Ceramics

Handbuilding Studio

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 Jessica Stone

 

 Linda Walker

 

 Rebecca Smith

Program

Traditional and innovative forming processes are taught within a framework that relates to historical precedence and contemporary issues.  The educational experience includes the exploration of a wide variety of ceramic materials and processes.  Students are expected to create a body of work that displays strong technical, design and conceptual skills.  This work is displayed in the Capstone Exhibit at the completion of their ceramic studies.  Students are encouraged to join the Keramos Student Potter’s Guild which promotes professionalism through the support of a variety of activities including; Empty Bowls, annual student ceramic sales and trips to ceramic workshops and conferences.  

Facility

The Ceramic facility consists of over 7,700 square feet of newly renovated space and outdoor firing area.  All studios are well equipped and supplied with a wide variety of ceramic materials and tools for student use.  There are large separate studios for handbuilding and wheel techniques.  Graduate and advanced undergraduate ceramics majors are allotted private studio spaces.  The studio boasts a 20 x 55 foot, Kiln Room, a 20 x 20 foot Glaze Mixing Room with 20 x 35 feet of additional space allotted to glazing, a Mold Room, a well supplied Stock Room and a Clay Mixing Room.  Dust and fumes are controlled with modern ventilating and air-cleaning filtration systems.   

Ceramic equipment

7 Electric Kilns (5 computerized)
2 Tread Wheels, 1 Kick wheel
Crusader Updraft Gas Kiln (10 cubic foot)
Olson Updraft Gas Kiln (36 cubic foot)
2 Raku kilns
2 Electric Test Kilns
Slab Roller (24 inch” wide)
Ball mill
Spray Booth
Sand blaster
2 Soldner Clay Mixers
1 Peter Pugger De-Airing Pugmill
1 Brent Extruder
Slip-O-Matic Slip Mixer/Reclaimer
20 Electric Wheels (Brent, Soldner, Shimpo, Axner)
Reverse Action Slip Pump
Axner Jolly-Jigger

 

ceramics gallery

 

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Course Offerings

ART 305 Beginning Handbuilding
ART 343 Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel
ART 446 Intermediate Potter’s Wheel
ART 345 Porcelain and White ware
ART 448 Materials and Processes
ART 449 Ceramic Sculpture
ART 344 Primitive Ceramic Techniques
ART 447 Combined Processes
ART 451 Ceramics Advanced Studio Sequence  
ART 452 Ceramics Capstone