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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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| Ceramics Level 1: Wheel Throwing / CER 1020 01 |
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| Ceramics Level 1: Combined Methods / CER 1021 01 |
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| Ceramic Level II: Wheel throwing / CER 1022 01 |
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| Ceramic Level II: Workshop The Obje / CER 2010 01 |
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| 2D/3D / CER 2013 01 |
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| Materials Technical / CER 2030 |
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| Scopophlia / CER 2033 01 |
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| This course explores concepts of Scopophilia - "the love of looking" - as a key factor in the relationship between viewer and art object. Students will be exposed to the theories of Freudian and Lacanian psychological development, focusing on the "Mirror Phase" and the concept that sense of self is derived from the capacity to look, and to see ourselves through the eyes of others. The course will then trace the history of the "Male Gaze" in Western Art and Feminist theories that the ideal spectator is predominately male. Students will read relevant essays, have class discussion, and create work that addresses how an audience conscious artist can manipulate concepts of voyeurism. Students will be challenged to exploit "the love of looking" to enhance the dynamic between their viewers and their art. Open to all media and levels. |
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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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| Advanced Studio Projects / CER 3009 01 |
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| The Body Politic / CER 3010 01 |
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| Advanced Clay Seminar / CER 3025 01 |
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| Ceramic students will have an opportunity to participate in this seminar/critique format class with different combinations of faculty over several years. The seminar delves into the nature of clay as a material for current issues in art, process and idea generation. Individual presentations and dialogues will be seen as vehicles for personal and artistic growth. Advanced technical and career information and aesthetic critique are incorporated into the body of the seminar. This is an opportunity and challenge for artists of any discipline as well as those who have a working knowledge of the material to seriously investigate the potentials of clay. Instructor's consent required. |
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| Technical Ceramics / CER 4004 01 |
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Materials Technical: This class will cover a wide range of technical aspects of the ceramic process including creating glazes, clay bodies, kiln firing, kiln construction and a range of additional ceramic techniques like mold making and slip casting. Where applicable experiments will be project based.
Suggested prerequisite "Ceramics Foundation" |
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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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| Directed Study / CER 4072 01 |
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This course is for ceramics students who wish to explore their work independently under the guidance of an instructor.
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