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This course will provide a platform for experienced students to further their technical understanding of ceramics through lectures and hands on experimentation.
Lectures will focus on gas and electric firings and ceramic materials and processes. Students will have the opportunity to mix and test new glazes and clay bodies as well as trouble shoot issues with the studios current glazes. This course is intended to be a brief introduction to ceramic materials and different ways of working and therefor class time will not be dedicated to personal projects.
Programs taking place online:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Programs taking place in our NYC facilities:Please read our safety guidelines before visiting our building.
Programs taking place online and in our NYC facilities:Please select which experience you wish to participate in when registering. Online participants will be emailed an access link after purchase. In-person participants should read our safety guidelines before attending the program.
Gustav Hamilton received a BFA from the University of Montana and his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Prior to moving to New York City he was a Visiting Professor at Colorado State University. His sculptures and paintings exist as auto-fictitious objects where real life events merge with fictional narrative. In this space of total authorship family heirlooms have as much relevance as imagined encounters with Jerry Seinfeld.
Advanced Ceramics
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