by KP | Jun 2, 2019 | Design, Education, Instagram, Social Issues
In the age of viral videos, it now seems inevitable at the end of each school year: teacher lipsyncs appear on schools’ social media channels. The end-of-school lip sync is common enough that I don’t need to embed example videos in this post—just do a search or watch...
by KP | Mar 17, 2019 | Instagram, Random, Social Issues
With a few edits for clarity, a few digital embeds, and a few hyperlinks added, this is the eulogy I offered for my grandfather, Harry Plows, who passed away on March 12, 2019 at 97. By now, you may have heard the big stories about our grandfather. Five bronze stars...
by KP | Sep 6, 2018 | Ceramics, Instagram, Random
On your first time in the new studio, you’ll feel uncomfortable and out-of-place. Every studio has its own systems, and what once made sense in your old space will seem like jibberish in a new one. When I first sit down at a potter’s wheel, I step on the pedal and...
by KP | Apr 4, 2018 | Journalism, Social Issues
In Katie Zernike’s April 2 New York Times story “‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion,” Ashley Gould, the chief administrative officer of Juul, offers the following quote: “We do not want kids using our products. Our product is not...
by KP | Dec 9, 2017 | Ceramics, Education, Empty Bowls, Thoughts
“Yo, can someone put a handle on this one for me?” Ben set a delicate marbled porcelain cup on the studio table. He’d just finished trimming the piece, and trimming had enhanced a swirled pattern of mixed clays. (Since a recent shopping trip, we’ve all been on a...
