i appreciate mr. haberstich's insightful comments. of course, there are
instructors who have been extremely valuable to students, and i'm not saying
i haven't had a few myself but overall that is not what i am addressing
first and foremost.

the thread was about 'job help' and deb's comments were about the avenues
available (that are new and non-traditional) to seeking and building a
career in the arts today. basically, i got into addressing 'cost to value'
as a part of that thread more than artists teaching, but that is part of the
equation when one realizes that one must create ones own reality.

no one can deny that there are many frustrated artists who are teaching
because they cannot live by their art. that is a simple fact artists
teaching have never wanted to face. for every master you mention i.e. evans,
hoffman, callahan, et al there are at least a 1000 who fit my description of
frustration.

part of my point is if you want master instruction you don't have to find it
at a traditional institution (they want you to think that but that is not
fact) as a matter of fact you probably wont. i speak from the experience of
being at two tony schools and my 'master' instruction came far outside the
ivy walls when during a transfer year i worked for the office of charles and
ray eames - i learned more there in that year then i did in six at 'college'
and ten working. at top and lesser known institutions what are the odds of
getting a true master at that level today? very very slim. each institution
attempts to have a 'star' on staff to attract students because students mean
tuition but the odds of having a master mentor like eames or hoffman (who
btw was ray eames teacher) in ones college career today are extremely rare
(and this is at the tune of six figures and mostly lack of employment
afterward.)

this is where the 'cost to value' ratio comes in. my main point? do we
create our own reality? yes. does it mean that all artists teaching are
failed artists? no. will this scenario continue? of course but forgive me if
my point was not clear.

regards,

james linza
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