Antoinette Badenhorst on thu 29 oct 09
Okay guys, I am probably talking way too much on this forum today, but here=
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I am, so let me stick my head out a little further:=3D20
I just finished a proposal to do workshops in porcelain. I did many worksho=
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ps in the past, but would love to=3DC2=3DA0persue it on a more regular basi=
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=3DA0at this stage of my life.=3D20
I throw paperthin porcelain bowls on the wheel and often adjust them, work =
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with press molds and create tiny teapots. I also work with paperclay, handb=
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uild, pinch, extrude some (anything to get the job done!)=3D20
If there is anyone out there that are interested in receiving my workshop p=
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roposal, please contact me privately. Thanks.=3D20
Antoinette Badenhorst=3D20
Lincolnshire, Illinoise=3D20
bill lee on thu 29 oct 09
I have wanted to present workshops but have always hit a snag. How do I wri=
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te a proposal and how do is the whole affair managed? I have been asked sev=
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eral times which led to actually doing workshops so I am not without experi=
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ence. But it is the self promotion that I fall flat on. Having to borrow a =
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camera is one of several imagined hurdles.
Bill Lee, Clay Artist=3D20
Knoxville, TN=3D20
(865) 566 2710www.billleeclay.com=3D20
www.southernhighlandguild.org/billlee=3DA0workshops available
Antoinette Badenhorst wrote,
"I just finished a proposal to do workshops in porcelain..."
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Antoinette Badenhorst on fri 30 oct 09
Bill, I=3DC2=3DA0 wrote an artist statement and biography, put my teaching =
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me together and wrote in short what I can do and how I plan to execute a wo=
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rkshop. Don't forget the images. I=3DC2=3DA0also invite people to ask quest=
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or to let me know if something is unclear. Some institutions ask for hard =
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copies and others are happy with e-mail. Some also want references. Some ha=
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ve a spesific format in which they want to receive your proposal. The hard =
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part for me is the workshop fee.......I prefer for them to offer what they =
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think I am worth. From their side it is also difficult, because they have l=
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ittle to go by if one is not well known.=3DC2=3DA0Maybe someone else on the=
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t have a solution for this problem=3D20
Antoinette Badenhorst=3D20
Lincolnshire, Illinoise=3D20
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From: "bill lee" =3D20
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D20
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:28:52 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central=3D=
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Subject: Re: workshop proposal.=3D20
I have wanted to present workshops but have always hit a snag. How do I wri=
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te a proposal and how do is the whole affair managed? I have been asked sev=
=3D
eral times which led to actually doing workshops so I am not without experi=
=3D
ence. But it is the self promotion that I fall flat on. Having to borrow a =
=3D
camera is one of several imagined hurdles.=3D20
Bill Lee, Clay Artist=3D20
Knoxville, TN=3D20
(865) 566 2710www.billleeclay.com=3D20
www.southernhighlandguild.org/billlee=3DC2=3DA0workshops available=3D20
Antoinette Badenhorst wrote,=3D20
"I just finished a proposal to do workshops in porcelain..."=3D20
Russel Fouts on sat 31 oct 09
>> Work shop proposal <<
I find it most helpful to plan a workshop on a specific practice in my
work; resist decoration, smoke firing, paper clay, etc.
Then work out all the things I want to cover about it and how I'm going
to do that. You will need to pay attention to the timing and even
practice a bit, you don't want to run out of time or have long empty
periods.
It's also good to plan some short 'fillers' in case you have some extra
time. For me these are demos of tossing a slab, beating out pots,
advanced pinching techniques, etc.
Have some idea of how many people you can handle in the workshop and how
much space you will need; more if it's hands on, less if only a demo.
You will also need to specify what the hosting studio provides and what
you can bring.
Include costs per day, lodging, travel, etc.
It's not that difficult if you break it down.
You can look at my outlines here:
http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts/workshop.htm
Good luck
Russel
Paul Lewing on sat 31 oct 09
Russel makes a good point when he says tell the school what you want
and what you'll provide. It's hard to be too specific about this.
Don't assume anything. If you need a sink, say so. If you need ware
boards, say so. And tell them exactly what you're going to do and in
what order. It will not only make it easier for you and for them, it
will make it easier for them to sell it to their students.
And the point about it being performance is also a really good point.
If you don't like talking in front of groups of people, don't even
think about trying this. Also some people have a hard time with
praise. (I find this hard to believe myself, but I do see that in
some people) You are going to, or at least you should, get lots of
compliments, so enjoy it. When you come right down to it, for most
clay artists the money from workshops isn't that great. But the
adulation is. I always say that's the real reason I do so many.
That's not really true. There's also the real joy of watching those
"Aha!" moments happen, and the joy of seeing new country.
Paul Lewing
www.paullewingtile.com
www.paullewingart.com
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