Hello,

Just wanting your opinion on this. I have been attending various workshops, and getting tuition privately for the last 2 years. However, I wanted a qualification, and decided to apply to a university course in contemporary applied arts (being the only course with a qualifiaction where I live). The course tutor at interview said to me that what i had been doing so far was more skills based, and the degree focuses more on cutting edge pieces. Speaking with the students, none of them where actually working with precious metal, and most were working with materials such as string, wood, plastic, paper, and sometimes copper. The tutor wanted to make sure I was ok with doing more 'out there' pieces of work. I left feeling a bit looked down upon for doing what was mostly 'skills based'. Do you think it is good to have a qualification such as this, or is it just as beneficial to be self taught/trained one to one through workshop training etc.
You can see my work at www.carolinestokesberrylee.com

Thanks, Caroline