My Thoughts on Pam Sumner's Presentation

Muriel Holloway
1/24/2015
Business of Fine Art
Mark Ormond




Pamela "Pam" Sumner as she prefers, was a very great person to learn about and speak to. Her presentation listed all of the different types of skills and experiences that she learned as a student, artist, and person. Her slides were rich in valuable information that I found crucial. She described herself as a generalist and her progression in her career path shows just that. She taught us that things may not happen in a periodical order, and thats ok! Some things that you learn big or small, can always come back and be used in the future. There are constant opportunities around us, we just need to take them and run. Throughout the slide lecture she would take time to ask us questions about ourselves. These questions ranged from "Are you a generalist, why or why not?" to "What are your earliest memories of making artwork?" These questions may seem to be in a strange order, but during her presentation they made perfect sense. I believe that by asking ourselves these questions we can ultimately make the right decisions in choosing our career paths. And also having fun as we do so.