Teaching art remotely a creative endeavor

Going digital has been the norm in public education since the COVID-19 pandemic forced classes on-line last spring.

But within the La Conner Schools art department the learning curve has been less steep.

District tech director Ryan Hiller brought a digital art class into the curriculum several years ago and last September veteran art teacher Patty Weber began teaching a technical art class on distance education platforms.

Weber, who majored in Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Oregon, leads a teleconferenced class designed for sixth graders through high school seniors.

Her students ha...