Teaching

I spent the weekend teaching.  It is hard work, but I  love it.  Both classes were meant for beginners, but I had some pretty serious beginners.  I know the old cliche is that those who can do, and the others teach, but that may be the dumbest piece of junk I’ve ever heard.  I think that anyone who loves a craft or art form, and who wants to get better at it, should teach.  I learn so much from my students.  They help me fine down process.  They force me to evaluate my own notions about my work.  They require that I put my concepts and processes down on paper, so I have to organize.  They keep me humble because no matter how confident I am in my own knowledge and talent, they always ask a question I can’t answer.  They keep me studying, experimenting and learning because they want to know what’s next.  They also pay me, which allows me to buy more art supplies.  It just doesn’t get better than that.

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