Ceramics Sale!

Tomorrow's the day. Not only is it the opening night of DAAPworks, but also our ceramics sale opens up at 5pm in the Ceramics Studio, Room 4300 DAAP.

Don't miss out on all the awesome work for sale and don't forget to also check out the seniors final work in the Reed and Meyers Galleries.

Sale schedule:

Tuesday, June 5th- 5-8pm

Wednesday, June 6th- 2-6pm

Thursday, June 7th- 2-6pm

Friday, June 8th- 2-5pm

Saturday, June 9th- 10-1pm

Kuldeep Malhi

Kuldeep Malhi uses repeating forms in a way that I think Kevin may find familiar with his domes. Malhi utilizes this cross between ceramics and architecture to create a rather tactile, vertical environment. 

Senior Thesis/DAAPworks show is coming up for all the seniors in the studio. This postcard gives a sneak peek at whats to come in the Fine Arts exhibition.
We are all sure the ceramics students will shine in the show, so tell all your friends and family!

It "Seams" to Make Sense.

 Ceramicist Monika Patuszynska uses the slip casting method in a nonconventional way. It is almost impossible to create a mold that does not create parting lines on the clay positive. Most artists spend tons of time scraping and sanding them down. Monika does just the opposite. She goes as far as to destroy her mold to create these lines, smashing them into various fragments to then piece them back together with jagged edges that resemble the profiles of rocks jutting out from the sea or mineral formations from desert lands. 

I think current senior Alana Burfield could find a lot of inspiration from this nationally known artist.

Russell Ferguson  - foundations professor at the Kansas City Art Institute talking about quality in art.

Sara Paraskeva-Beauty and the Wheel

Looking for contemporary ceramic arts? Specifically a wheel thrower? Look no further than Sara Paraskeva.


For anyone who has thrown on a wheel, ceramic artist Sue Paraskeva shows the beauty of it, every step of the way. With simple techniques and traditional tools, watching her video makes me want to learn how to throw.








check out her video here and be amazed:
http://vimeo.com/37672446

Hand & Eye Studio

Hand & Eye Studio is one of the many small industry ceramic designers around the world. This UK based team pairs design with manufacturing, but never takes the human hand out of it.

 The guys at Hand & Eye Studio take design principles and fuse them with the physical process of making. This not only allows for experimentation and accidents, but a reunion with handmade objects.

Their simple shapes, simple glazes, and simple function is not far from what we do at DAAP. Using this studio as an example, extending our skills can make a profit, and shows how people around the world are doing it.



check out their website at:
http://handandeyestudio.co.uk/information/

Domes in the dark room

First time photographing my shapes. The paper was a little dirty, but this was just a test run.

the LIGHT show (opening night)

Some choice iphone picks of the opening... Kind of hard to see the work, but nice to see a crowd on the first day of classes.

some lithophane love

Lithophanes made in the tile special studio - Winter 2012. Made possible with so much help from the RPC and Mr. Aaron Rucker.

link to the Blair Museum of Lithophanes here

teamwork makes the dream work

What we do on our "free days". Keeping this department running since 2008.