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The Ceramics area supports the creative and
expressive use of clay through a broad range of approaches, including
installation, performance, mixed media, large-scale commission sculpture,
time-based media, papermaking, printmaking, painting, silkscreen, and other
processes. Whether your interest is sculptural,
painterly, or functional, versatile clay brings something special to this
intersection of media and processes. Look forward to an in-depth ceramic
experience that will reinforce practical connections and aesthetic perspectives
applicable to all artistic pursuits.Previous Course Offerings
Below are previous course offerings for the Ceramics area. Students must visit mySMFA to see current offerings and register. Students in the undergraduate, graduate, Studio, and
Post-Baccalaureate certificate programs may also take Continuing Education
courses for credit.
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| Ceramics Foundation I / CER 1011 |
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| This course, an introduction to the sculptural, painterly, and functional approaches to ceramics, will explore techniques in wheel throwing and construction for hand building. We will examine the basic use of fire, glaze at low and high temperatures, and raku. For beginning through advanced students. |
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| Clay/Ceramics II / CER 2012 |
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| Ceramics: Wheel Throwing / CER 2036 |
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| This course-for beginning throwers or those with very little experience-will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of wheel throwing techniques and different firing and glazing methods, including raku and soda/salt firing. In addition, we will cover the use of low-fire terracotta clays as well as high-fired stonewares and porcelains. |
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| Images On Clay / CER 2051 |
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| Tired of your work vanishing into cyberspace when the power is turned off? Use the tools of the twenty-first century to make your work withstand water, fire, biological, and material decomposition beyond the thirty-first century. This course is an introduction to clay as a three-dimensional canvas for photographers, printmakers, ceramists, and painters working with imagery in two dimensions, as well as students needing a shapeable and reproducible element for installation or performance. The Mac computer and screen-printing, laser toner, and decals will be utilized to transfer to clay your working images as drawings, paintings, video stills, photographs, or computer generations. We will develop suitable clay bodies, glaze palettes, and firing strategies, as well as construction, modeling, and carving techniques. Knowledge of basic photography, video, computer, screen-printing, or ceramics will be helpful, but not required. This course is not a substitute for a more complete introduction to digital imaging, ceramics, or screen-printing. You will be expected to finish one introductory and a second, more involved project each semester. Ultimately, the class will enter unknown territory: the intersection of electronic media and clay as a durable vehicle for wall art, sculpture, vessel, functional container, mural or installation. |
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| Sensations and Cities: Sculpture and Installation With Clay / CER 4003 |
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| A Selective Hands-on Clay History Course: Part 1- Storytelling / CER 4006 |
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| A Selective Hands-on Clay History Course: Part 11- Decorative Arts / CER 4007 |
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| Visiting Artist / CER 4008 |
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| Mixed Media / CER 4011 |
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| Independent Ceramics / CER 4098 |
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