by KP | Oct 2, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
I want to teach Seth Godin how to throw a bowl.While he is fumbling through the centering process, I will quote Twyla Tharp:“You’re only kidding yourself if you put creativity before craft.  Craft is where our best efforts begin.  You should never worry that rote...
by KP | Sep 22, 2013 | Ceramics, Education
On the first few weeks of the school year Yesterday – Saturday – I spent four hours in the studio with a small group of students who had requested some weekend studio time to work on a project.  With the exception of a short lunch break for pizza that one...
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...
by KP | Apr 11, 2013 | Education
“You’re not a cowgirl until you fall off ten times,” sighed my teenaged riding teacher at my tenth riding lesson. She held the pony’s reins as the mare looked down at me dubiously. Dusting off my jeans and sniffling, I ignored the pain in my...
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,...
