Archive for September 2011
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National Taiwan University of Arts
May, 2008
Po Ching Fang invited me to visit the National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) in Taipei. i spent a week there before heading south to visit Taiwan University in Tainan. that's where i got to re-connect with my friend Ching-Yuan Chang, who i met at the Alabama Clay Conference months earlier. clay gets so much respect over there. i was treated like a star. (and thus, i acted like one.)0
University of Florida
September, 2008
my first high-stakes workshop. i'm glad it was here. Linda Arbuckle runs a tight ship. the grads were super drunk all of the time, er... super helpful. Kelley Eggert made sure every thing was perfect (including the ice!) while the rest of the group treated me like a 'somebody' (lord knows why...). Thanks also Stephanie Stuefer, who wrote an excellent article on my work, and TJ Erdahl just cause he's cool.0
LUX Center for the Arts
October, 2009
demonstrating--and curating--at this conference (The Art of Fine Craft) is a personal highlight. the other presenters were excellent, and a source of several enlightening conversations: Sonya Clark, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Jess Starkel, and Sarah Logan. i need to meet more people like this.
the staff of the Lux Center are pros. special thanks to Jo Ann Emerson, Carlos Guerrero for going out of their way, and Stephanie Leach Vendetti for the heady task of 'handling' my artwork....
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University of Iowa
October, 2009
Mat Rude invited me, fed me, drowned me in beer, then made sure the old Menards building was presentable. a super talented group of students (grad and undergrad) took care of me. this clay program is in good hands.0
Buffalo State College
February, 2009
in the dead of winter i had the best weck of my life. Buffalo is a town i could live in. thanks to Professor Robert Wood for the hospitality, and Ronna Mink for coordinating my visit. it was super to meet some fellow northerners. a great undergrad clay program as well: www.buffalostate.edu.0