9,10,13
To day was the whole day in sculpture. Andy (the lecturer)
thankfully explained to me the plan for the morning and afternoon. The students
were the same as the day before so I felt quite familiar with them. The aim of
the lesson was to draw with wire in space; they used a skeleton as a reference.
It is meant to show proses and 3d drawing. I spent the day offering help and
suggestions. I was asked often for help, which built my confidence in the
class.
Andy had to leave soon after lunch for a meeting and left me
in charge to clean up, group discussion and to move all the wirer sculptures
into the small seminar room for photos that I organized.
During the time alone with the class, one student became
disruptive and others didn’t feel involved in their work. Sculpture it seems
was not for them. It was my job to re-motivate and focus them to the positive
aspects of the task.
In the time left I managed to finish up and discuss the work
and take the relevant photos, I was extremely happy with myself but also think
I still need to step back a little to allow the student to think things through
for themselves.
At the end of the lesson I asked to talk to the student that
was disruptive. I briefly explained that I was also the idiot in the school classroom
and in fact most people in an art university are dyslexic or dyspraxic and understood
why he was disruptive, but that it would be a shame if his talent for art
didn’t gain from their experience and knowledge. He agreed and later became
helpful during the photo shoot.
