CERAMICS

The ceramics studio is located on upper campus apart from the art department. It is housed in a spacious 7,000 sq. ft. historical rock building constructed in 1939 by the WPA.

Attached to the studio is a fully weatherized 1,500 sq. ft. gas kiln room with a salt kiln, soda kiln, raku kiln and six additional gas fired kilns ranging in size from 20 to 80 cu. ft. The main studio is an open space divided into two separate areas for beginning clay students and intermediate/advanced students. Graduate students have their own studio space located along side of the main studio with 24-hour access.

Studio equipment includes two large spray booths, 15 kick wheels, 20 electric wheels, two slab rollers, a sand blaster, and two extruders. The remaining studio space is divided into a clay mixing room with a Soldner Mixer, Peter Pugger, Walker Pug Mill, Shimpo De-airing Pug Mill, a Bluebird mixer and a large dough mixer. Another room houses seven digital electric kilns and three digital electric test kilns. An adjoining area houses a glaze room with a generous supply of chemicals. The studio environment allows for an atmosphere of experimentation with either handbuilt or wheel thrown forms.