INTRODUCTION

There is broad mix of artistic abilities in the classroom, ranging from the first year college student fresh out of high school to the student who is coming back to college because they realize that they need to learn how to draw and design on a computer. For instance, a seventy-six year old woman who was a student in my digital photography class studied many years ago along with world-renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg at Black Mountain College. This soft-spoken woman had as much to say about art and photography as many professors in the field. Yet she wanted to challenge herself with what she referred to as "these new artistic technologies".

These more experienced individuals have a story to tell the fresh out of high school group. The younger students may have many years experience using computers and have no fear of using technology. This to me is what MCC is all about and what I love most about teaching here. You never know from one day to another, one class to another, where it will take you.