Monthly Archives: March 2017

Six Friends show at AKAR

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Carter Gillies

If you know me you know that I don’t do a lot of self promotion here on the blog (This is a guy who as a kid used to hide under the table as his friends sang Happy Birthday to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceramics, Pottery | 4 Comments

Branding

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Carter Gillies

Written after reading another shameless suggestion that artists NEED brands. And apologies in advance for being such an ass. I think brands are just fine for the people who do prefer to work that way. That can be an honest … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Arts advocacy, Arts education, Creative industry, Creativity, Imagination, metacognition, Wittgenstein | 7 Comments

The trajectory of style

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Carter Gillies

Originally posted on CARTER GILLIES POTTERY:
I just finished teaching a course at the community arts center that was hugely ambitious but probably not as immediately useful to the students as I had hoped. My plan was that the ‘advanced/intermediate’…

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“What gets you up in the morning?” and other wisdom from the Linda Christianson workshop, acts one and two

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Carter Gillies

A few weekends ago I had the good fortune to attend a workshop offered by Linda Christianson. She is not a stranger to me. She was, in fact, my teacher back in the day. Could that really have been almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Arts education, Ceramics, Creative industry, Creativity, Imagination, metacognition, Pottery | 2 Comments