Schmooze

Earlier this semester Susan Goethel Campbell came to my Alternative Processes in Fibers class to give us a presentation about her work. Since I was also in the Weaving class right after alt processes, I was able to stick around after class and join in on a discussion she had with several other students about what to do after your undergrad.  This was extremely informative, and definitely worth being almost an hour "late" to weaving. During this discussion she mentioned that she had once needed several girl scout cookie plastic containers for a piece, and how difficult it was to find them when they weren't actually on sale. I told her that I work for the Girl Scouts and that if she ever needed any more containers to just let me know, I could definitely get them. The next day I stopped by to help with the instillation of her piece in the UNT Dye Garden. Overall it was just really great to get to meet her, and talk with her. I really think that these schmoozing kind of things have to happen naturally, and this felt so natural I almost forgot about it in the context of this class.