Ceramics

The Ceramics program teaches skills that allow students to become increasingly self-sufficient as artists. Once basic techniques are learned, students are challenged to expand their notions about how clay can be used, and understand their reasons for expressing themselves with it. The department is inclusive of both sculptural and functional approaches to clay (students are expected to develop a full vocabulary of skills before focusing on any particular one). Basic skills that are taught include throwing, handbuilding, moldmaking, clay and glaze chemistry, kiln building, and a wide variety of firing and surfacing methods.