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Re: Great art student but oh so slow

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gregjuli
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:28:46 -0600

Deadlines are a fact of life. Students who are slow need to figure out ways
to compensate for that handicap. If it means put in more time or work before
class without others around then plan for that. I tell my students that time
management is one of the things they will work on in art.
Even artist who receive commissions must have some sort of time limit. If an
artist is so wealthy that they can afford to play with time - great for them.
But the majority of the world has the clock ticking at their backs.

MaryB ( Hope you convention goers got to see the Art Across Amercia photos at
the convention!)

Sidnie Miller wrote:

> I know of students who were incredibly talented but couldn't make it in
> art schools because they couldn't make the deadlines. Let's face it,
> all of the careers in visual arts are so deadline oriented--except just
> being a famous artist(yeah right, and how many of our students will
> achieve that??) I think teaching students to work to deadlines is really
> important. They need to analyze what is causing them to go slow--do they
> keep starting over--do they need to learn to work through the ugly parts
> and see what happens--ie let the work take over and lead them
> occasionally, do they use their time inefficiently--do they spend
> ridiculous amounts of time getting ready and little time actually working
> toward a finished product--do they have a big perfectionist complex and
> working slowly helps them to delay the possibility that the work won't
> be really perfect? If they want to become hobby painters and crafters
> they're ok. If they want to be graphics designers, fashion designers etc.
> they'd better learn to work to deadlines or change their ambitions.
>
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