Mark Pharis, Vase
September 10 – 28
Studio Intensive:
designing pottery forms
Mark Pharis
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III
Elevate your ceramic craft and expand your
artistic perspective in a workshop that focuses on hand
building utilitarian forms. In this evocative workshop, we
consider ideas surrounding function and process from
the perspective of both throwing and hand building.
We look at the pragmatics of functional and conceptual
perspectives associated with pots, and we investigate
the relationship between 2-D patterns and 3-D form,
discussing ideas, symbol, metaphor and the meaning of
process.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: We work with earthenware
clay and make slips, sigillata and low-temperature glazes.
Our time together includes hand building demonstrations,
making paper patterns, an introduction into computer-
aided design (CAD), and simple mold making.
ACTIVITIES: Monday, Wednesday and Friday include
morning and afternoon demonstrations and lectures
introducing students to glaze chemistry, computer-aided
design and ceramic work from the Bauhaus and the RAM
process. Students can expect discussions and exercises
that facilitate the development of visual language,
and should be open to constructive discussion and
conversation.
FACULTY: Mark Pharis studied ceramics at the
University of Minnesota. In the summer of 1973 he
set up a pottery studio outside Houston, Minn., where
he produced work until 1989. In 1985, he joined the
Department of Art at the University of Minnesota as
a faculty member. Mark served as the chair of the
department from 1998 until 2004 and as Associate Dean
from 2005 through 2008.
CONCEPT:
TUITION $1,475
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student
feedback from
2017 workshops
“Words certainly feel futile for expressing
the abundance of gratitude I feel towards the
Anderson Ranch family. No experience I have
ever had in my college career has come close
to paralleling the innovation, growth, and
nourishment I experienced here. I am leaving with
new skills, new confidence, and new friends.”
TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $2,075
REGISTRATION FEE $45
CODE C1518-18
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STUDIO FEE $245
ENROLLMENT LIMIT 14
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