chunkolini
celebrity artiste
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An update on this one.
I started offering sculpture making workshops just over a year ago, initially thinking of helping people who can weld getting in touch with their creative side.
Ran a few but not many, then this year it has got really busy, it seems that people are bored with the keyboards and PC's and wanting to get their hand into some manual work.
I have been amazed at what has gone on.
This guy had never seen a welder or raw steel in his life, he works as a marine biologist and fancied a school of fish swirling round in the water.
Amazing, by the end of the day I was sat around picking my nose as he shaped and welded his piece of work.
I had another guy, an IT droid, again never seen a welder, in 5 minutes he was fillet welding 1.2mm sheet on to 4mm strip, just showed him what to do and he was off. He said 'well you showed me what to do'
Another guy had been through 'things' and needed to try the creative thang. Fantastic, possibly a reflection on the last couple of years.
I have had a few couples in it's great when 'she' picks it up and he cant. I even had a lady sent over from a Germany on a mystery trip for two days. She went back with a shopping list including Mig welder and plasma cutter. That will teach hubby to send her away.
I have a retired couple of engineers booked in in a while, she was building submarines, he was building aircraft. they thought it was hilarious when I said 'are you wanting me to show you how to work badly' eg no measurements, no engineers drawings, no angles just shapes and lines and if it looks right it is right.
I think it is great that in these times of doom and gloom people are looking at creativity and wanting to learn new skills.
Watching somebody with no background in this game getting stuck into it gives me a real buzz as well. I used to teach creative activities in my old job, reminds me of what I used to like about it.
Chunko'.
I started offering sculpture making workshops just over a year ago, initially thinking of helping people who can weld getting in touch with their creative side.
Ran a few but not many, then this year it has got really busy, it seems that people are bored with the keyboards and PC's and wanting to get their hand into some manual work.
I have been amazed at what has gone on.
This guy had never seen a welder or raw steel in his life, he works as a marine biologist and fancied a school of fish swirling round in the water.
Amazing, by the end of the day I was sat around picking my nose as he shaped and welded his piece of work.
I had another guy, an IT droid, again never seen a welder, in 5 minutes he was fillet welding 1.2mm sheet on to 4mm strip, just showed him what to do and he was off. He said 'well you showed me what to do'
Another guy had been through 'things' and needed to try the creative thang. Fantastic, possibly a reflection on the last couple of years.
I have had a few couples in it's great when 'she' picks it up and he cant. I even had a lady sent over from a Germany on a mystery trip for two days. She went back with a shopping list including Mig welder and plasma cutter. That will teach hubby to send her away.
I have a retired couple of engineers booked in in a while, she was building submarines, he was building aircraft. they thought it was hilarious when I said 'are you wanting me to show you how to work badly' eg no measurements, no engineers drawings, no angles just shapes and lines and if it looks right it is right.
I think it is great that in these times of doom and gloom people are looking at creativity and wanting to learn new skills.
Watching somebody with no background in this game getting stuck into it gives me a real buzz as well. I used to teach creative activities in my old job, reminds me of what I used to like about it.
Chunko'.
