Wil Haslup on tue 6 jul 99
Hey all,
I'm going to be a student again in the fall and need some advice.
If anyone is aware of any sources for aid other than the standard ones
(federal loans, etc.) that might be specifically for the arts or ceramics
please let me know.
I'm enrolled in a post-bacc. program and from the government's point of view
it is technically a fifth year undergrad program.
That means I'm only eligible for the undergrad loan amount which cover a
little more than half of the tuition at the school I'm attending. I
believe I can get a private loan for another 25-30% of what I need but I
still need to cover about $3-4,000 for the year. I probably will be able
to cover this from my job but it will be very hard to work enough to do
this AND manage to be at school for the time I'm scheduled and still get
into my studio.
Any thoughts on covering the holes in my financial plans?
Regards
--
Wil Haslup
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Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
-- Mark Twain
Earl Brunner on wed 7 jul 99
If all you need is three or four thousand dollars to get through the year, have
you considered doing it by selling pots? I had a friend years ago that put
himself through college by throwing mini pots. He could throw almost one per
minute. They were little tiny weed bottles. He wholesaled them for $.50 each
(back in the early 70's). He fired them at school and nobody hassled him if he
loaded them himself because they were space fillers. Even conventional pottery
wouldn't require many pots to earn 3-4 thousand today. You could have a one-man
sale quarterly or something.
Wil Haslup wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hey all,
>
> I'm going to be a student again in the fall and need some advice.
>
> If anyone is aware of any sources for aid other than the standard ones
> (federal loans, etc.) that might be specifically for the arts or ceramics
> please let me know.
>
> I'm enrolled in a post-bacc. program and from the government's point of view
> it is technically a fifth year undergrad program.
>
> That means I'm only eligible for the undergrad loan amount which cover a
> little more than half of the tuition at the school I'm attending. I
> believe I can get a private loan for another 25-30% of what I need but I
> still need to cover about $3-4,000 for the year. I probably will be able
> to cover this from my job but it will be very hard to work enough to do
> this AND manage to be at school for the time I'm scheduled and still get
> into my studio.
>
> Any thoughts on covering the holes in my financial plans?
>
> Regards
> --
>
> Wil Haslup
>
>
> -- dhaslup@erols.com - http://www.erols.com/dhaslup -
>
>
> Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
> -- Mark Twain
>
>
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
Wil Haslup on wed 7 jul 99
Hello Earl
On 06-Jul-99, you wrote:
> If all you need is three or four thousand dollars to get through the year,
> have you considered doing it by selling pots? I had a friend years ago
> that put himself through college by throwing mini pots. He could throw
> almost one per minute. They were little tiny weed bottles. He wholesaled
> them for $.50 each (back in the early 70's). He fired them at school and
> nobody hassled him if he loaded them himself because they were space
> fillers. Even conventional pottery wouldn't require many pots to earn 3-4
> thousand today. You could have a one-man sale quarterly or something.
Hmmm, bears some thought. At say $1 each that would mean 4000 of 'em per
semester.
I'm thinking it probably wouldn't be possible if I couldn't manage $5-10 a
piece which would cut the number to 400-800 per semester for my purposes.
We did something like this every semester in the late eighties at a state
school I was at but hardly made anything. The people that came around at
school tended to expect something for nothing.
I suppose I could look into flea markets or other craft show venues around
here.
I think the amounts would be noticeable and from what I've heard the firing
is handled by a bit of a control freak at this particular institution. I
was the student assistant at another art institute for a bit more than a
semester...5-6 gas kilns and 3 electrics but being the new kid here I don't
want to assume I can work my way in far enough to manage such a significant
number of pots.
The only clay class I have is a casting class since I never did much of that
and it figures into my larger goals. I'm hoping to build on some hand
built abstractions I had been doing and incorporate some other media.
Most of my time may be spent in my own studio or figuring out how to get
access to what I need. Post-Bacc. programs are sort of stuck in the middle
sometimes anyway, as far as facilities...I'm not sure how it will work out.
I'm trying to build a graphics/animation business and provide a web site to
media people in my area...all while trying to go back to school and
refine/rebuild my sculpture portfolio.
It's a thought but I'm working for something more solid /before/ the start
of classes just to calm my nerves.
Regards
--
Wil
-- dhaslup@erols.com - http://www.erols.com/dhaslup -
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to
make it shorter.
-- Blaise Pascal
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