Images of Recent Work

Blue Garden (front), stoneware, 24” x 19” x 16”, 2024

Blue Garden (back), stoneware, 24” x 19” x 16”, 2024

 

Golden Pillar (view 1), stoneware, luster and candle, 20” x 7”, 2024

Golden Pillar (view 2), stoneware, luster and candle, 20” x 7”, 2024

 

Lost Garden (front), stoneware, 22” X 16” X 7”, 2024

Lost Garden (back), stoneware, 22” X 16” X 7”, 2024

 

White Vessel No. 3 (view 1), stoneware, 9 ½” x 13”,  2024

White Vessel No. 3 (view 2), stoneware, 9 ½” x 13”,  2024

 

Black Vessel No. 1 (view 1), stoneware, 12”x 12”, 2024

Black Vessel No. 1 (view 2), stoneware, 12”x 12”, 2024

 

Self Reflection Vessel No.1 (view 1), stoneware and shards of pottery, 11” x 13”, 2024

Self Reflection Vessel No.1 (view 2), stoneware and shards of pottery, 11” x 13”, 2024

 

Garden Pillar (view 1), stoneware and candles, 22” x 7.5”, 2024

Garden Pillar (view 2), stoneware and candles, 22” x 7.5”, 2024

 

White Vessel No. 5 (view 1), stoneware, 12” x 13”, 2024

White Vessel No. 5 (view 2), stoneware, 12” x 13”, 2024

 

Double Bloom, stoneware, 13 “x 12” x 1”, 2024

Phloxy Lady, stoneware, 13” x 6” x ¾”,  2024

 

White Vessel No. 6 (view 1), stoneware, 16 ½” x 14”, 2024

White Vessel No. 6 (view 2), stoneware, 16 ½” x 14”, 2024

 
 

Wreath (Debris), cut paper, 18” x 24”, 2023

Wreath (Scavenger), cut paper, 18” x 24”, 2023

 

Flower Shield (front), stoneware, 24” x 12” x 6”, 2023

Flower Shield (back), stoneware, 24” x 12” x 6”, 2023

 

Winged Shield (front), stoneware, 22” x 9.5” x 5”, 2023

Winged Shield (back), stoneware, 22” x 9.5” x 5”, 2023

 

Wandering Shield (front), stoneware, 22” x 12” x 6”, 2024

Wandering Shield (back), stoneware, 22” x 12” x 6”, 2024

 

Blushing Shield (front), stoneware and lipstick, 21.5” x 15” x 7”, 2024

Blushing Shield (back), stoneware and lipstick, 21.5” x 15” x 7”, 2024

 

Epiphany (A Small Passion), stoneware and lipstick, 23” x 12” x 10”, 2024

detail

 

Hot Lips, stoneware and lipstick, 16” x 11”, 2024

Passion Flower, stoneware and lipstick, 7” x 1”, 2024

 


 

Student Images

 

CER 1001 - Fundamentals of Wheel Throwing Course

Fundamentals of Wheel Throwing: Zach Van Den Berg

Assignment: Wheel Thrown Sculpture – Bowls and Dogs, 24” x 36” x 8”, stoneware, wood, brick, 2018

 

Fundamentals of Wheel Throwing: Moises Salazar Tlatenchi

Assignment: Create 6 wheel thrown plates with a story. Plates, white stoneware, 7” x 3/4”, 2017

 

Fundamentals of Wheel Throwing: Meg Billingham

Assignment: Make a collection of 3 thrown objects that have 3 thrown parts. Impractical Tea Set, porcelain, 2018.

Impractical Sugar Jar

Impractical Tea Jar

 

CER 1000 - Introduction to Clay

Introduction to Clay: Mavis Zhou

Assignment: Recreate your shoes out of clay and tell us their story. Untitled, 2019

Introduction to Clay: Alivia Moe

Assignment: Recreate your shoes out of clay and tell us their story. Untitled, 2019

Intro to Clay: Vel Lee

Assignment: Narrative Wheel Thrown Cups. “Nighttime Activities”, stoneware, 2021

Intro to Clay: Vel Lee

Assignment: Narrative Wheel Thrown Cups. “Daytime Activities”, stoneware, 2021

 

CER 1012 - On and Off the Wheel

On and Off the Wheel: Mavis Zhou

Assignment: Throw 20 objects and combine them into a cohesive artwork. Eyebowls, stoneware, 2019

Detail

Detail

 

On and Off the Wheel: Rene Morrell

Assignment: Utilize found ceramic objects and add your own ceramic work to create a new work of art. “Forbidden Feast of the Gleaners”, astro turf, found plates, ceramic, 2019

On and Off the Wheel: Erin Kim

Assignment: Throw 20 objects and combine them into a cohesive artwork. Untitled, stoneware, natural dyes, string, 2019

 

2010 - Vessel Construction

Vessel Construction: Andrew Boetje-Perez

Assignment: Create vessel intended for the wall. Untitled, stoneware, 2019

 

2035 - Independent Vessel

Independent Vessel: Brandon Leon
Assignment: Make a series of vessels that address the idea of death. “Fish Funeral”, stoneware and wax, 2020

 

Independent Vessel: Fawn Penn

Assignment: Create a vessel that address the idea of life - Still from Performance, porcelain, turmeric and fabric, 2019

 

Independent Vessel: Jayne King

Assignment: Create a vessel that address the idea of death – “The Acorn”, porcelain, 15” x 9”, 2019

 

CER 2035 - Clay and Culture

 

From Clay and Culture: Micah Sweezie

Assignment: Create a work about domestic or ritual objects – “Feast of the Sacred Heart”, porcelain and chopsticks, 8 ½” x 6” x 4”, 2020

 

detail

detail

 

Clay and Culture: William Morillo
Assignment: Create a work that addresses the body and the environment. Excerpt from “Night Jar”, 2021

 

From Clay and Culture: Sarina Swalm

Assignment: Create work about architecture and the environment – “Moments of Silence – Lamp Light”, Porcelain, 16” x 18” x 2”, 2020

 

From Clay and Culture: Emily Eagle Eye

Assignment: Create a work that addresses the ideas of domestic and ritual objects. Untitled, stoneware, linen, 2022.

 

From Clay and Culture: Leaf Silver

Assignment: Create a work that addresses the ideas of domestic and ritual objects. Tiny Kitchen, stoneware, 3” x 4”, 2020.

 

4900 - Senior Capstone

Senior Capstone: Eros Backus

Assignment: BFA exhibition. “I'm so sorry I completely forgot we had install today, I'll be back in five, I'm just gonna grab another coffee”, porcelain, slip, brass hinges, found table, 2024

Detail, porcelain and slip

Detail, porcelain, slip and brass hinges

 

Senior Capstone: Daniel Reed

Assignment: BFA Exhibition, “The Universe in the Shape of a Vessel”, 2024