Adjunct Portrait Project: For the love of it 

These portraits are a dedication to my fellow-adjunct professors who make this institution what it is.

The project is meaningful because it highlights and celebrates people I respect, and I know are doing the important work to educate and lift people out of poverty, at PCC SE Campus.

Many part-timers struggle financially to make ends meet or have to take on other employment and are spread very thin. After 10 years, I am feeling the toll of working as a part-time instructor and I see the toll it takes on others. Creating this project reconnects me to why I teach and who I am as a teacher. While talking with other adjunct faculty, I have found they love their jobs, students, colleagues and the institution, but often feel under-appreciated and under-compensated. By having an artistic dialog with others' who are part of an “unspoken underclass” in the institution I hope to give voice while showing my personal appreciation to my colleagues!

The images for this project are digital illustrations. The images were created starting with a digital photograph of each person and then through a process of layers a digital drawing is created using Procreate and Photoshop software. I make the photographic image into cartoon-style portrait to create a bright and playful image. The images are meant to capture attention and be a celebration while bringing visibility to instructors who deserve recognition!

Rachel Siegel, February 2019