This class will provide an introduction to ceramic art: historical and contemporary examples, the process of clay transforming into ceramic, and offer a hands-on exploration of wheel-thrown pottery. The pottery wheel is a wonderful tool for generating pottery forms. Students will learn to prepare the clay for use, center the clay on the wheel, open […]

An independent ceramic artist needs to know how to develop and fix glazes, and how to remedy faults. Join Ben to go that next step in learning about a variety of ceramic materials and the chemistry needed to develop and test ceramic glazes. Another aspect of glaze chemistry is knowing when to substitute materials. Gerstley […]