ONE BLOW

Abstract

This work is based on an observation in context that analyzed processes, actions, products, in a direct interaction by the authors, as peers in the attendace of the Blown Glass Production Techniques Course, at the Professional Training Center for the Ceramics Industry, Marinha Grande . Assuming that research in art based on practice has contact with a specific context as a fundamental prerequisite, the dynamics of acquiring skills arise through “learning by doing”. The way in which the Blown Glass Production Techniques Course is organized constitutes a strategy for the acquisition of technical and creative skills, providing learning circumstances from a multiple and sensorial experience in a process that summons competences and produces meanings. To support and complement this analysis, surveys were carried out focusing especially on qualitative aspects. Data was collected regarding: the level of difficulty of the training; the degree of pertinence of the contents; the mobilization of knowledge from other disciplines; to the general perception of the craft and also to future application prospects. This experience carried out at the intersection Hands On, Hearts On, Minds On raised awareness of the requirement and complexity of the processes, changing the perspective on work that, as in many other situations, proves to be invisible. It thus made it possible to understand the work involved, the times and behavior of the material, as well as to deepen a creative vision of glass.