tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post4938878088791923539..comments2023-10-17T05:41:41.681-04:00Comments on Katharine A. Cartwright Studio: Self-EducationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-61405850829585209812013-03-23T04:10:25.905-04:002013-03-23T04:10:25.905-04:00self education allows you to study what really int...<a href="http://www.wizur.com/" rel="nofollow">self education</a> allows you to study what really interests you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012186705927719976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-58296476485137834112010-04-06T06:18:24.846-04:002010-04-06T06:18:24.846-04:00Hi Hallie - that's a great definition! Thank y...Hi Hallie - that's a great definition! Thank you.<br /><br />Hi mackt - Tx!<br /><br />Hi Stan - a sponge is a good analogy. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-38349912809163178112010-04-06T01:53:44.822-04:002010-04-06T01:53:44.822-04:00Henri is right on here. The serious artist is self...Henri is right on here. The serious artist is self educated, not to unlike a sponge, absorbing and learning as long as he or she is alive.Stan Kurthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591425614127432689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-51780136587903991402010-04-05T21:51:36.510-04:002010-04-05T21:51:36.510-04:00John Baldessari defined teaching as "setting ...John Baldessari defined teaching as "setting up a situation where art might occur."<br /><br />I have learned from every class I've taken, and experiments in workshops often send me off to learn more.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-76456502453538473002010-04-05T21:49:23.188-04:002010-04-05T21:49:23.188-04:00Hi Dan - great idea!!
Hi Carolyn - you are an ID...Hi Dan - great idea!! <br /><br />Hi Carolyn - you are an IDEAL student! Not only do you learn quickly and intelligently consider the instruction you're given, you also have the courage to experiment and push forward without becoming discouraged. That's a winning combination!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-80999453509074835322010-04-05T19:37:26.864-04:002010-04-05T19:37:26.864-04:00All your comments on this subject are so on the po...All your comments on this subject are so on the point. I think i probably was every kind of student kathy mentioned at some point. I say i make a terrible student because i'm always asking "well what if..." As a self taught artist i find myself apologizing for not having that formal education. But i have learned so much from so many people and from experiementing on my own, observing and books and life in general. Yes, yes learning is a life long experience and i have so much yet to learn i hope i live to 100!Carolyn Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183214944743911973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-19490129573102703262010-04-05T19:22:07.190-04:002010-04-05T19:22:07.190-04:00Kathy (and Myrna) wouldn't Sunny South Florida...Kathy (and Myrna) wouldn't Sunny South Florida be a wonderful place for you to have a workshop, hmmmm? I do believe that all education is self-education to this extent: the student has to be ready and willing to learn.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-7511005930807643892010-04-05T19:11:08.259-04:002010-04-05T19:11:08.259-04:00Hi Don - yes "life" is a good substituti...Hi Don - yes "life" is a good substitution! I keep hoping that my acute cognitive functions will last as long as the rest of my body, but who knows? Maybe my paintings will be better if I "lose it."<br /><br />Hi Mark- over the past four decades I've had many students like you. The solution, I found, was to discover their individual interests and give them lots of challenges in those areas. It was fun for me as well as for them. I think that achievers must be allowed to achieve.<br /><br />Hi Myrna - like you, I'm a little resistant at this point to certain types of teaching. Perhaps the reason that we're both in this situation is because we've developed a signature style and a "voice" already, so we're just learning new techniques.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-51435557256994520142010-04-05T15:47:13.701-04:002010-04-05T15:47:13.701-04:00Your post today really resonated with me. I love ...Your post today really resonated with me. I love both teaching workshops and attending them. I try to be very selective as to the ones I attend but still feel resistance sometimes to the lesson. An interesting dynamic! This helps me understand students in my workshops who resist what I try to put forth. I especially appreciate the students who are willing to try something different and new. I figure the others have paid their money and can waste it any way they want. It still mystifies me why they want to spend the money to do what they always do. Very expensive socializing! <br /><br /> Lifelong learning is what keeps us young and healthy in mind and spirit and makes living exciting at every age.Myrna Wacknovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086356475188254683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-81628883454916687872010-04-05T14:55:31.864-04:002010-04-05T14:55:31.864-04:00Good evening! True what Don says that everything i...Good evening! True what Don says that everything is a lesson sometimes.<br /><br />I've never really got on well with being taught. The teachers were so slooooooooooow. I grab the bits I find interesting quickly then do my own experiments, often ignoring and annoying the teacher and racing ahead towards my own conclusion. I find gearing down to do a workshop a bore. Are you glad I'm not in one of your workshops Kathy :)?Mark Sheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710485457283053795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-75424268598080709282010-04-05T13:34:12.562-04:002010-04-05T13:34:12.562-04:00I realized as I was reading Henri's quotes tha...I realized as I was reading Henri's quotes that you could also substitute the word "life" in place of school. To me, every day is a learning experience, AND a teaching opportunity. I'm a firm believer that when we quit learning, we start dying.<br /><br />I really appreciate your observations of the dynamics of those who have taken your workshops. It will make me more cognizant of the way I act when in these type of learning environments - either as student or instructor.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-64651473366239762192010-04-05T12:33:57.055-04:002010-04-05T12:33:57.055-04:00Good morning, Tonya! - I like a cheery greeting an...Good morning, Tonya! - I like a cheery greeting and am honored that you're up early reading my blog. I like the way you put it: "everyone you can learn something from is not necessarily a teacher." It's really all about our desire to learn, isn't it??<br /><br />Hi Pam - thanks so much :-) I think that the best teachers are the ones who know the struggle through experience. That way, they can understand the what the students are experiencing and also create meaningful lessons. However, the best teachers show students how to learn for themselves.<br /><br />Hi Mary - you've got lots of teaching experience, which makes you a great communicator. I appreciated the thorough and instructive post you wrote recently about Wayne Thiebaud's lecture. Very meaty and understandable!! BTW - I'm coming to the West Coast to teach in 2011, so if you need another instructor to fill a slot, keep me in mind :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-3630700230952606192010-04-05T11:39:23.352-04:002010-04-05T11:39:23.352-04:00Kathy, I taught high school early in my working da...Kathy, I taught high school early in my working days, then adult education (English as a Second Language and GED classes) before joining IBM where I also got to do some teaching, both formal and informal. Your remarks are on target. Now I coordinate workshops for the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society, and I always find student dynamics just fascinating. As a student I am always willing to experiment as challenged, sometimes with most disappointing results. However, I always take something from each workshop to apply in my personal art, which is the reason I take workshops.Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-81933554098483277832010-04-05T09:06:27.032-04:002010-04-05T09:06:27.032-04:00Hear, hear! I like your teaching style Kathy- allo...Hear, hear! I like your teaching style Kathy- allowing the student to decide. The times I teach on topics I know (informally to friends) I always learn so much deeper- I admire teachers- it's a commitment above and beyond the student experience.<br />The dynamics you speak of are interesting too. Fascinating stuff really. If I ever take another workshop- I'll be conscious to focus on the experience and not to get caught up in the psychology of self.<br />I'm grateful to be a student today and would love to be an occasional teacher in the future. You are an amazing force Kathy! And a great example too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-80343677640654176692010-04-05T08:34:56.851-04:002010-04-05T08:34:56.851-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tonya Vollertsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400831737079985603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-68855622294559838792010-04-05T08:34:20.925-04:002010-04-05T08:34:20.925-04:00Good morning Katharine, I'm just sipping my c...Good morning Katharine, I'm just sipping my coffee and waiting for everyone else to get here. That is such a good point about being your own educator because there are great teachers out there but everyone you can learn something from is not necessarily a teacher.Tonya Vollertsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400831737079985603noreply@blogger.com