Session 2: October 26 – November 30 (6 classes)
Day/Time: Mondays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
Level: Beginning - Advanced
Instructor: Anne Eder

Course Description:

Boundaries between mediums and disciplines have become less distinct and more permeable as image makers increasingly turn to sculpture and installation as vehicles for self-expression, and those making three-dimensional work incorporate imagery. This class is a forum for experimentation with contemporary art methods of photography, mixed media sculpture, and installation. The focus will be on the pragmatic aspects of creating interdisciplinary work such as drafting

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Session 2: October 26 – November 30 (6 classes)
Day/Time: Mondays, 2pm - 4pm (EST)
Level: Beginning to Advanced
Instructor: Deighton Abrams

Course Description:

Clay’s responsiveness to touch makes it the ideal medium to sculpt both what we can see with our eyes and new forms that reveal what we can’t.  Through lectures and demonstrations, we will discuss a variety of techniques on developing individual creative approaches that students will then use to make a small body of work. Demonstrations will cover several technical considerations in making complex sculptural works with extra attention paid to making work in the home and transporting to the student’s own studio or to the Harvard studio for firing. If time allows, surface techniques with slips and underglazes will be discussed as well as planning for glaze firing.

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Session 2: October 26 - November 30th (6 classes)
Days/Times: Mondays, 10:00am - 12:00pm (EST)
Level: Beginner - Advanced
Instructor:  Steve Murphy

Course Description: For those with access to a pottery wheel at home or those happy to observe, this class for intermediate to advanced potters will explore size, form, refinement and surface. The instructor will provide demonstrations based on what forms and/or techniques students would like to improve upon during this class.

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Session 1: September 10 - October 15 (6 classes) SPACE STILL AVAIABLE!
Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm (EST)
Level: Beginning - Advanced
Instructor: Claudia Olds Goldie

Make the most out of the time away from the Ceramics Program by exploring paper as a sculptural medium. Create paper prototypes out of cut, rolled, folded and assembled paper. Some wet paper techniques such as embossing and papier-mâché will also be introduced. Students will view virtual demos, engage in class discussions, and have group and individual critique sessions.

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Session 2: October 28 – December 9 (6 classes)*

Day/Times: Wednesdays, 2:00pm - 4:00pm (EST)

Level: Beginner-Advanced

Instructor: Deighton Abrams

Explore the process of composing and carving relief blocks at home. Relief printmaking on blocks of linoleum and contemporary alternatives is a subtractive process, where the remaining surface area of the relief block can be inked and printed. The resulting block will not only be able used to print onto paper, but can also be impressed into clay or printed onto a clay form with ceramic slips and underglaze. Additional applications to other materials such as stationary and fibers will be explored as well. Guest instructor Darrah Bowden will share her process of using relief blocks onto plaster to create decorative clay slabs.

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Session 1: September 11 – October 16 (6 classes)* SPACE STILL AVAILABLE!

Session 2: October 30 – December 11 (6 classes)**

Day/Time: Fridays, 10:00am - 12:00pm (EST)

Level: Beginning – Advanced

Instructor: Multiple

The Harvard Museums and the Harvard Ceramics Program have been close collaborators in support of scholarly research of ceramic objects for many years. This course offers participants the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of historic ceramic objects from across the globe. Teams of conservators, curators, conservation scientists and/or scholars from the museums of Harvard will discuss their research of ceramic objects within the collection. Each class meeting will feature a different topic. Each session will feature six different presenters.

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Session 2: October 26 - December 5
Days/Times: Arranged with instructor. 1 hr. appointments
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Instructor: Steve Murphy

Course Description:  For those with access to a pottery wheel at home, Steve Murphy will work with you one-on-one on throwing technique, perfecting forms or challenging you to try new ones! A camera set-up that shows a view of you throwing on the wheel is required as well as access to Zoom. Before registering, contact Kathy King, Director at kking@fas.harvard.edu to arrange for a day/time that works for both you and the instructor. You will then be assisted in registering for the lessons. With permission of the instructor, additional lessons can be obtained.

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