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dislexei
02-20-2007, 10:07 AM
Hey yall! I was just looking for some input. SCC has a good two year program for the glass arts. Has anyone gone there? Other then knowing how to work glass, is there other jobs i can get with this program? http://www.salemcc.edu/publications/Glass_Art.pdf

I was also considering getting an apartment around Brooklyn. It's close to Urban Glass and Tecnolux.

Do you think i should take classes and get involved before i dedicate 2 years?

Just trying to get a view point from the outside. I love glass. In all forms from sea glass to the glass used by NASA. Is a formal education really needed? Or is daily dedication, and taking workshops more in order.

I used to always think school is not for me, i am a wild man. But over the past few years i been realising, maybe it does have qualities, i at one time didn't see.

I know New York has stuff going on and lots of artists, well so does Philly..... So does the NW. There are tones of options to getting into the "scene".

Dedication to learning is whats needed. But right now since i am layed up with a broken arm. I am really starting to think more into where is it i wanna go with this.

All i know is that i wanna dedicate myself fully to learning as much as possible.

Do i work a day job, take classes when ever time allows and just work an hour or two in the evening or on the weekend? Do i dedicate two years to a college? Do i stay out in the sticks far away from a lot of the artists? It seems like there is no culture other then White Bread or Ghetto. There are artists or creative individuals, but most of them seem to be inactive and not motivated.

Do you hear what I'm saying? Care to enlighten this some what cunfused individual? See any pros and cons to this? Any recomendations?

right now i am just reading my books, and developing my goals. I wanna learn as much as possible. Get moving and make all that i can. I realise there is no easy way to get there, no quick fix. Just dedication and motivation.

Molten Sands
02-22-2007, 04:12 PM
I go to SCC now, 2nd year. The glass program is good as long as Anna Boothe and Paul DeMarco are there. The area blows big time, but it lets you get work done and concentrate. Any experiance prior will only help you out, check out some of my work to see a product of the school. Steve Maida sjmaida@aol.com

http://www.glassartists.org/Gal24778_Stephen_Maida.asp

colonel4bin
02-22-2007, 08:04 PM
I went to SCC in 2001, good school. I thought the glass art program was pretty lame when I was there, but it was in it's first year. If you really want to learn how to work a piece of borosilicate glass take some scientific glass courses at SCC, you can even find some jobs in South Jersey, or elsewhere if you look hard doing that. I graduated in 2003 for scientific glass and think it was a very wise choice, you can get a good job blowing glass 5 days a week, health insurance, and some money to keep you alive while you continue to develop your body of creative glasswork. I did this and ended up in California, now I only make art glass, and know how to do a lot of cool things with glass at the bench and lathe. Not an easy path to take, but nothing comes easy!! Just one mans opinion, I know there are more SCC students on the board, maybe they will chime in.

CoyleCondenser
02-22-2007, 09:58 PM
go for it, you will learn so much at SCC. Anna Booth is really good teacher. I never took one of Paul D's classes but he did help me alot with goblets and ornaments in open lab.
I took scientific, but i definatly learned a whole lot of art stuff at SCC. The students there are all willing to share techniques they have learned and there is a ridiculous amount of open lab time.....and you will walk away with an associates.

bzzzred
02-23-2007, 06:24 AM
I am probably going there in the fall. I just registered for the International Flameworking conference for next month there can't wait. I went to check it out like a month ago and the people were really nice. I think it would be a very good place to start I go to school now taking some classes that will knock off some from salem. Its not too far from philly and wheaton village either..