Nana on mon 10 may 04
I mostly just lurk here, but I felt like this was the right place to
jump up and down about it. I just got accepted as an (old)
undergraduate at the local art school. They have a big kiln room, and
regular raku firings, lots of glazes. Eee!!!
I'm a little concerned about the pottery, though. When I was there, I
walked through a basic wheel class, and (this was the end of the
semester) there were people really struggling with centering maybe
four pounds of clay. Some had gone ahead and opened up anyway...
Maybe this course was an elective for a lot of people, and so they
don't put in a lot of effort until the intermediate courses.
I think the focus of this school is strongly on non-functional art,
which is sad, but will probably do me some good. I could get paid
more at McDonald's than I get for my mugs, LOL.
I've heard one of the instructors makes you throw with a 2by4 for a
while. Anyone have a clue why?
Yippee!!!
Nana
william schran on tue 11 may 04
Nana wrote:> I just got accepted as an (old)
undergraduate at the local art school.<
Congratulations! Make the most of your time!
Make yourself available to the teacher to help out with kiln loading,
glaze making, clay making, keeping the studio clean, etc. This will
be the REAL learning experience! Get the chance to be part of the
studio. Find out what all goes into maintaining a studio. Could be
the most valuable lesson you learn.
>I've heard one of the instructors makes you throw with a 2by4 for a
while. Anyone have a clue why?<
Guess if you have the 2x4 instead of the teacher, you don't have to
worry about being smacked in the back of the head with a 2x4 when you
do something wrong on the wheel. ;-)
Perhaps the 2x4 is used for centering - that's why so many of the
folks you saw are struggling with centering?
Bill
Nana on thu 13 may 04
Questions, yes, but more glaze mixing? ARRGGH! I've been putting in
a ton of volunteer time at a local studio here, mixing, and cleaning
and loading, and recycling. I have to say, though, that you're
right. The things I've learned by doing this work are far more useful
to me, so far, than anything I learned in "Beginning Handbuilding" way
back when.
I'll just have to ask this man, right off, but what about the 2x4?
That should get us off to a great start.
Nana
william schran writes:
>
> Congratulations! Make the most of your time!
> Make yourself available to the teacher to help out with kiln loading,
> glaze making, clay making, keeping the studio clean, etc. This will
> be the REAL learning experience! Get the chance to be part of the
> studio. Find out what all goes into maintaining a studio. Could be
> the most valuable lesson you learn.
>
> >I've heard one of the instructors makes you throw with a 2by4 for a
> while. Anyone have a clue why?<
>
> Guess if you have the 2x4 instead of the teacher, you don't have to
> worry about being smacked in the back of the head with a 2x4 when you
> do something wrong on the wheel. ;-)
> Perhaps the 2x4 is used for centering - that's why so many of the
> folks you saw are struggling with centering?
> Bill
>
william schran on fri 14 may 04
Nana wrote:>I'll just have to ask this man, right off, but what about the 2x4?
That should get us off to a great start.<
Tell you've had some experience, ask if it might be better for you to
start with a 4x4. ;-)
Bill
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