Vince Pitelka on wed 3 sep 97
There have been a few posts in this thread, and over the years, which imply
that those who teach ceramics in colleges or universities are not really
qualified to comment on professional studio pottery as a career, as if they
have no knowledge of "life in the real world." In most cases this is
bullshit. Please consider that there are quite a few university ceramics
teachers out there (including Richard Burkett, myself, and many others), who
were professional studio potters for some time before becoming teachers.
Please consider also that MOST ceramics teachers who have not worked as
full-time professional potters have broad-based experience which qualifies
them very well to give expert advice on career directions in the field.
Most teachers do so with considerable competence and responsibility. That
includes educating students on the difficulties of becoming and being a
studio pottery, and as much as possible, providing them with the information
to pursue that direction if they are truly committed. I'll bet that most
ceramics faculty who outrightly condemn professional pottery as a viable
career option probably don't have much experience as professional potters.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Don Jones on thu 4 sep 97
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>There have been a few posts in this thread, and over the years, which imply
>that those who teach ceramics in colleges or universities are not really
>qualified to comment on professional studio pottery as a career,
>Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
>Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
>Appalachian Center for Crafts
>1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
I really want to thank my ceramics teacher second semester for laughing at
me when I said I wanted to be a potter. It gave me just the impetus I
needed.
Don Jones
claysky@highfiber.com
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