida, Texas and Virginia.
I want my students to appreciate and enjoy the arts. I want to create a
learning invironment where they will feel engaged in the arts. I feel that
the arts touch every part of our lives and I hope to express this to my
students.
