CER 603 001
Altering the Wheelthrown Form
June 8-June 21, 2008
3 credit hours
Instructor: Rob McClurg
Visiting Faculty: Jason Briggs and Donovan Palmquist
$150 Lab Fee
This course will combine the techniques of forming clay on the wheel, slab use, and clay pressed onto forms to fabricate elements for the student’s ideas. Surface textures will be investigated to further enhance the student works. Students will also have the opportunity to finish their work using a post reduction firing known as raku and other options of gas, high fire reduction glaze and wood firing.
CER 620 001
Site Specific Installations in Clay
July 6-July 19, 2008
3 credit hours
Instructor: Sadashi Inuzuka
$150 Lab Fee
This two-week course is a studio approach to ceramic installation. We will explore the natural surroundings of Ox-Bow and develop a site-specific body of work for outdoor installation. We will discuss the concept of installation, the meaning of site and the relation of work to it, the implication of creating multiples, beauty in nature, and the ecological issues that face the region. Students will create modular pieces in fired or unfired clay, and will explore several ceramic techniques and firing methods. Discussion, critique, and an exchange of ideas will enhance the focus on studio work.
CER 607 001
Object/Image
August 3-August 16, 2008
3 credit hours
Instructor: Israel Davis
$150 Lab Fee
This multi-level course explores the narrative power of objects and images in clay. Hand-building and wheelthrowing techniques will be used to create objects and figures to compose singular and installative works. Direct methods of screenprinting and transfer processes will be used to generate images on tiles and slab-built sculpture. The narrative will be approached through presentation and execution in a contemporary format. Group exercises, discussions, and journaling will be a major part of this course.