Ceramics
Ceramics studio courses at Auburn cover a wide range of processes and techniques in pottery-making and clay sculpture, and offer students a broad perspective on contemporary practice in the discipline of Ceramics. Introductory classes offer experience in clay modeling and construction, in casting, and throwing on the potter’s wheel. Intermediate and advanced courses encourage the student’s individual exploration of utilitarian and/or sculptural pottery work, and sculptural work in a range of styles and approaches. For those with a particular interest in the area, the 4-course Ceramics sequence prepares the student for the Senior project in Ceramics, and leads to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in ceramics.
Ceramics studios, housed in the 3-D Arts Building on the west edge of campus, are spacious and well-equipped. There are separate studios for introductory and for advanced students, for plaster working and for glazing. We have 20+ potter’s wheels, 2 pugmills and 2 claymixers, 30 and 50 cubic ft. gas-fired kilns, 2 large electric kilns, a slab roller, and a hydraulic clay press. We also have a large covered patio for raku firing and experimental firing processes.