About+Me

Hello! My name is Cori Buder, and I am a student at Metro State College of Denver. I started working on my Bachelors in Fine Arts degree for the past several years, with an emphasis in sculpture. Now I am currently working on a concentration in jewelry and metalmithing, along with my art education degree. For eight years I worked as a day service counselor for adults with disabilities. One of the greatest experiences in this field, was teaching art to these wonderful and special individuals. In addition I taught art at a recreational center with elementry aged children. Through these experiences, I have learned that I wanted to continue combining both my joys (art and teaching). So here I am pursuing my degree in art education. I feel there is just something so wonderful and magical when one has the opportunity to explore and use their creative and visual intelligence; to communicate in ways that words can not capture.

What we make impossible... is just in the way we think!

 My goal for teaching art, such as jewelry, metalsmithing and Sculpture, is to take out the intimidation factor of using and expressing creative and critical thinking skills through visual art. My hope is to encourage my students to learn to explore the world around them and their own interest. To use these as sources of inspirations and to promote self confidence and creative / intellectual skills. My goal is to inspire the students to utilize other academic sources in their art work, by incorporating other general study skills, such as math, literacy, history, and science in my lesson plans. I want my students to enjoy the learning process and to be able to find meaning and inspiration in what they are learning. I feel that it is important to encourage the students to think beyond the materials and to use more in depth thinking skills to the process of what they are learning.

Now, here is a little more information about me personally. I enjoy spending time with my, family, and friends, going for bike rides, taking observation walks, hiking, watching movies, going to plays, playing and loving on our cat, or just pleasure research, and reading. When I am not engaged in creating art, studying, or spending time with loved ones, I spend that extra time working on home improvement project, gardening, landscaping, or volunteer work. Some of my favorites, artist / writers that have inspired me since I was a child. These are the great works of, Dr. Suess, Lewis Carol, Tim Burton, Joan Miro, David Hammons, and Andy Goldsworthy. These artist have always had a deeper meaning behind their works, as well they have created playful, visual aesthetics that have always left an imprint to ways of looking and perceiving life in different ways. I enjoy learning, even if at times it may seem hard or impossible, I will always find the enjoyment of knowing that I have learned something.

====More tid bits on Ms. Cori Buder can be explored through the following documents, and please don't hesitate to contact me. ==== = =  Buder@mscd.edu

===To get a taste of my artist style and see my works of art, you may review the below slide show. Just click the arrows to view each slide. Hope you enjoy! ===




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These are some of my works, but I know they do not share what I am necessarily about or what my aims are as a future teacher. So please take a peak at this brief digital story of my history, beliefs, and my goals for teaching.

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