Explore personal ideas in clay through hand building, wheel throwing, mold making and more. Get lost in the endless possibilities of the glaze and kiln room. Hone your skills and fill your cupboards with original ceramic ware.
This class is fully enrolled.
Design and fabricate individualized place settings, serving dishes, teapots, and vases. Employing hand-building, the potter’s wheel, plaster molds, and various kiln-firing techniques (stoneware, soda, low-fire) students are able to create pottery that is useful as well as personally expressive. Frequent demonstrations, lectures, and dialogue with the instructor enable beginners as … Read more
Start Date
01/22
Meeting Day
Mondays
End Date
05/06
Faculty
Ben Ryterband
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
In this course we enter the complex world of subtle relationships found within three dimensional portraiture, developing an anatomical and observational understanding of the human head and bust. Students explore ceramic portraiture experientially using the primitive technique of coil building the head and shoulders as a vessel, the surface of … Read more
Start Date
01/22
Meeting Day
Mondays
End Date
03/11
Faculty
Kristin Powers
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0
This course introduces a variety of concepts and techniques used in contemporary ceramic object-making. Demonstrations and studio activities include hand building, mold making and wheel working. Each student researches and designs a series of pieces which reflect their personal interests. Projects may include work in tableware, sculpture, or designed objects. … Read more
Start Date
01/23
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
End Date
04/30
Faculty
Janna Longacre
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
