by KP | Mar 7, 2013 | Ceramics, Random
Pet peeve: magical thinking. Â I frustrate easily when I encounter assumptions about a process being easy. Â I also get frustrated when people assume that sought-after ideals in education – creativity, critical thinking, connections – just magically happen...
by KP | Mar 1, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
I’ve been doing most of my writing lately trying to prep for an upcoming presentation at NCECA. Lots of spinning thoughts on a subject about which I’m passionate. I’d welcome feedback on this part, and will present the rest of it when it...
by KP | Feb 23, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
Last night, a student told me that my teaching was “romantic.” The “Clay Date” is all the rage at public ceramic studios. The museum where I host the event calls it “a different kind of evening activity for friends and dates to mix,...
by KP | Jan 29, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
Yesterday afternoon in the studio, I ran the concept of my upcoming NCECA presentation (search my name, I’m actually in the program, mildly terrifying) by two students, Brian and Drew.   Both students have taken Ceramics I & II, so they have had the...
by KP | Jan 19, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
Animi Grati – Redux. Three more days until Empty Bowls. Â Lots on the mind.
by KP | Jan 7, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
Before our Saturday Open Studio session this weekend, I snapped a couple of pictures of Liam’s puzzle jug. Â One of those shots is the featured image on this post. Â It’s deliberately not a good shot. Â The piece will be “unveiled” at our student...
