Ceramics Oregon State University

We prepared this manual to provide you with a basic knowledge of cast ceramics.

Ceramics oregon state university. For complete lists of all materials used in oregon 4 h projects including record sheets and exhibit documents visit the oregon 4 h projects webpages. All clay used in the osu craft center ceramics studio must be purchased from the osu craft center available at the front desk. Membership is open to osu students faculty staff and the general public. The craft center offers a wide variety of classes every term.

He completely fell in love with the art form and subsequently completed an art degree at oregon state university osu with an emphasis in ceramics and began to actively create functional art for people to use and enjoy. Members must clean up after themselves this means. The ceramics emphasis area in the department of art at the ohio state university is one of the oldest most complete and diverse programs in the country. The studio also has a kickwheel handbuilding space and a range of handbuilding supplies wedging tables a slab roller a pug mill and an assortment of high fire glazes.

The craft center complements and augments the educational opportunities available at oregon state university. Ceramics may be pottery brick enamel glass sewer pipe tile terra cotta etc. Welcome to 4 h ceramics. Oregon state university open search box.

The osu craft center ceramics studio is designed as a welcoming functional community space. There are 13 electric wheels including a wheel chair accessible wheel. Through each workshop session knowledgeable instructors will provide individualized guidance to develop techniques for wheel throwing hand building and glazing. Ceramics from beginning to experienced students the craft center s ceramics studio provides all the tools and instruction you need to create both fun and functional objects.

The staff consists of two faculty members a full time shop supervisor and visiting artists and lecturers who teach and interact with students throughout the year. Classes are taught by some of the finest local crafts people most classes meet for 2 5 hours per week over an eight week period and are limited to 10 students per class. Ceramics is defined as anything fired in a kiln. He is inspired by the colors and beauty of the oregon landscape and loves creating beautiful objects in both form and function.

Read more about an experimental assessment of using crack opening displacements to determine indentation toughness from vickers indents. Its history includes many artists important to 20th century ceramics. Indentation techniques in ceramic materials characterization ceramic transactions volume 156 p 83 91 2004 papers. The osu craft center offers well equipped studios and classes in the following areas.

A kiln is an oven or furnace in which clay products are baked. Cleaning all tools cleaning and putting the wheel back together turning the wheel off after use wiping work areas including the floor area if applicable the sink and glaze area and returning tools to the front.