mel jacobson on sat 6 aug 05
yes. scattering, giving too much information is as hard on
students as too little.
i like to teach the `dog training theory`.
give them a task. learn it. reinforce it.
then one more...then re/do the first task.
reinforce it.
in no time at all:
they know ten things well.
i have been in your painting class.
chaos. lots of troubled students...in scatterville.
i loved my painting teacher at the u of minnesota...bill roode.
he could look at a painting.
critque it...then say.
`i don't understand that small white area? why did you do it?`
hmmm.
that was it. one small white area. but, when i corrected that
area...wham...painting was better. it made me look for `trouble spots`.
those that responded to that trouble spot, made better paintings.
same for `precious areas` in a painting...you just love that lower right.
bill would say...`take it out, you will protect that area and ruin the
rest of the painting. always think of the entire comporsition` same for
pots...the glaze you love, customers
hate. take it out for a bit, reassess. you may find you do not need that
glaze.
one evening, bill came over to me..said, `mel, what is the worst color
in your pallet, the hardest color to paint with....` i said.
`YELLOW`. he said, `fine, you will paint with only yellow for the rest of the
year...only yellow.` i did. learned a great deal about yellow. now i
love it.
and, i learned to control it.
in all forms of art and life...if you can find a trouble spot...just one,
and help the student correct it..then understand why...you have
done a great service. then move to spot 2.
mel
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
http://home.comcast.net/~figglywig/clayart.htm
for gail's year book.
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