Crafty Tuesday Scientia Potentia Est
Nov. 5th, 2019 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
puppetmakerThe phrase is attributed to Francis Bacon but there are some doubts about the origin. It translates to Knowledge is Power.
I have over the years learned lots of skills that now allow me to create the art I make today. I plan on continuing to learn new skills and hone the ones I have under my belt.
I learn shop safety and basic tools from my father. I expanded on that knowledge by taking shop in high school. These skills are very useful in theater and in making props and small photo sets. In the theater I learned basic plumbing and electrical work. I could build a small house with what I know.
I learned how to sew from my mother. She taught me how to read and cut out a pattern, how to pick the right fabric for what you are making, and the operation of a sewing machine. She taught me the basics of embroidering when it was such a fad in the 70s. I don’t remember who taught me macramé but I have used it. I taught myself how to knit, I still can’t purl, and want to learn how to crochet.
I learned to build hand and rod puppets at the Center for Puppetry Arts along with many other types of puppets and puppet tricks. I worked in the museum and was able to examine how many puppets were built. I did puppet repair as well which is the fastest way to learn how a puppet goes together. It gave me a firm knowledge of all kinds of puppets and puppetry forms.
Since then I have learned from great teachers who gladly pass on their knowledge to others so that more may create lovely things. Costumers have shown me their tricks which I have used for puppet costumes. Puppeteers have given me all kind of information I have used over time. Artists have shown me how they do what they do.
But I know I have more to learn. I have projects that are just outside my abilities but if I work, I will get to those projects. I know this because the puppets I build today would have been beyond my abilities even 10 years ago.
I love to learn new skills and then using them to make amazing art.
I love teaching others how I do what I do knowing that they will surpass me eventually and that’s a good thing.
I am grateful to everyone who took the time to teach me.
I have over the years learned lots of skills that now allow me to create the art I make today. I plan on continuing to learn new skills and hone the ones I have under my belt.
I learn shop safety and basic tools from my father. I expanded on that knowledge by taking shop in high school. These skills are very useful in theater and in making props and small photo sets. In the theater I learned basic plumbing and electrical work. I could build a small house with what I know.
I learned how to sew from my mother. She taught me how to read and cut out a pattern, how to pick the right fabric for what you are making, and the operation of a sewing machine. She taught me the basics of embroidering when it was such a fad in the 70s. I don’t remember who taught me macramé but I have used it. I taught myself how to knit, I still can’t purl, and want to learn how to crochet.
I learned to build hand and rod puppets at the Center for Puppetry Arts along with many other types of puppets and puppet tricks. I worked in the museum and was able to examine how many puppets were built. I did puppet repair as well which is the fastest way to learn how a puppet goes together. It gave me a firm knowledge of all kinds of puppets and puppetry forms.
Since then I have learned from great teachers who gladly pass on their knowledge to others so that more may create lovely things. Costumers have shown me their tricks which I have used for puppet costumes. Puppeteers have given me all kind of information I have used over time. Artists have shown me how they do what they do.
But I know I have more to learn. I have projects that are just outside my abilities but if I work, I will get to those projects. I know this because the puppets I build today would have been beyond my abilities even 10 years ago.
I love to learn new skills and then using them to make amazing art.
I love teaching others how I do what I do knowing that they will surpass me eventually and that’s a good thing.
I am grateful to everyone who took the time to teach me.
