Center: ‘It’s a low-key type of place’
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glass, paper and photography
Each term about ft 5 classes are
offered In these areas
Students can purchase a day
pass for $1 50 or a term pass for
So The center also offers sp©
( ials for 55, such as tie-dying
and hike repair, and term spe
rials like wine basket-making
or seasonal crafts
Students con also go when
there is not a i lass and work on
their own
It is a wonderful place. Ness
said Students can go between
classes and work on a projei t
for an hour, or they can spend
hours working with some of the
supervisors on a long-term pro
gs t
All of the supervisors,
including the work study stu
dents, have a focus on wood
or jewelers , for example, she
said
People who regularly visit
the facilities know that instruc
tors and supervisors will
always lie around to help. Max
Nixon spends a lot of his time
helping students w ith their pro
|ects Nixon, who retired from
the University in 1 9B I after
about t() years as a jewelry pro
fessor in the art department,
does not teach classes, but
works one-on-one yvith stu
dents to give them his full
attention.
"it is such a low-key- type of
place." Nixon said “You just
don't find this in a classroom
Art is so important to him
that after tie retired he offered
to come hot k to the University
to Work for tree so he could
keep the program going. That
dedii atioil shows in the wav he
works with students
Iluppert said Nixon is pretty
visible in the < enter and is very
helpful
Years after students have left
school, they remember Nixon
for Ins work People will stop
him and reminisce about past
projects That presents Nixon
with something that is much
better than money. he said
“It gives me a really good
charge that y ou can do some
thing with and individual that
will have such a lasting effect."
he said
Some of the employees of the
Craft (.enter are more than just
instructors. Trank Cosar, who
works in the ceramics area,
spends his free tune working
on personal pro jet ts Now he is
creating dragon intente burn
ers for a company that wants
250 hv Christmas
This project is very labor
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John Kocan, a medieval studies and history double-major, works on a
Celtic harp In the wood shop
intrusive, he said
It will take me the better
part of my free time tins week
to make 40." (iosnr said.
(■osar, who has a master of
fine arts degree from the
University, began working in
tile i enter after he got his
degree. It is a good way for hint
to get teaching experience and
work with students, lie said
But one of the best parts of
the job. besides the people is
the oportunity to mess around
in so many different crafts
Ness said that is one of the
special things about the organi
zation the piethm a of i r 'Its
students can learn through tin
classes and on their ow n
And all of the supplies need
ed for most of the projects -ire
available for use or purchase at
the center, Ness said Wood,
tools, clay and T-shirts are
handy for students using the
facility
"We trv to make it so they
i an walk in and not have to
buy anything." she said All
they need to bring is motiva
tion "
And 1mm a use ilit! organization
is nonprofit, all of the materials
are reasonably prised. Ness
said.
All of the equipment is free
with the purchase of a day pass
or n membership although
supervision and permission is
needed for some of the fleas y
machinery, stu h as tin- films
torch
Though Ness characterizes
some of the equipment as prim
itive. the renter is able to pur
chase ness machinery period i
rally svitii money left over from
this budget
“We have a svisii list and if
svw have money left over at the
end of the year sve buy a piei e
of equipment, Ness said
Other equipment comes vm
donations from the community
1'svo years ago a person who
yvas working for ail art supply
company donated a box of
< allgraphy pens. Ness said peo
ple at the i raft center were so
pleased that the students would
be able to use the pens on pro
ps ts
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