Tableware
3DCR226-01/NC02X6-01
Start Date
09/13
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Room
Collins 203
End Date
12/13
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
Credits
3
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 well as experienced workers to expand their vision and portfolio.
Early registration is recommended for on-campus classes. Please check massart.edu (see link on the upper right corner of the page) for current COVID protocols. Indoor masking and vaccination (and booster if eligible) are required. Please complete this Vaccination Attestation before attempting to go to campus.
Out of Class Time Studio Access
Access hours will be limited to Thursday and Friday evenings, some daytime hours, and weekends.
Specific days and times will be posted at the start of the semester.
This class has ended.
Ben Ryterband is Professor of Ceramics at MassArt where he has taught since 1974. Between 1969 and 1970 he was a potter’s apprentice in Japan. Since that time he has exhibited in galleries and colleges nationally and most recently received first place awards in Massachusetts State of Clay exhibitions. Ben received his BA from Antioch … Read more
Other Courses We Recommend
Exploring the Stitched Mark
In this class students will work from found images and/or drawings of their own to explore mark making with the needle. Through embroidery stitches from basic … Read more
