Frank Colson on mon 23 apr 07
Osmosis? What kind of teaching is that? Well, I'll explain what kind it
is becasue I was there when it all started. Yes, there I was, sitting my
first freshman pottery class at Scripps, when in waltzs Paul Soldner fresh
from is his internship with Peter Voulkos at Otis. in LA. I had been to
Otis, too, as a kid1 But this was different, this was a time when Abstract
Expressionisim was emerging. The art world had never seen such "free
expression" taking place. It was a whole social upheval. In many ways,
very exciting! Painters were breaking all the rules, and pottery was going
way "off center". Voulkos was leading the pack! Along with all this, a
kind of Laissez Faire attitude started to prevail in art teaching areas.
An attitude which simply avoided explaining anything. Needless to say, I
was a bit confused finding myself in this context in a college pottery
class, of all things!
The world and attitudes about teaching have changed a long way, since those
days. To be recognized as a "teacher", is in inself, a form of honor, I
would believe. To be a "mentor"
would hearld much more, right? Osmosis? Come-on! Is this really something
to be "proud" of? Or is it a technique? It is neither! I don't mean the
actual definition of the word.
of course. Am I seeing a 50's attutide continuing to prevail into the 21st
century? To have a tag of this sort, is a burden, says I.
When I lived and had my Studio in Australia in the '70's , Paul, arrived
to do a workshop one time. He was a dynamic "mentor" to those around him.
If he had originally come from the UK, he might be known today, as "Sir
Soldner" no less!
Frank Colson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Stecker"
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: Paul Soldner Workshop Florida Orlando area
> Hi just a reminder for those of you near Orlando FL or wanting to visit
> the
> area (the weather is gorgeous)
>
>
>
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> Crealde School of Art
> Invites you to participate in a
> WORKSHOP with MASTER POTTER & ARTIST-the father of American style Raku
> PAUL SOLDNER
>
>
> MAY 12&13, 2007
>
> 150 dollars members
> 170 dollars non-members
>
> Soldner conducts his workshops by osmosis instruction. That is he
> demonstrates and produces a body of work in the studio. Participants are
> encouraged to
> watch, ask questions, document and photograph the creative process as
> practiced by a mature artist. He will talk about his life and personal
> philosophy.
> In addition, Soldner will teach his low-tech solutions for mixing
> glazes,
> making terra sigillata, kiln building , firing theory, and explain his
> clay
> aesthetics
> Paul Soldner founded the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village,
> Colorado, in 1968. Now known for its excellent summer program, people
> from all
> over the world come there to study. Among his other accomplishments,
> Soldner
> started and ran Soldner Pottery Equipment Co., designing and building
> pottery
> wheels and other equipment used by professional potters. Soldner is known
> as
> the "Father of American Raku," and for his innovation of a
> low-temperature
> salt firing technique.
>
> Please call the office for details or to register: 407-671-1886
> _www.crealde.org_ (_http://www.crealde.org_ (http://www.crealde.org/) )
>
> Crealde School of Art is located just outside of Orlando in Winter Park,
> Florida. May by the way is a great time to visit the tourist attractions
> like
> Disney and Universal-it's lovely weather and much less crowded than most
> times
> of the year. also less than an hour away from Winter Park, you could
> make it
> a combo vacation!
>
> The Best Western MT Vernon Inn seems to be the closest hotel of choice
> good
> location and price I understand 110 S Orlando Ave in Winter Park
> (407)647-1166 (800) 992-3379
> There are also hotels near the University of Central Florida ( UCF)
> close
> by
> but the traffic can be very bad because of the large college:
> Holiday Inn E Orlando 407 275 9000
> Hampton Inn E Orlando UCF 407 282 0029
> La Quinta Research Parkway UCF 407 805 9901 (noticed there is a 15
> percent
> discount from petperks card from pet store don't know if it's still
> true)
> We look forward to meeting and seeing you!
>
> Lowly studio slave at Crealde School of Art,
> Kathy Stecker
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> __http://www.ceramicmuseum.org/soldner-2004.htm__
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 27 apr 07
Paul Soldner used that expression in his presentation at the 3rd =
Australian NCC in 1983.
Osmosis is an interesting term to use in the context of Teaching and =
Learning given its Biological meaning.
As a biological process it involves the movement of a solvent from one =
location, via a semi permeable membrane, to a location where a solution =
has a high concentration of solute, thus diluting the solution. This =
happens without the need of energy to drive the process. It is =
effortless.
The opposite process, Reverse Osmosis is a way of purifying saline water =
to give fresh water. This requires a considerable amount of energy for =
generating high pressure to drive water from brine through a =
semi-permeable membrane that will retain the sodium and other salt =
molecules.
So....Osmosis as a teaching method....having Students that are willing =
to learn anything and everything without the appearance of any effort =
from their teacher.
I think I had to teach mathematics to year ten students by reverse =
osmosis ! !! !!!
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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