Industrial Artist and New Stanford Freshman, Beatriz Cuevas
2017-02-09T11:39:23-08:00
Right now we have our next generation of industrial artists heading back to school. We recently had a chance to catch up with one of our students Beatriz Cuevas and talk to her about how her industrial arts experience helped her get into Stanford University. Crucible: Hi Beatriz, can you tell folks a bit about how you got started at The Crucible? |
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The first class I took at The Crucible was blacksmithing. Honestly, I didn’t even know what blacksmithing was; I’d never been exposed to industrial art before. I remember I was really afraid in the beginning of the class because the small pieces of metal from hammering the hot metal rod were hitting my skin and it burned a little. I was so afraid, but after the first day, I got more comfortable with the hammer, the metal and the fire. I’ve also taken glass flameworking, jewelry, TIG welding, and the Art Bike class. Each class has been really fun. I especially loved welding and working with glass. Crucible: What are some of the different projects besides classes that you have participated in? I also participated in the Fuego! Internship program. Last year, I interned in the glass flameworking class. It was really fun because I got to help other students become better artisans while bettering my art skills in the glass medium. I made sure the class materials were set in the mornings, took students to break, and monitored the students during lunch activities. I learned how to better communicate with young people, and this skill really helped me this year, since I am an intern again. This year I’m an intern, but with a spin. I’m helping the current interns be interns. I lead some of the icebreaker and bonding activities everyday during our meetings. I’m working on improving my speaking skills in front of a group of people, which will help |