Chris Campbell on sat 22 oct 05
I get requests to teach workshops on
colored porcelain and neriage but I
have no idea how to go about it.
I do not have the BFA or MFA - or
the reputation as a teacher - to make
a large facility feel secure about taking a
chance.
I have never taught before to boot!!
I know I could handle a week-end
workshop ... but where and how do
you start???
All ideas welcome ... on or off list.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - lost again !!
Chris Campbell Pottery LLC
9417 Koupela Drive
Raleigh NC 27615-2233
Fine Colored Porcelain since 1989
1-800-652-1008
Fax : 919-676-2062
website: www.ccpottery.com
wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
Karin Abromaitis on sat 22 oct 05
Would this be a workshop for adults? If so take a look at your artist =
statement-why do you make what you make. What turns you on about it. =
That's where you start. That's what you tell people you do and are =
interested in sharing. Then it's a matter of demo and talk. Just =
narrate what you're doing. Tell us some stories about how you figured =
it out. What mistakes you made, problems you ran into, how you fixed =
it. Then turn it over to the workshop participants and be available to =
answer their questions. A rule of thumb-going over important points =
three times (via different approaches) really helps people hold on to =
things, and lots of practice. =20
Maybe start with a small group of people you know-invite them and give =
them a freebie. Keep it relatively short-3 hours ought to be plenty to =
start. All they have to do in return is give you feedback at the end of =
it. I've done this-it was extremely helpful. It'll help you zero in on =
what people need and want and the best way for you to deliver the goods. =
Good luck and have a blast.
Karin A.
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Subject: Workshops - How & Where to Start
I get requests to teach workshops on
colored porcelain and neriage but I
have no idea how to go about it.
I do not have the BFA or MFA - or
the reputation as a teacher - to make
a large facility feel secure about taking a
chance.
I have never taught before to boot!!
I know I could handle a week-end
workshop ... but where and how do
you start???
All ideas welcome ... on or off list.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - lost again !!
Chris Campbell Pottery LLC
9417 Koupela Drive
Raleigh NC 27615-2233
Fine Colored Porcelain since 1989
1-800-652-1008
Fax : 919-676-2062
website: www.ccpottery.com
wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
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Paul Lewing on sat 22 oct 05
on 10/22/05 12:18 PM, Chris Campbell at ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET wrote:
Hi, Chris. You'd do great, so don't worry about that.
> I do not have the BFA or MFA - or
> the reputation as a teacher - to make
> a large facility feel secure about taking a
> chance.
Most places don't care about that either. Your name recognition as a PMI
columnist is worth more to them than any degree. Play that up.
>
> I have never taught before to boot!!
It's just like writing, only louder.
>
> I know I could handle a week-end
> workshop ... but where and how do
> you start???
Start locally. Until you have a reputation as a workshop teacher, they're
reluctant to take on air fare as well as your fee. You're lucky that you
live very close to a huge proportion of the US population. Start with the
places that know you. You may even want to try a dry run in your own
studio, if you have a potter's group you can offer a workshop through. If
you have a university in your neighborhood, see if they have some kind of
adult education program. Figure out exactly what you want to teach,
preferably something not many others are teaching, and make up as detailed a
prospectus as you can. Include what you need from the studio, what you want
the students to bring, and what you will bring. Be as detailed as possible.
If you need a sink, tell them. Don't assume they have anything. Set a
reasonable fee for yourself- don't give it away, even if it's your first.
You don't get no respect by giving it away. Keep in mind that a 2-day
workshop will take as least 4 days out of your studio. If you know someone
who runs one of these places well enough, ask what people charge for
workshop teaching, and price yourself at the low end of that, but not below
it.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Elizabeth Priddy on sun 23 oct 05
Try the Triangle Potters Guild and teach it at the
university craft center.
You already know these people and they know you.
And there is a pool of potential students who are
already interested in you and your work.
I presented to the group a few years ago and was asked
to do a workshop. It was hosted by a local potter in her
home studio and we had about ten people. It went well.
The presentation was free. The workshop had a fee.
So you might start with a short, free presentation and
at that time, advertise your workshop. Good luck.
E
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
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Tony Ferguson on sun 23 oct 05
Chris,
A good thing to do is to rehearse your workshop in your own studio space. In other words, you would be giving the same workshop (making the work, talking, slides, etc) to your phantom workshop participants. Better yet if you can tape yourself so you can observe.
I think you just need to outline what you plan on doing, figure out roughly the timing, plan to do more that you actually can just in case and not worry about it and do it. Good skill and luck to you. You learn by doing. There are no mistakes--just steps to refinement.
Tony Ferguson
Russel Fouts wrote:
Chris,
>> I get requests to teach workshops on colored porcelain and neriage but I
have no idea how to go about it. <<
A nice way to get started is for someone who believes in you and is
connected with a coop, studio, school, etc to arrange for it to
happen. I owe Lori Leary a tremendous debt for this. Thanks.
And that's pretty much the model I've continued to use. It works
pretty well. If you have a coop, studio or school and want me to do a
workshop, I'll be there.
Also, I have no teaching credentials either. You only need to have a
technique that people want to learn, a willingness to teach it and
people who want to learn it. Sounds like the right combo to me.
Russel
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Russel Fouts on mon 24 oct 05
Chris,
>> I get requests to teach workshops on colored porcelain and neriage but I
have no idea how to go about it. <<
A nice way to get started is for someone who believes in you and is
connected with a coop, studio, school, etc to arrange for it to
happen. I owe Lori Leary a tremendous debt for this. Thanks.
And that's pretty much the model I've continued to use. It works
pretty well. If you have a coop, studio or school and want me to do a
workshop, I'll be there.
Also, I have no teaching credentials either. You only need to have a
technique that people want to learn, a willingness to teach it and
people who want to learn it. Sounds like the right combo to me.
Russel
Russel Fouts
Mes Potes & Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75
Http://www.mypots.com
Home of "The Potters Portal"
Over 3000 Pottery Related Links!
Updated frequently
My work can also be seen on:
The World Crafts Council Belgium Site http://wcc-bf.org:
Members English Pages: http://wcc-bf.org/artistes/ukrussel_fouts.htm
EasyCraft: http://www.easycraft.org
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that
we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only
unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American
public." --U.S. President (and Nobel Peace Prize winner) Theodore
Roosevelt.
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