This week in Introduction to Ceramics I demonstrated Slab construction to students. Each student will be constructing a Cylinder with texture on the exterior surface and they will also construct a Box with exterior texture to be turned in for grades. The classes will be working with slab for the next two weeks to give time to work to dry and for pieces that break.

Slab Constructed Box with texture, under glaze.

Slab Constructed Cylinder with under glaze.

Advanced Ceramics are finishing up Pinch Pots. Student now are constructing Teapots that are standard in size and function. Students will also build cups that match their Teapots. These projects will take up to two weeks to construct and dry.

Bone Dry Tea Pot.

Painting by Mrs. Ramberg. Oil paint, oil glazes, embroidery thread, hand sewing on canvas, 48 x 64. Sold to University of Kansas Endowment, Kansas City Missouri. I encourage my students to check out my website.  margaretramberg.com  Art is a passion and true enjoyment for myself. I love to share my knowledge and experience with my students. I always welcome visitor to my studio and commits about my work.

 (Pinch Pots)

Introduction to Ceramics are completing pinch pots this week. Next week, January 17 we will be glazing and underglazing pinch pots. Also Mrs. Ramberg will demostrating Slab construction. Students will be slab constructing cylinders and boxes with texture.

Here is just a sample of the many Pinch Pots that are being made here at Hayden. The Pinch Pots in the picture are drying waiting to be Bique fired.

Ceramics has Begun for 2012!

Spring Semester 2012 has begun! I am very excited to have a new group of 94 Introduction to Ceramics and Advanced Ceramic students to work with this semester. Intro. to Ceramics are starting off with pinch pots, using stamps, carving tools and texture tools. It is extremely exciting to see the work started and to see the progress through the semester with their technique. As the semester moves along students will be building larger pieces. All the work done in Intro is hand built pottery (pinch pots, coil, slab & pods).

Advanced Ceramics for the Spring semester of 2012 has many projects to get underway. The students are starting off constructing a functional Tea Pot. Internet research and planning occurs before construction begins with each student. Always exciting to see the Tea Pots! students will also construct two cups that go with their Tea Pots. This project is about 5 to 6 class periods to complete.

Example of Tea Pot from Internet Search.

Slab constructed Bowl.

Pinch Pots.

Pinch Pot with Marbled Clay.

Pinch Pots.