Valice Raffi on wed 9 jan 02
geeze Tony,
now I have to jump in 'cause somebody's gonna do a search on MY name &
think I've gotten fired from my teaching jobs AND wonder why I never told
them that I started Raffi U! Now all us ClayArters know you mean Rafael
when you say Raffi, but I've gotta set the record straight!
So in the interest of present and future net readers, I haven't started the
Raffi U., nor have I been fired from any job since 1975 when a cruddy
restaurant fired me for undeserved reasons, but that's another story.
I'm also a damn good teacher, no MFA under my belt either. I've been lucky
to have been hired by administrators that could see the value in my broad
based experiences and hired me in spite of my lack of degrees. I KNOW I'm
doing something right, because the students (and the administrators) tell
me so. Also, they keep paying me!
I work hard to make sure my students know what they need to know to do the
work they want to do. I make sure they know AND understand the health and
safety rules that I set in the classroom. And the teaching isn't just
about the art, it's also about how to survive when making art is what you
want to do with your life.
I can't imagine anyone MORE appropriate to teach that kind of information
than someone who has been there, done that. Tony, I think you're going to
be great at Sheridan in large part BECAUSE of your experiences, the MFA is
just a plus.
Valice Raffi
in Sacramento
>Dear Raffi: The makers of pots and pans unit.
> Last month you shat on the high school teachers of the world- your
>universities bread and butter. this month the studio potters. I do hope you
>have tenure.
>Before i got my little job at Sheridan i doubt much of America had even
>heard of the joint. The Clayart gang are now thinking hummmmmmm maybe this
>is a good place for me, my kids, or folks that want to make pots. Good
>thinkin', Clayart!!!!!
>clayarters have read your posts and thought shit, Raffi U is not a place to
>recommend. clayart is a fabulous marketing network. 4000 people tell 7
>others and the word gets out to 28,000. high school teachers are a- holes
>and studio potters are morons. (snip)
cheers,
Tony
clennell on wed 9 jan 02
Dear Raffi: The makers of pots and pans unit.
Last month you shat on the high school teachers of the world- your
universities bread and butter. this month the studio potters. I do hope you
have tenure.
Before i got my little job at Sheridan i doubt much of America had even
heard of the joint. The Clayart gang are now thinking hummmmmmm maybe this
is a good place for me, my kids, or folks that want to make pots. Good
thinkin', Clayart!!!!!
clayarters have read your posts and thought shit, Raffi U is not a place to
recommend. clayart is a fabulous marketing network. 4000 people tell 7
others and the word gets out to 28,000. high school teachers are a- holes
and studio potters are morons.
If I could I'd have the dawg, the mayor, the Texas fox, Crawdad, the Oregon
weenie, the cat ,Arti, my darlin' Liz, and all the other makers of pots and
pans come and visit my class I'd be proud. gotta luv the makers of pots and
pans.
I hope your dean doesn't subscribe to the list.
cheers,
Tony
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