by KP | Aug 6, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
In his essay “The Hegemonic Eye: Can the Hand Survive?,” artist and teacher Chris Staley writes, “Art making is an essential part of the human condition. To make something special is fundamental to our humanity-from college freshman wanting to...
by KP | Aug 6, 2013 | Education
This essay was published at ALT/Space, a publication of Teaching Artist Journal. It is the last day of the the three-week summer arts residency for high school students, where I spent most of my energy and passion this summer. We are wrapping up the last class in a...
by KP | Jul 24, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
There are piles of work waiting for me, but I have spent the afternoon sitting quietly in a corner of the barn’s overhang, reading. Â The only sounds are the stomping of the horses’ feet, the occasional squonk of some nearby geese, and the whisk of wings as...
by KP | Jul 22, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
This weekend, I took a pot for a hike, prefaced by three surprises. The third surprise was how well this small vase fit my hand. That should not have been a surprise, really, but it was, this fleeting little gasp of a smile as I lifted it from the box. I will find...
by KP | Jul 14, 2013 | Education
For the last few days, I have been avoiding writing. For the last four weeks, I couldn’t write. I was in the middle of making something – what I have come to understand as my craft. Rule 8: Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They are...
