mel jacobson on wed 20 sep 00
i think this has a great deal to do with philosophy of how
people are about art.
in my opinion, two of the most difficult classes for young people
to get through in school are physical education and art.
in both of these classes the person has to `show` the world
what they do. i guess it is like `giving a speech` in public.
but, everyone sees what you are doing. in most other classes
you can slip a test or paper on the teachers desk, the rest do not
see you.
have you ever seen the very obese kid trying to run the half mile
track, jump over the horse? well, the same thing happens to kids
(and adults) when they have to do `art` in front of others.
so many adults think that art is fun, joy. sorry, in my opinion art
is difficult and frustrating for beginners....and wheel throwing is
just the same.
the wall coming out at right angles from the room about 4 feet
high, in my opinion is a great system for any group pottery....it is also
a great hidden location for electric power. the top of the wall is a place
for tools.
shelving on walls in studios is also usually redundant...a bad way
to store pots. open racks that hold boards take up about a tenth
of the space, and hold hundreds of pots.
of course, i had regularly 30 kids in a class, six classes a day...and
i had to have systems that worked for me...and this one did.
so, perhaps my advice will not work for others.
we fired three skutt 1026 kilns each day. one for bisque, two glaze.
had 26 wheels.
one art room. kept the big work tables in the center, two racks for
boards, and wheel in every corner, crack and space...the right angle
walls saved my bacon.
oh, well.
each finds a system that works. or does not and lives with it.
no argument from me.
of course, vince has about 50,000 sq. feet, five big rooms...and
a low 7 foot rack between the facing wheels...a nice system.
there was a girl from tech that was lost in that space for two days.
mel
not a pottery teacher in the world that would not like to teach
in vince's studio.
FROM MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA, USA
http://www.pclink.com/melpots (website)
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