art as a way of life those who teach By Amber Adams | Photography by Allison Potter William Hubbard believes teaching must come from a place of sharing. As an art instructor at John T. Hoggard High School since 2006, as well as a professional painter and sculptor, he says he con-siders himself to be an artist who teaches, with the intent to guide students not necessarily to become artists but to appreciate art. Hubbard’s former students include set designers for the sci-fi drama “Under the Dome,” currently in production in Wilmington, and employees at Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art. He explains if he can reach his students in a way to help them see the connection between art and other trades, he feels he has done his duty as a productive artist and community citizen. “I saw a less promising and unmotivated student in AC Moore buying art supplies recently,” Hubbard says. “In that moment, I saw the impact on students who are no longer in class.” Former student Mackenzie Schmidt, a graphic design student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, says Hubbard was very patient and provided her and her peers with construc-tive criticism to stimulate their imaginations. “I’ve always known I wanted to work for a maga-zine,” Schmidt explains. “Taking art classes in high school led me to figure out I’m not a great artist or painter. That led me to try out other forms of art, like graphic design and other art on a computer.” During the school year, some 33 students at a time, each with his or her own book bag and personality, Hubbard says, pile into his class-room to create. As Hubbard is vastly influenced by nature, he high-lights fluidity as well as positive and negative space in his instruction. Red Snapper Fountain, 5 feet-5 inches tall, concrete. La Bella Roma, 60 x 40 inches, acrylic. july 2014 22 WBM
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