Note: To protect the privacy of our members, e-mail addresses have been removed from the archived messages. As a result, some links may be broken.
Absolutely the place to learn. When you get ready to draw or paint what is
your first consideration? Size of paper or canvas. Probably one of the first.
When your colleagues say that they have taught measurement... have they put
it to practical use? To prepare a matte, to build a sculpture that will fit
in our kiln, to know how much lumber and sheet goods for a backdrop for
drama, what size nails to assemble, what size frame, how many will fit on
that size wall, how much paint to cover that wall? Students must know how to
use a scale (ruler), compass, protractor and do basic math, just as I do as a
professional artist. Covering something in class is hardly an assurance that
students know or care about what was taught. My job is to support and amplify
the academic curriculum through the arts. Learning takes place when the
process has meaning for the learner. I cant think of a classroom application
for measuring skills, but we cant do without them in the studio. Peter
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sat Aug 05 2000 - 13:12:43 PDT