It may be human nature or it may just be me, but as we get closer to the time frame I have lived, the book becomes more and more exciting. I have always loved history and this opportunity to discover (even having read this work half a dozen times) more about what I grew up with is stimulating and at time enlightening. Diana, this chapter continues a love affair with dinner ware so I am curious as to your take on that section.
For this week there are 3 additional questions that I would like for you to respond to based on your experience and preference not what you were taught or even what you have had to teach.
1. How important is the user to what you make?
2. How much do you need a community of makers in order to create?
3. Is it important to extend the title of an artist/ maker with cultural heritage information?
Enjoy.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
March 26th, Chapter 5
First, if any of your are interested in taking glass blowing this summer in Lubbock, email and I will send you the information to contact the master glass blower you will be working with...it is a great opportunity to explore hot glass.
If you love clay this is your history. Maybe not the history you have been exposed to in your clay classes but it is the history of the history you probably know. When reading this section and all the sections try to track where your college teachers learned...what pedagogy of subject they come from or their teachers came from.
Look at the end of the time line...Amelia Earhart, Dr Seuss and the Wizard of Oz....wow!
As you read about the Craft Institutions know this was the reason behind TTU having an art school on the Junction Campus for 43 years. And my favorite dream school has always been Black Mt. College, I just always ask myself if I would have had the nerve to attend.
The extra question for this week...how important is the human figure in today's craft/art?
If you love clay this is your history. Maybe not the history you have been exposed to in your clay classes but it is the history of the history you probably know. When reading this section and all the sections try to track where your college teachers learned...what pedagogy of subject they come from or their teachers came from.
Look at the end of the time line...Amelia Earhart, Dr Seuss and the Wizard of Oz....wow!
As you read about the Craft Institutions know this was the reason behind TTU having an art school on the Junction Campus for 43 years. And my favorite dream school has always been Black Mt. College, I just always ask myself if I would have had the nerve to attend.
The extra question for this week...how important is the human figure in today's craft/art?
Monday, March 6, 2017
March 19th, Chapter 4
You may notice the date allow for Spring Break. Use this time to catch up on your reading and work on your final project.
First thank you to everyone who answered the "extra question". I may not of made myself clear, I want you to answer these questions in addition to your usual 3 questions.
This is a great chapter with lots of changes...what do you expect when you have the creation of Mickey Mouse, the publishing of Mein Kampf, and the first talking movie. When you get to the section on basket weaving, slow down a bit. This almost lost art is varied and beautiful, it just takes some time to get over all the old jokes about art being BasketWeaving 101.
For the extra question I want you to share some thoughts on the "discovery" of Native crafts...Corina please add what you know about crafts from the lower North Americas. Was the influence of the collectors good or bad? What is respectful? What is necessary to make a living making a craft?
First thank you to everyone who answered the "extra question". I may not of made myself clear, I want you to answer these questions in addition to your usual 3 questions.
This is a great chapter with lots of changes...what do you expect when you have the creation of Mickey Mouse, the publishing of Mein Kampf, and the first talking movie. When you get to the section on basket weaving, slow down a bit. This almost lost art is varied and beautiful, it just takes some time to get over all the old jokes about art being BasketWeaving 101.
For the extra question I want you to share some thoughts on the "discovery" of Native crafts...Corina please add what you know about crafts from the lower North Americas. Was the influence of the collectors good or bad? What is respectful? What is necessary to make a living making a craft?
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