Thought for Food: Tableware
Lead instructor- Dave Deily
This course meets : Mondays, February 28- May 16
No class March 28
The skilled potter balances mind, eye and hands when she blends weight, scale, form and surface-the all-important considerations of great tableware. In this course you will use the potter's wheel and hand-building techniques to design functional tableware that is a pleasure to see and use. A fieldtrip to a local potter's studio will provide inspiration. At the conclusion of the course, the ceramics studio will host a dinner party using the pottery you made!
This course is open to all students.

Hot Pots: Raku Firing
Lead instructor session 4- Nicole Dezelon
Lead instructor session 5- Dave Deily
6-week course runs two times-
Session 4 meets: Tuesdays, March 4- April 5
Session 5 meets: Tuesdays, April 12- May 17
Do you have what it takes to be a Samurai in the studio?
This course will be packed with non-stop action. The Japanese firing process called Raku -inspired by the elements of earth, air, fire and water-offers up surfaces that can be shiny, matte, iridescent or crackled. Whatever effect you seek, this ancient method will deliver brilliant glaze effects and moments of surprise. The session 5 section of this course will be built around a residency with visiting artist Paul Wandless who is in residency at MCG April 12-15. His figurative work including clay and found objects revolves around childhood memories and the construction of autobiographical stories. Along with past MCG visiting artist James Watkins, he has recently co-authored a terrific book on Alternative Firings published by Lark Books.
This course is open to all students.

Flash and Flame: Soda, Wood and Alternative Firing
Lead instructor- Matt Clark
12-week course meets: Wednesdays, March 2- May 18
Get fired up! In this course you will explore how fuel sources and firing processes create dazzling ceramic surfaces. When mineral deposits in wood, salt or baking soda meet the silica in clay at very high temperatures magical molecular interactions occur. Join this course and you'll get to see the magic from the kiln where ceramic art and science meet.
This course is open to all students.

Scratch the Surface II
Lead instructor- Nicole Dezelon
12-week course meets: Thursdays, March 3- May 19
Continue on an exciting journey through the history of Ceramics. This course will explore the motifs and techniques of modern cultures. Travel through time with clay, create pottery inspired by varied traditions, and absorb it into your own contemporary ceramic voice. In this section we will explore the influence of the Arts & Crafts Movement, the Bauhaus and Abstract Expressionism on contemporary ceramics. Our theme will be "Form Follows Function". This course is open to all students.