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| Vintage metal toolbox from Alexander + Penelope |
I've been thinking about this for awhile now. Contemplating. Debating. Ruminating. Hashing and rehashing - if that makes any sense. I really want to go back to school. I want to go for metals and jewelry. You see I went for painting and art history earning my BFA. I don't regret what I did before as it plays a large role in my life now and I believe, no - I know - it gives me a unique perspective as a jewelry artist, but I did took this path with little thought that this would be the direction my life would take. And I don't want to just go anywhere - I want to go where I went before - the Savannah College of Art and Design; for in my mind, it is one of the top schools, if not the top school. I want to be in a highly competitive environment, fast-paced, with challenging assignments and the best equipment available to me.
I don't want to only take apprenticeship classes from already established (or not-so-well-established) local artists and designers. I want to learn from the best and be surrounded by the best.
I feel stuck sometimes with my work, limited by what I am able to feasibly teach myself.
I want to return to school because I want a bigger toolbox. I want to know more, have more skills, learn more techniques and grow a wider knowledge base.
But my life and my home an my family are here and I love them. And these urges and dreams seem so selfish in someways.
1 comment:
More power to you. Your work is phenomenal and it's only natural that you should want to take a step into metal work.
I think there must be options though - classes to be taken nearby. Maybe not 'the best' but by many standards you are well ahead of the game and whatever tools you learn, you can make them 'the best', and in your own way...
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