by KP | Jan 2, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
After feasting on Good Luck food at my friend Alexine’s house, and sharing a walk around the city with Ann, on the drive home we listened to Robert Krulwich’s commencement address to CalTech. Â (I truly have some of the coolest, geekiest, most inspiring...
by KP | Dec 31, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Speaking up for our values around the world invariably raises questions of hypocrisy and inconsistency, but it’s better to be an inconsistent advocate of democracy and human rights than to be a consistent advocate of nothing. -Nick Kristof It has been over a month now...
by KP | Dec 7, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion. ~Deng Ming-Dao On Sunday morning, we lost Kiki. I arrived at the barn around 8 AM. Â The two horses who are sharing my journey were standing at the top of a hill that overlooks the whole pasture – but on...
by KP | Nov 23, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
In a paradigm shift, you see things as you’ve never seen them before. -Joel Baker There are a lot of strong emotions and reactions running through the school where I teach right now, and it’s probably for the best that we have a few days off for...
by KP | Nov 16, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
“There is no better feeling than throwing a cold piece of clay on the wheel and centering it with your anxious hands. It’s not just about the class your taking or what grade you will receive, it’s about making a piece that will remain in the world for hundreds...
by KP | Nov 14, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
It’s hard to see what exactly is happening in this picture. Â Two of my students are untangling a clump of wires, the wires that are used to cut pots off the wheels. Â They just spent the last hour teaching a roomful of adults how to center clay on the wheel, and...
