FALL ADULTS: Combined Methods

INT/ADV     

Course Description:     
Break down the boundaries between handbuilding and wheelthrowing in this exploratory, project-based studio course. Designed to support students in developing and advancing their personal body of work, this class encourages experimentation and risk-taking through the integration of traditionally distinct ceramic techniques.

Students will work with a variety of forming methods—including throwing, coiling, pinching, and slab construction—to explore new ways of building both functional and sculptural forms. Emphasis will be placed on pushing material limits, rethinking processes, and using form as a site for expressive inquiry.

A series of thematic projects, responsive to the group’s interests, will offer structure while leaving room for individual interpretation. In addition to form-making, students will investigate surface through slip and glaze application, carving, texture, and layered resist techniques. This class is suitable for intermediate-advanced students.

 

Instructor: Corran Shrimpton
Corran Shrimpton is from Syracuse, NY and received her MFA from Georgia State University and her BFA from Alfred University. She has worked at a number of ceramic studios including The Saratoga Clay Arts Center in upstate NY, the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, FL the Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL, and most recently Mudflat Studios in Somerville, MA. Her work explores the restriction and contortion of women’s bodies required by... Learn More »
Age range: 
Adult
Students min/max: 
4/12
Duration: 
10 weeks
Day/time: 
Fridays, September 12 - November 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Dates: 
September 12, 2025
September 19, 2025
September 26, 2025
October 3, 2025
October 10, 2025
October 17, 2025
October 24, 2025
October 31, 2025
November 7, 2025
November 14, 2025
Location: 
Room 104
Cost: 
$605