{"id":13638,"date":"2024-08-22T09:28:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/?p=13638"},"modified":"2024-09-03T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:29:53","slug":"life-in-clay-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/life-in-clay-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in clay world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have a lot of faculty members here at St Petersburg College, some of which who are new and others who have stuck around longer. A perfect example of the latter is one of our professors Mckenzie Smith. Professor Smith is well known for his renowned ceramic skills. Despite that, we decided that he deserves a chance in the spotlight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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McKenzie Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What made you choose ceramics as a career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started with music, but i grew to really admire the magic of ceramics. I really like working with the elements. I started out ceramics as a hobby and wanted to make these horns out of clay for my music classes. Eventually, my love for clay grew from there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you start teaching at SPC?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started as a tech here, then they eventually wanted me to teach because Kim Kirchman didn’t want to teach in one summer semester. So I ended up taking over for her.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any hobbies outside of work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to sail, I grew up on the water as a kid. I feel quite comfortable on the ocean<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a lesson or a memory that has stuck with you throughout all of your years of teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In North Carolina I had classes from a guy. I came in as a work study student. They expected us to take care of the studio. It was quite laborious work! If they wanted me to drive to the airport to pick up clay I would do that. I was studying at the Penland school of crafts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you show us what was your most favorite ceramic creation that you have made?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve made many pieces, however each piece I’ve made each had very subtle differences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes teaching satisfying to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When students feed you with their want and passion to learn. It’s the little moments when they finally catch on to a concept, like their own lightbulb moment in a way.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there was a movie or a tv show that you would like to forget and watch again like it was the first time, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The movie I’d see again is an Indian (India) movie called the Lunchbox. It’s a wonderful story about two people connected through the Walla’s who deliver lunches to workers in India.\u00a0<\/em>
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What was the most difficult experience you’ve had in your teaching career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had an experience in graduate school where I got a summer job at an art camp for high\u00a0\u00a0school students and it went sour. The director and I did not see eye to eye and were supposed to teach for 2 summers. The director called me when I got back to UF and said not to come back the next summer.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where would you like to travel too one day?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to travel back to Japan. Japan is known for the ceramics made there. I would like to travel there visiting potteries throughout the country.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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