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Saturday, January 26, 2008 YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN Semester II - Metal CastingThe new semester started this week. I’m only taking one class (thank god!). Beginning metal casting. Now while this class is a “beginning” class, it’s considered “advanced” sculpting course, that I have been informed that I am not “taking”, but rather “following”. I am scared. Of course we all got the whole “what will start you on fire” speech like the last class, only 10 fold. Apparently things have a tendency to blow up during metal pours. I had at least some sort of understanding of the process of things in basic sculpting, access to most of the tools at home and John to hold my hand should thing not quite work the way I wanted them to. I have no idea of the process of casting metal… at all. I feel like I’m flying blind and that is very unnerving for me. An obviously tense and nervous class prompted the instructor to play the “get to know your classmates” game. Basically he asks us a question then we get to ask him a question. I’ve played this game before. The questions to the rest of the class go something like this: What’s your favorite movie? Do you have any phobias? What’s your favorite pass-time? If you were given $100 for a perfect meal what would you eat? Is there something you could possibly not live without? (o.k., I had to include the answer to this one, the girl said her kittens…. wtf, really? Water would have been my answer) “Last semester when we played this game my question was where do you see yourself 5 years from now?” Again, wtf? Why can’t I tell you my pastimes or phobias. My answer: “In an asylum as my daughter will be 15 and crazy.” I got a slack jawed silent room with crickets chirping in the background. Today my question was “What do you think the biggest issue facing the world entering the 21St century?” Am I running for president? My answer: “Well lets see, George W. Bush, over population, financial debt beyond reasonable belief, kids today are spoiled, complacent and expectant; unmanageable healthcare expenses, global warming, religion, Britney is pregnant again and Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday.” My question to the professor: “So, other than sculpting, what’s your favorite pastime?” His answer: “Canoeing.” See how nice I was to the professor? What is it about me that I get questions like this? Oh well, whatever. So here’s the start of the semester project. Take this lump of wax and create something to cast a mold and eventually cast something in metal.  Any suggestions? posted by me | 6:22 PM | 1 comments |
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