{"id":76,"date":"2023-11-07T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T04:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-02-22T07:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:57:31","slug":"18-living-our-passions-at-work-and-prioritizing-the-arts-with-benjamin-oswald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"18. Living our Passions at Work and Prioritizing the Arts with Benjamin Oswald"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-07-at-2.06.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.002770083102493;width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-07-at-2.06.36-PM.png 724w, https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-07-at-2.06.36-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/teacherfanclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-07-at-2.06.36-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Benjamin Oswald is both a teacher and a talented artist. Benjamin received his master\u2019s in education from the University of Alberta and a master\u2019s of fine arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. His beautiful sculptures and ceramic pieces have won both provincial and international awards; he was a recipient of the Robert Weghsteen Memorial Award in ceramics. In this conversation, Dana Fulwiler Volk and Elizabeth Tingle talk with Benjamin about his teaching career path from Physics teacher to a Ceramics teacher and artist, all while developing more as a teacher and raising a family. We discuss the connection with the arts and our own wellbeing and some ideas on how to develop our own personal art practice. Benjamin shares a special thank you to the colleague that supported him in his inspiring journey.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen Now <\/h2>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=51742706&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=true&amp;hide-comments=true&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with Ben and his work on his&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjaminoswald.ca\/\">website<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;or on his&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/benjaminoswald_\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kintsugi: free&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@andreamantovani\/kintsugi-and-the-art-of-repair-life-is-what-makes-us-b4af13a39921\">article<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;explaining this Japanese art form and philosophy. For a deeper-dive, check out this book:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Kintsugi-Japanese-Embracing-Imperfect-Loving\/dp\/1683643682\">Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Embracing the Imperfect and Loving Your Flaws<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flow: free article explaining the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/positivepsychology.com\/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow\/\">8 Traits of Flow According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi<\/a><\/strong>. For a deeper-dive into this concept, check out his book:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi\/dp\/0061339202\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=6M35ATTLCN47&amp;keywords=flow+mihaly+csikszentmihalyi&amp;qid=1666904466&amp;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjA5IiwicXNhIjoiMC44MSIsInFzcCI6IjAuNzMifQ%3D%3D&amp;sprefix=flow+mihal%2Caps%2C163&amp;sr=8-4\">Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/merleau-ponty\/\">Maurice Merleau-Ponty embodiment work<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Oswald is both a teacher and a talented artist. 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