by KP | Jun 16, 2015 | Ceramics, Education
My students finish out the school year by packing their bags. Â They depart soon after the last class for service trips in foreign countries, sports camps at colleges, or down time at the shore house. Â I need to pack my own bags soon, to begin my second summer of work...
by KP | Apr 1, 2015 | Ceramics, Education
Last week, my Ceramics I students set up their first bisqued mugs all over our studio tables for our second attempt at critique. The first round, after they created simple pinch pots, was barely even a discussion of the work. We talked about skills, and I asked them...
by KP | Jan 19, 2014 | Ceramics, Education
It’s 6:30 PM as I start to write this.  I’ve angled my laptop so I can keep an eye on the cooling kiln temperature – 708°F and dropping slowly.  I want it to cool enough that I can unload and reload tonight before I go home and collapse.  This might...
by KP | Dec 23, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
The pace has been two or three kiln firings each day this week, the last week before winter break and less than a week before student work goes on display for the twice-yearly art show. One kiln quit reaching bisque temperature mid-week. When I reached inside to...
by KP | Dec 8, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
Yesterday was my idea of a perfect Saturday. I arrived at the studio early, and spent a couple of hours by myself, mixing glazes, recycling clay, loading and unloading kilns, and puttering around the space. Â I finished one audiobook on my headphones, and started...
