238: New Zealand Week: Tatyanna Meharry and Gwen Parsons on NZ's distance Learning program

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Tatyanna Meharry and Gwen Parsons. A large part of
our interview focuses on Otago Polytechnic's Diploma in Ceramic
Arts program, which is a distance learning program with satellite
campuses across New Zealand. Tatyanna is the head of the
Christchurch satellite, where she facilitates a two-year program
guiding students through the ceramic’s curriculum, and Gwen is
currently a second-year student in the program. In the interview
we also talk about the history of ceramic education in New
Zealand, diversifying the income of a business, and rebuilding
Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes. For more information on
Tatyanna and Gwen search Studio 380 on Facebook. For more
information on the distance learning program visit
www.ceramicsnz.org/Education/Education.cfm.


 


This interview is part of a New Zealand series taped in April and
May of 2018. I want to send a special thank you to the Ceramics
Association of New Zealand for their support in making the
series. To join the association, or to subscribe to their journal
Ceramics New Zealand, visit www.ceramicsnz.org.


 


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