I think the most egregious example I’ve seen is a woman who always introduced/referred to herself by Dr (her name) and was always talking about healing, spiritual journeys, and so on. She runs classes, retreats, etc to this day. No where on her website does it say anything about her qualifications. I don’t remember how I found out but apparently she has a doctorate in English. I have no opinion on her running her classes and retreats but it seems purposely deceitful to call yourself “doctor” in that context without specifying that you’re not actually a mental or physical health professional.
For Sunday, I was thinking around noon or 1pm central. I don’t have a paid zoom account, so we will need someone to set up the call.
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I am trying to follow older and more experienced art teachers. So many of the younger ones have too much angst for me and the constant reminder to “take care of yourself”, blah blah is not for me. I love their energy and cute art, but so much of it look alike to me. I really hate it when they have “designed” a new pattern but in reality, it is based off actual pieces that have been in museums for decades!
Anyway, I don’t want to bash people for being creative and trying to inspire and teach others. There is something for everyone. I just want to be more selective of my own time and what I want to garner from the lessons.
I am unsubscribing to emails as we speak. Most are promoting future art bundles, classes, etc. I certainly don’t need another class on how to make a mushroom…
I think the main issue is most of them aren’t trained artists. Not that you have to be trained to teach but a lot of it feels like beginners teaching beginners, like they lack a lot of fundamentals even if they’ve been making art for 20 years.
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Exactly. I mean I do enjoy learning from many of the creators that show how they do things or what they are working on, etc. I can tell the “new” teachers have taken Fodder Classes or Willowing Arts classes because their work is very similar. I like the tips and ideas but not necessarily the instruction.
I watched a YouTube class this morning on making a handmade journal. It was very basic but there were a few good tips…and it was free.
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And sometimes it’s fun to watch people create - not many or few instructions, making a few mistakes along the way. I do appreciate some “here’s what I learned/ discovered,” but some days I just want to watch you painting, or gluing, or printing.
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I enjoy those as well…I am mostly talking about those who “instruct” on large event type classes and then hit you up for paying classes to “teach” things that they are not expert on or that are already available for free or that seems like a copy of others who do the same thing.
I guess I am a bit jaded lately by all of the sampler weeks of classes that really didn’t do much for me. But, if I learn one or two new things or like the pieces created, then it really is a win. Have to take in the bad with the good.
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This was inspired by DeeDee Catron via the Ugly Art Club. November’s theme was “sprinkle.” Deedee made her sardines with fabric, and I will make some, when I clean off the dinner/sewing table.
I made a stash of journal tuck cards for journal pages.
I used the fronts of old cards, some ephemera, and a notebook cover as the fronts. I trimmed them down and rounded the corners. And covered the backs with plainish paper that can be written on.
Then I was looking through my stash for other items to make into journal cards and found these. I got them at a thrift store. I believe it was priced per however much you could fit into a bag and got all kinds of random papers.
So I added a few embellishments on the front and put some really old and yellowed index cards on the back. These were 3”x5”
