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RE: Change of topic-what kinda artist are you?

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Fields, Linda (fieldsl.us)
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:41:54 -0500

Hi Christine-how exciting to "know" a published artist! I am more of a
painter, mixed media person, although I sometimes design little
mini-collages as jewelry and would like to do more of it. I am least
comfortable with the potter's wheel in my classroom. My kids have been
bugging me for a year and I finally gave in. I freely admitted that I
could tell them what to do better than I could show them. I did attempt
to show them the techniques, but freely admitted that I am not a potter.
They have gone to town, dealt with the frustration, encouraged each
other, and practiced till they got it-basically taught themselves!
Altho' I was embarrassed at my own inadequacies, I'm not sure this has
been a bad thing. They have achieved that satisfaction of doing
something on one's own. Now I am determined to take yet another class
this summer to improve my skills. Linda in NC

> ----------
> From: Christine
> Merriam[SMTP:ktwnldy.az.us]
> Reply To: ktwnldy.az.us
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 1998 10:52 AM
> To: artsednet.edu
> Subject: Re: Change of topic-what kinda artist are you?
>
> It is great getting to know the artists behind the art teachers here:)
>
> I am a jewelry designer. I lean towards abstraction and call my stone
> bead necklaces "paintings in unground pigment". You can see my work in
>
> "Ornament" magazine, Spring 1990, and the textbook "ArtTalk" has one
> of
> my pieces as a transparency to illustrate texture. For a while I was
> really producing a lot of work, then found that being a mom, teacher,
> and business-person was burning me out, and my production fell off...
> (I
> hear my beads calling me from my studio). I love the creative process
> the most.
>
> As an art teacher I find that I carry over a lot of my preference for
> working in 3-D.... I try to cover all areas, but I make no bones about
>
> telling my students that I use drawing and painting more for my ideas
> than for finished products.
>
> Do you find that you are comfortable expressing your strengths and
> weaknesses in various art areas to your students?
>
> Christine Merriam
> Kayenta Intermediate School
>