Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 10

ceramics
The Ceramics program provides a
community in which to discuss, exchange
and make ceramic art and pottery. Students
work in interactive studios shared with other
students and visiting faculty. Instructors
emphasize personal growth and artistic
discovery, with finished pieces representing
only a part of the process.
The Soldner Ceramics Center is comprised
of more than 10,000 square feet in three
buildings. The Lyeth/Lyon kiln building is
equipped with gas, electric and wood kilns
for both oxidation and reduction firings at all
temperature ranges.

Jeanne Quinn, Everything is Not as it Seems (detail)

Doug Casebeer, Teapot

June 7 - 11

June 7 - 18

practice of ceramic installation

Marilu Pelusa Rosenthal & Doug Casebeer   

Volumes in Volumes: the
Jeanne Quinn   

Ceramics Skill Levels:
Open to all – Students of any skill and knowledge level.
Level I – Students are new to ceramics and
have no formal training.
Level II – Students have a basic understanding of forming techniques such as throwing
and handbuilding. Students have taken one or
two ceramics classes or workshops.
Level III – Students have significant experience with clay forming techniques such as
throwing, handbuilding and modeling. Students are comfortable with ceramics equipment such as wheels, extruders and slab
rollers. Students are self-starting with some
formal training and have taken a minimum of
three classes or workshops.
Level IV – Students have advanced skills and
knowledge of the ceramics field. Students
are highly motivated, have a minimum of five
years experience in the field, and have a portfolio of their artwork. Typical students are academics and professional artists.
Contact Artistic Director Doug Casebeer
with questions at 970/923-3181 x238.
Another great
reason to join
NCECA...

NCECA members receive 20% off
all Anderson Ranch ceramics
2010 summer workshops!

NCECA, the professional association for the ceramic arts, provides
its members with continuing education, professional development,
exhibition, publication and presenting opportunities.

Skill Level: I - III
Skill Level: II - IV
Concept: Ceramicists shape space, traditionally
by making vessels. Contemporary ceramicists
are exploring installation, working with relationships between multiple objects. Explore
systems to make multiples and strategies to
construct meaning through their arrangement.
Key questions are: How do we construct an
object that holds its significance as a multiple?
How do we creatively combine the content of
an object and the context of an installation?
How does the material of ceramics work with
other media to create meaning?
Media & Techniques:  We use earthenware
and mixed media working primarily with handbuilding techniques and using simple mold
making techniques and templates. We explore
approaches to install objects in tandem.
Activities:  Activities include slide presentations, demonstrations, discussions and studio
sessions to make objects and installations.
Faculty: Jeanne Quinn earned her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and her MFA
from the University of Washington. She has
exhibited widely including the Museum of
Contemporary Art [