So I'm starting to rethink taking this ceramics course. I have noticed that whenever a teacher says they are open to interpretation of projects or have no expectations for what they want out of an assignment they really have the most expectations. *sigh*
We had the first crit for the first silly warm-up project. The assignment was to pick an early memory and pick a moment from that memory and then to use a dull pencil we were asked to draw it in three different ways on three different small clay tiles. I was ok with this - not excited but it's the first easy warm up project so fine.
This project requires drawing skills - he was quick to assure us that anything drawing wise was fine. I don't like drawing; I only have a set of skills that pertain to jewelry sketching that is a lot of drafting. In fact, the only drawing class I have taken (Freshman year - still one of the best classes I have taken) was a drafting class.
that's all fine.
We get in crit, and him started in on the first person revealing along the way that we are all to pick the tile with the most perspective to make bigger and build out in 3d with clay. This is a pet peeve of mine - Surprise! the next project we are doing is based off the stupid project you just finished! UGHHHHH and of course because he never told us we needed perspective I drew everything with minimal perspective. Making my next project even sillier and more pointless then the first.
well I'm stuck in the class now as our two week add-drop period is over, maybe it will get better? or I could soon reach a point where i no longer care about the projects and suffer through just to make a passing grade. we will see...

also this is the second post I have done with no photos I will try to change that for the next one :)

- Katie