This article presents the educational philosophy of Mordechai Ardon, an outstanding artist and past teacher at the David Yellin Teachers’ Seminary (today’s David Yellin College of Education). The essay traces Ardon’s educational approach through milestones in his life before his arrival in Israel at the age of 37. Each biographical milestone presents central events, influential characters, and world views integrated within the foundation of his personality and his paths as artist and teacher. Much has been written about his artwork, less about his life and almost nothing has been written about Ardon as teacher. In fact, Ardon devoted many years to teaching and generated many students, artists and art instructors. The article focuses on this aspect of his teaching career, his worldview and his legacy to his students. To research this area beyond extant written sources, I initiated a series of interviews with his former students that revealed that they have indeed incorporated Ardon’s spirit. Ardon believed in the creative power of the individual as both privilege and obligation, and said that even if we can create only small worlds, we are obliged to create! That is the only indication of our resemblance to God.