mel jacobson on sat 13 sep 08
it always amazes me how art students
can gain access to the studio.
they sneak in, break in, tape doors, use steel bars,
ladders, through ducts in the building...far better
than many criminals.
and, it always amazes me how the colleges and universities
get angry at them, fight them. `my god, they want to work.`
they are not the enemy.
we have kids out getting drunk by the thousands every night.
parties, and the art kids want to work.
` hrupmph, can't have that you know...safety issues.
liability issues.` what about a set of weights falling on some
jock's head? not an issue.
i listened to that for years...kids in my clay studio...through
the windows, up drain pipes. and they wanted to be left alone
to work. can't have that you know...what is wrong with those
kids?...they should be out drinking with their friends.
makes me crazy. talk about double standards.
from minnetonka:
website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart site:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Krista Peterson on sat 13 sep 08
When I was going to Arizona State University we had access to the studio 24 hours a day except for Friday night when Randy would kick us out to hose the place down. He was ruthless about it too. OUT!
Krista Peterson
Scott Harrison on sat 13 sep 08
When I was in High School back in the late 60's we would "break into"
the art rooms after hours several times a week. Usually could get a
janitor or tape a window to get in. I'm sure the art staff knew what
was up but let us continue. I mean they would come in in the morning
and find the kiln unloaded and packed up again, new pots on the
shelves, glazes made, drawings and paintings further along, etc. Just
like the shoemaker's elves we were. But we were very careful and there
were quite a few of us that did it over the years. I still look back
on those as creative and wonderful times. Band of Gypsies, Santana,
Cream and others on the turntable, wheels going, no drugs or alcohol.
Good times...
Now I have my own High School art room and I do have an occasional
student who cons the janitor to gain access and it makes me smile.
Scott Harrison
South Fork High School
Humboldt Redwoods CA
Lee Love on sat 13 sep 08
Because children are our most important asset, long with being a
parent, teachers are one of the most important professions in society.
Schools should be 24 hour community centers. We'd see a thousand
fold payback for such an investment.
School saved my life along with just a couple teachers who gave a sh*t.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://heartclay.blogspot.com/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
Lee Love on sat 13 sep 08
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Scott Harrison
wrote:
> was up but let us continue. I mean they would come in in the morning
> and find the kiln unloaded and packed up again, new pots on the
> shelves, glazes made, drawings and paintings further along, etc.
True potters are subversive workaholics. When you love what you do,
it is the "real work."
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://heartclay.blogspot.com/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
jonathan byler on mon 15 sep 08
maye it's because nobody cares if weights fall on a jock's head...
students used to keep a coat hanger in their bag when I was in
school, if it was bent properly you could reach in and pull the bar
on the door, and off you went!
Some of our professors were very concerned about safety, and people
coming in AFTER they got drunk. Being sleepy is a problem, too, and
some people, especially when they have a deadline to meet, just won't
quit when they are tired. Even in a ceramics studio, there is some
dangerous equipment about that can take off fingers if you are not
using it right. The Pugmill is not the only item, but it's the first
one that comes to mind.
jon byler
3-D Building Coordinator
Art Department
Auburn University, AL 36849
On Sep 13, 2008, at 8:50 AM, mel jacobson wrote:
> it always amazes me how art students
> can gain access to the studio.
>
> they sneak in, break in, tape doors, use steel bars,
> ladders, through ducts in the building...far better
> than many criminals.
>
> and, it always amazes me how the colleges and universities
> get angry at them, fight them. `my god, they want to work.`
> they are not the enemy.
>
> we have kids out getting drunk by the thousands every night.
> parties, and the art kids want to work.
>
> ` hrupmph, can't have that you know...safety issues.
> liability issues.` what about a set of weights falling on some
> jock's head? not an issue.
>
> i listened to that for years...kids in my clay studio...through
> the windows, up drain pipes. and they wanted to be left alone
> to work. can't have that you know...what is wrong with those
> kids?...they should be out drinking with their friends.
>
> makes me crazy. talk about double standards.
> from minnetonka:
> website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart site:
> http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
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