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Just To Say A Big Thankyou To Barry.; I got a workshop booking though his site
Topic Started: Jul 2 2007, 11:29 AM (249 Views)
Poppy	Jul 2 2007, 11:29 AM Post #1
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Thankyou Barry, through your site i got a workshop booking for 3 people. They had seen the show on C&C and went on your site to look for a tutor and found me as their nearest Encaustic tutor. Will be in touch for supplies. Poppy



Waxman	Jul 2 2007, 01:21 PM Post #2
Diamond Member Posts: 510 Group: Posted Member Member #121 Joined: October 26, 2005	Hello Poppy, Glad to be of assistance If you want any more details added to my site, please ask. I look forward to your order



waxnwane	Jul 2 2007, 03:39 PM Post #3
Diamond Member Posts: 880 Group: Posted Member Member #150 Joined: November 23, 2005	Congratualtions Poppy, that's excellent news. What does it take to become a tutor? I know my work is nowhere near the standard of yours, but there's been a lot of interest in encaustic painting here, very few paople have heard of it, so maybe I could do the same sort of thing eventually? Well done!



Sally	Jul 2 2007, 04:17 PM Post #4
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	I was just about to ask the same thing Sylvia, there isnt anything like that around here and it would be my dream to eventually teach EA, may only ever be a dream but its handy to know Poppy Well Done Sally



waxingsteve	Jul 2 2007, 05:51 PM Post #5
Administrator Posts: 13,384 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 16, 2005 Twitter ID craftman57 Facebook ID Steve Smy	Huge Poppy You certainly deserve it Steve



Poppy	Jul 3 2007, 11:03 AM Post #6
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	I have my teaching certificate fron City & Guilds to allow me to teach Adults and family learning in the college, that's how i got into it, teaching it as an intro to Visual Arts. I have been teaching for 7 years now. If you know all the techniques ( and some of your own) and are confident with them and are able to pass on your knowledge effectively how to do Encaustic Art through teaching, then i would say go for it. It is wonderful when people look at your portfolio and say "I could never do that?" then after a couple of hours tuition with you, they find they can and do do that! I have now realised the cuts in the education budget for the college stopped me from doing Encaustic, but I can now offer the teaching at my home. Groups of 3 and 4 are ideal. Poppy



Sally	Jul 3 2007, 01:17 PM Post #7
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Poppy if you are teaching it in your home, would you still need the city & Guilds and what about insurance? Did you go to college to train for the city & guilds? Questions questions Sally



Poppy	Jul 3 2007, 10:10 PM Post #8
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	I have to fix insurance to cover it Sally. First job. I did the City and Guilds Certficate in Futher Education at the college, i wasn't allowed to teach until i got it. Part one and part two. You don't need a teaching certifiacte if you are doing it privately Sally. Sometimes it can be a hinderance, for instance, craft shops now will employ someone without a teaching certificate because they can get away with paying far less to them. I have a couple of students who traded that they had been TAUGHT by me, so they were employed to teach workshops. Poppy



waxnwane	Jul 4 2007, 12:50 AM Post #9
Diamond Member Posts: 880 Group: Posted Member Member #150 Joined: November 23, 2005	Thanks for the info Poppy, I couldn't claim to know all there is to know about encaustic painting, but I could certainly show people the basics. Will see what happens anyway! Thanks again, Sylvia



Sally	Jul 4 2007, 06:51 AM Post #10
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	for the info and advice Poppy Sally



Poppy	Jul 4 2007, 05:16 PM Post #11
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Hope you do go on to teach it. Demo's are a great way to get started. That way you get used to taking to potentisl encaustic artists and you quickly learn how to pass on your knowlegde. The first time i got my irons, i took them to a college watercolour class to practise, cos i hadn't seen it demonstrated or even read a book about it? I just saw Barry's Wizzard article in a craft magazine and begged the college to get me some irons to get practised with and teach eventually. I faffed about, made a right mess, but gradually over the 3 hour class something emerged, and pretty soon all the class was gathered round me and even the Tutor who had never seen anything like it in his life before. They were all intrigued. I let them all have a play and gradually began to notice how they were getting it wrong, and i was saying, Oh well if you hold your wrist like this or your iron like that you get this effect? If you can spot and explain what others need to do to achieve the effects, then you are more than half way there. Poppy



Sally	Jul 4 2007, 05:30 PM Post #12
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	for that Poppy I reckon I could do demos, if only I had the confidence, it holds me back in so many things my balance is improving slowly so I am hoping to be able to get myself back into some kind of work in the future and maybe then I will be more confident and take your advice further Thanks again Sally



justjen	Jul 4 2007, 07:13 PM Post #13
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,153 Group: Advanced Members Member #260 Joined: February 26, 2006	Well done Poppy, Hope you do well with it , Jenx



waxnwane	Jul 5 2007, 12:42 AM Post #14
Diamond Member Posts: 880 Group: Posted Member Member #150 Joined: November 23, 2005	Poppy. you've made a really good point there as you can always spot other people's mistakes but never your own, so a demo would also be a learning curve for the demonstrator! I appreciate your help on this. Sylvia



Poppy	Jul 5 2007, 11:12 AM Post #15
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Yes it can be Sylvia, i have learned some things from students also. We all open to learning and we never do things exactly the same, so one persons way of doing techniques can spark off different ideas in others. Poppy



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