Stephani Stephenson on tue 27 jun 06
for many years I have also felt there was a 'void'
Especially as I gravitated to Tile and Architectural Ceramics
where exactly does one get an intensive training in this aspect of
ceramics?
there are a few places you can get an internship
some places you can get immediately into a work situation
or you can pursue it , usually as an individual, within
an existing clay program.
or set up your own gig.
but the education by workshop, self taught methods, MFA programs
and even apprenticeships often leave something to be desired.
there are a few craft schools in the country, maybe they come close
I'd love a place where a person could work and study for a couple of
years.
learn about history, methods, contemporary work, design, installation,
tooling up, running the business, production methods,
aesthetic development of ideas....materials, glazes, clay bodies....
mmm, mmm makes my heart beat.
I'd love to get involved in starting or growing a school that did just
that....
As a learner or even as a teacher, the quandry is, do you join an
existing effort or build your own?
drawbacks, benefits to both.
I am thinking of primarily serving those who feel so strongly about it
they want to do it full time.
hopefully we'll still have a few as the years move on.
Stephani Stephenson
steph@revivaltileworks.com
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
Gay Judson on tue 27 jun 06
Stephanie wrote:
> I'd love a place where a person could work and study for a couple of
> years.
> learn about history, methods, contemporary work, design,
> installation,
> tooling up, running the business, production methods,
> aesthetic development of ideas....materials, glazes, clay
> bodies....
>=20
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> mmm, mmm makes my heart beat.
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> I'd love to get involved in starting or growing a school that did
> just
> that....
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I can't imagine a better place/person to set up such a situation. Go
for Stephanie--you'd do a great job! And as we all know, when you
teach you learn--lots!
Gay Judson
Marcia Selsor on wed 28 jun 06
Stephani,
When I retired from 25 years of teaching I made the promise to myself to
do residencies every other year to keep myself fresh and get new ideas.
So far I have done residencies at Banff, Archie Bray, The Clay Studio
in Phila.,
La meridiana in Tuscany, and Straumur Artist's commune in Iceland.
Previously I did a year long residency in Spain on a Fulbright
studying traditional
potters all over the country, a month long residency in Latvia with
the former soviet
artist's union, and two ceramics symposiums, each a month long, in
Uzbekistan.
I returned there on a Fulbright to teach at the Institute of the Arts
in Tashkent.
These symposia and residencies are really great experiences and as
exhilarating
as Grad. schools...without the tuition or BS.
There are online lists including those mentioned in Forest Tucker's
newsletter and
Res Artis which lists international opportunities. Some are free and
some cost a variety of fees.
I prefer shorter stints rather than a year because of my family and
home which
I love and am packing to leave it for Texas.
I think it is important to have time to focus on new ideas.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Jun 27, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Stephani Stephenson wrote:
> for many years I have also felt there was a 'void'
>
> Especially as I gravitated to Tile and Architectural Ceramics
> where exactly does one get an intensive training in this aspect of
> ceramics?
>
> there are a few places you can get an internship
> some places you can get immediately into a work situation
> or you can pursue it , usually as an individual, within
> an existing clay program.
> or set up your own gig.
>
> but the education by workshop, self taught methods, MFA programs
> and even apprenticeships often leave something to be desired.
> there are a few craft schools in the country, maybe they come close
>
> I'd love a place where a person could work and study for a couple of
> years.
> learn about history, methods, contemporary work, design, installation,
> tooling up, running the business, production methods,
> aesthetic development of ideas....materials, glazes, clay bodies....
>
>
> mmm, mmm makes my heart beat.
>
> I'd love to get involved in starting or growing a school that did just
> that....
>
> As a learner or even as a teacher, the quandry is, do you join an
> existing effort or build your own?
> drawbacks, benefits to both.
>
> I am thinking of primarily serving those who feel so strongly about it
> they want to do it full time.
> hopefully we'll still have a few as the years move on.
>
>
> Stephani Stephenson
> steph@revivaltileworks.com
> http://www.revivaltileworks.com
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
Fadra Hepner on thu 29 jun 06
Stephanie-
When I was in North Carolina, I toured and knew a number of potters who att=
ended the Haywood Community College's ceramics program. It sounds like jus=
t what you are describing. They are an intensive, 2 year program that peop=
le from all over the country come to take part in. Not only do you focus o=
n your own technique and style, but you learn the tools you need to be a su=
ccessful potter (they focus on functional ware.)=20=20
You learn the technical aspects of clay and glazes, firing, building your=
kiln, AND the whole marketing/sales side of it. You may be interested or =
someone else might. It is really a greatly supportive atmosphere but there=
is often a waiting list.
Fadra
Teacher and mommy in Central MIssouri
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Lee Love on thu 29 jun 06
Apprenticeship is another alternative. Right next to marrying Jean,
my kids' birth, meeting my zen teacher, my 3 years of traditional
apprenticeship were the most rewarding years of my life (so far.)
When I get into the postition to be able to do so, I hope to pay my
teachers back.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
http://mashiko.org
My google Notebooks:
http://tinyurl.com/e5p3n
"The accessibility of the handmade object in today's world seems vital
and radical, and hopefully tempers our hunger for 'progress' and
rationality" - , Michael Kline
Kitty on thu 29 jun 06
I'm starting my second year there! The program really is nice, and they
also have woodworking, weaving, jewelry/metalworking, and blacksmithing.
Plenty of people to do barter/trade with! I'm still scheming about
which jeweler to sweet-talk my way into some detailed stamps (or maybe
lessons on tool sharpening?) in trade for a couple of mugs.
~Kitty
Fadra Hepner wrote:
>Stephanie-
>When I was in North Carolina, I toured and knew a number of potters who attended the Haywood Community College's ceramics program. It sounds like just what you are describing. They are an intensive, 2 year program that people from all over the country come to take part in. Not only do you focus on your own technique and style, but you learn the tools you need to be a successful potter (they focus on functional ware.)
> You learn the technical aspects of clay and glazes, firing, building your kiln, AND the whole marketing/sales side of it. You may be interested or someone else might. It is really a greatly supportive atmosphere but there is often a waiting list.
>Fadra
>Teacher and mommy in Central MIssouri
>
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