Wendy Rosen on tue 21 sep 99
To all,
It's time to start college shopping with Jeff. He's interested in finding
a glass program where
he can really use great equipment, get good guidance, and a wide class
selection... any suggestions? What's the Alfred environment like? We're
planning a visit on Friday, October 22...
Wendy Rosen
The Rosen Group
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Dannon Rhudy on wed 22 sep 99
In general, the Alfred visual arts program is a strong one.
Physical plant & location of the University is very attractive, a
beautiful setting. LOTS of snow, of course, lake effect.
Can't speak directly as to glass facilities.
It is my understanding that the Appalacian Center
for Crafts has an excellent glass department, with great equipment.
Indeed, their whole physical plant there is well equipped and
beautifully maintained. Set like a jewel in the mountains
of Tennessee. There should be some good glass programs
in Oregon, somewhere, I'd think, too. Good hunting.
Regards,
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
At 01:42 PM 9/21/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>To all,
>It's time to start college shopping with Jeff. He's interested in finding
>a glass program where
>he can really use great equipment, get good guidance, and a wide class
>selection... any suggestions? What's the Alfred environment like? We're
>planning a visit on Friday, October 22...
>
>
>Wendy Rosen
>The Rosen Group
>
>AmericanStyle Magazine
>http://www.americanstyle.com
>
>The Buyers Markets of American Craft
>Niche Magazine and Awards Programs
>Artist Mentor Program
>Market Insider Newsletter (FREE)
>Emerging Artist Internships/Scholarships
>Craft Business Institute
>http://www.americancraft.com
>
>3000 Chestnut Ave #304
>Baltimore, Maryland 21211
>410.889-3093
>410.243.7089 fax
>
>**************************************************************************
>
Stephen Grimmer on wed 22 sep 99
Wendy,
There is a good glass facilty here at Bowling Green, and the ceramics
program is really rising fast. Lots of energy and hard work are the two main
characteristics of the ceramics studio. The seem to work into the wee hours
in glass, too. I see good work coming out of that studio.
Steve Grimmer
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
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>From: Wendy Rosen
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Subject: Son is interested in Alfred? Any Advice?
>Date: Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 12:42 PM
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>To all,
>It's time to start college shopping with Jeff. He's interested in finding
>a glass program where
>he can really use great equipment, get good guidance, and a wide class
>selection... any suggestions? What's the Alfred environment like? We're
>planning a visit on Friday, October 22...
>
>
>Wendy Rosen
>The Rosen Group
>
>AmericanStyle Magazine
>http://www.americanstyle.com
>
>The Buyers Markets of American Craft
>Niche Magazine and Awards Programs
>Artist Mentor Program
>Market Insider Newsletter (FREE)
>Emerging Artist Internships/Scholarships
>Craft Business Institute
>http://www.americancraft.com
>
>3000 Chestnut Ave #304
>Baltimore, Maryland 21211
>410.889-3093
>410.243.7089 fax
>
>**************************************************************************
Donn Buchfinck on thu 23 sep 99
I wanted to touch on this here.
if you want to go and learn glass there are several ways to go about it.
in the beginning, think of the dramatic music here.
there was pilchuck, west coast, dale chilully
and there was Alfred, east coast, can't remember the name of the person,
both are great programs both have a great history. These two programs are
the beginning of contemporay glass programs in the USA after the second WW.
please forgive me if I have left anyone out here.
ask yourself, and your son, do you want to BE a glass blower, or do you
want to be a student. Do you want to shell out big bucks to a learning
institution or do you want to help him set up a glass studio, they run about
30-50 grand nowadays.
what type of glass turns your son on, what is he interested in.
has he contacted the people who make the kind of work he likes, ask them how
he should go about developing a career in glass.
that is the question
a good analogy is the thinking about the director of the movie boogie nights,
you might not have liked the movie but he is a great director, he didn't go
to film school, he said that he visited and found that he could spend time
learning about films at school, or he could go out and start doing it.
Remember when you are visiting these schools, they are a business, and they
NEED warm bodies. They NEED the parents tuition checks. When a lawyer is in
school, they are in Law school, not lawyer school, after they get out they
learn about how to be a lawyer, the same is true for art schools, when you
are in one it is easy to assume that it is a stepping stone and that you are
an artist making art, but you are in art school learning about art, mostly.
The great element that a good art program can give an art student is the
chance to develop depth in learning a sense of form and color and
composition and how it relates to the world in general not just how it
relates to glass, or any one medium, And art history, it all can broaden
your scope and the possibilities. Classes are good for some people, but if
he is ready to start to develop his style and has a strong sense of himself
then maybe a apprentiship with a master glass blower would be best then
school after that. This way he has practical experience under his belt and
will have good aesthetic questions that he can work on in the school
enviroment.
Contact the glass artist that your son is interested in, look at the
publications and get on the phone and contact these people and ask them, go
to pilchuck and start to take workshops and network.
And make sure wherever he goes to learn this craft, He does so with someone
he feels will respect him and be a friend and peer in the end, because this
IS the relationship that is needed for a successful carreer, in any field.
Donn Buchfinck
San Francisco
clennell on fri 24 sep 99
Don't despair that your son is interested in another man. Alfred may turn
out to be a great guy and two people making pots together is better than
one.If he likes Alfred better than Carolina- well so be it.
Cheers,
Ann Landers
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King St.
Beamsville, On. L0R 1B1
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