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Silkscreen class? Or not?
Jan. 31st, 2006 12:25 pmWhen I was in college I did a couple of silkscreens - photo transfers from my own photos - and I'm pretty clear on how they work. I was thinking of taking a class at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan but they started last week and the only one that's open is Friday nights from 7-10pm. It's also $615 and runs through late April.
What I'm really signing up for is access to their equipment - "Large-scale digital output is available." - but if that means that I won't be able to work or finish things I've started when the class is over then it's just frustrating. I could take that money and put it into a reusable setup in my home that doesn't have an end date.
There is the possiblity that I might learn something but my experience with these classes is that unless they are an overview, like the "alternative printing methods" I took a few years ago, then it's mostly just renting studio time.
And there's that Friday night thing which means we can't go away for the weekend.
I'm torn.
What I'm really signing up for is access to their equipment - "Large-scale digital output is available." - but if that means that I won't be able to work or finish things I've started when the class is over then it's just frustrating. I could take that money and put it into a reusable setup in my home that doesn't have an end date.
There is the possiblity that I might learn something but my experience with these classes is that unless they are an overview, like the "alternative printing methods" I took a few years ago, then it's mostly just renting studio time.
And there's that Friday night thing which means we can't go away for the weekend.
I'm torn.
