Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006
Kathy Koop, Westminster College professor of art, recently presented a slide lecture of her work and participated in a two-day ceramic workshop at Manhattonville College in Purchase, NY.
"In these workshops, the presenters create the work they are known for and do a lot of talking about their process and their philosophy of creativity," Koop said. "Then they give a slide presentation of the development of their work over the course of their career. Dr. Paul Soldner, the person with whom I was working, is one of the most internationally famous' contemporary ceramic artists alive and a longtime personal friend. We are a team, working side by side to create pieces.
"These workshops are like a teaching mechanism, where the audience can learn from the demonstrators through open dialogue. The demonstrations are always rewarding, in that they provide a way to gain ceramic information and to share ideas."
Koop, who has been with Westminster since 1973, earned her undergraduate degree and master's from Indiana University.
Contact Koop at (724) 946-7267 or email koopk@westminster.edu for more information.
