Riff Fenton on fri 3 apr 98
Dear Clayarters,
Well, the time has come for our household to deal with our offspring
going off to college. We are really lucky to have a great kid
who is being offered some generous scholarships, and, boy, are we
grateful. Our only problem is going to be making a decision. We
live so remotly that our son has been able to visit only two of
the colleges he is interested in. I remember my experience showing
up cold as a freshman to a campus I had never visited. It wasen't
so bad, and I loved my college experience. I was lucky that I fit
with the college so well. One of the things that helped me anticipate
my new experience was getting to meet several alumns, and I kind of
knew what to expect. No such chance for our son. What to do??
Well, duh! What a wonderful opportunity to know about CLAYART and
its generous members. So here is our inquiry:
His current focus is on the art school at Washington U. in St. Louis.
His main interest is Art History, and painting. He would be very
appreciative of any impressions, information, thoughts, notes on the
members of faculty, facilities, living conditions and general insights
any of you might be willing to share with him...the kind of informal
information you can't get from catalogues or web sites.
If any of you would be willing to share with him
reply to me riff@bbs.slv.org and I will forward to him.
TIA so much
Riff, in snowy Saguache, Colorado where I will wait till tomorrow
to load the kiln.
john eden on sat 4 apr 98
Hello, I graduated from Wash U in 1983 with a BFA in Ceramics and Sculpture
(double major) and a minor in Art History. It was a long, long time ago and
there have been many changes; there will be many more this next year or
two--or so I hear. So I'm not sure how relevant what I experienced is to
your son. I, too, chose Wash U because of the generous scholarships and
work/study positions. Thinking back on it all, I really got a very good
grounding in both art and the liberal arts. A great deal of writing was
required (and I have since maintained a closet interest in physics), which
has all been very useful to me. The drawing and painting courses were
exceptional. And there was a strong community feeling in the ceramics
studio. I have maintained contact with my fellow ceramics students (and a
few of my old professors) ever since and we still critique each other's work
and support each other. In fact, I just did a workshop in the studio set up
by one of my fellow students. So, Wash U served me very well. I have been a
practicing studio artist and university art teacher ever since and am now
pursuing a Ph.D in art education in Montreal, Quebec. I was more of an
easterner and did not really like the mid-west. But that's a very
idiosyncratic thing.
Most of the teachers who taught me have retired, so again I don't know how
useful this is to your son. However, if he has any questions I might be
able to answer, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm a clayart lurker,
using my husband's e-mail. Good luck, Connie Albertson
John Eden
Hudson, Quebec, Canada
Tel. # 514-457-6610 ext. 395 (office)
Tel. # 514-458-7097 (home)
e-mail> john.eden@johnabbott.qc.ca
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