Awww this post made me so happy. I have to remember to be grateful for things sometimes. Also, I am so glad you get to be a good teacher at a school that allows you do be a good teacher.

Celtic interlace: When you say you made patterns—what are they? My eyes are shit and I can't tell if this is a drawing or metalwork or...?

I used to love doing Celtic knotwork as a kid. I used gouache and gold leaf. I mostly forget how to do it now.