The end is at hand

[thirteenrocks]

Drove back from Valley Ridge art studio today.

The drive to and from Valley Ridge is the most picturesque, and lazy drive. I enjoy it so. Driving gives me time to think, and let the mind wonder.

By far, Valley Ridge is the shit, as far as being able to have access to a decent, friendly, and supportive art community/classes. Highly reccomend it.

With that being said, the people who attend the workshops are another matter. Yet again, the older female clientele, are not able to think creatively-outside the box, and need step by step directions as to how to solve problems. I make it up as go. Specifically, they need to know what the EXACT product is being used, where it was purchased, and where they can find it. Down to the fucking lable.

Which is fine-its valid, I suppose. There are 1,000's of products on the market, and there are some that are better than others. Anything can be used however, in art. ANYTHING.

I just find some of the questions to be quite--anoying.

My digital camera died.

I need to purchase a new one prior to camping... which I leave on Wednesday. And can't fucking wait.

The end is near.

Comments

[lnb1956.livejournal.com]

So you find older women annoying with their questions. LOL!!!! Yes I met that breed, strange women really, I always wonder about people like that. Why are they in a class any class.

[lisavollrath.livejournal.com]

I'd stand up here and scream sexism and agism, except it usually is older women who need a map and a flashlight to finish their projects---and yes, we must have a finished piece at the end of the class that looks identical to the teacher's.

I think these are the same people who think of art as competitive, and that there's some sort of definite finishing line that must be crossed. They don't get process, they don't get exploring their own creativity within some loose boundaries provided by today's project---they just get I finished first and mine looks just like yours.

It just gives me a headache...

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, because this isn't the first time i have felt this way in art classes.

I get off moreso on the theory, or the creatve way to use an obect, than the finished product. Hell I finished two, and had a third one on the way....