Semester:
Offered:
Dates: May 31 - August 2 (10 classes | 11 weeks)
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Level: Beginning - Advanced
Instructor: TBA
Course Description: This course will focus on coil-building vessel forms as much more than an introductory hand building process. Today increasing numbers of ceramists are coil-building and have found the method to be far more than an introduction to clay, but a technique for creative expression in ceramics with unique valu Coil building isn’t a fast process, and one must be mindful in ways that are quite different than working with slabs or throwing on the potter’s wheel. To coil well, one must slow down, focus, and feel the clay during every pinch. Today, given that our way of being is fast paced, and we are constantly plugged into technology and social media, once students settle themselves down into the process, they may find coil building to be a meditative process during which they can quiet their mind.
Materials List:
Basic Pottery Tool Kit
Apron
Sketchbook/Notebook
Tool Purchases:
Here is the list of available tools and materials at the Ceramics Program. You may also consider ordering from a local supplier (Sheffield Pottery, Amherst Pottery Supply or Portland Pottery). If you have questions, please email Ji-Eun Kim directly at jikim@fas.harvard.edu.
Course Fees: Your course fee covers use of all clays (terra cotta, midrange, and high fire stoneware, sculpture body, porcelain, and midrange casting slip), bisque firing, glazes, and glaze firing up to 6800 cu. inches for 11 weeks of kiln space, as well as 7-day access to the Ceramics Program and its equipment from the start date of your class through August 12th, 2022.
$125 for Harvard College Undergraduate Students; $375 for Harvard Graduate Students; $800 for Adult Community; Harvard Employee TAP Regular and Long Service - follow instructions in online registration system for pricing.
- Adult Community: 18+, General Public; Harvard alumni, fellows, faculty/staff, and post-docs who are not TAP-eligible; Harvard Extension School students; students from universities other than Harvard
- Harvard Employees eligible for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): TAP regular (employees worked less than 15 years) and TAP long service (employees who worked 15 or more years at Harvard).
- Harvard College Undergraduate Students: Currently enrolled students at Harvard College. This does not include Harvard Extension School Undergraduate Students. You must register with your Harvard email – we can arrange for an alternative email to be used for class after registration is complete.
- Harvard Graduate Students: Currently enrolled students in a Harvard University Graduate Program. This does not include Harvard Extension School Graduate Students.
Registration will begin at 11am on Tuesday, April 12th for Harvard Students; 11am on Wednesday, April 13th for Adult Community and Harvard employees.
Questions?
For questions regarding course content, policies, staffing or facilities, please contact Director, Kathy King.
For questions regarding registration, purchase of tools and materials, please contact Administrative Coordinator, Ji-Eun Kim.
For questions regarding electric kiln certification, materials, studio equipment and safety policies, please contact Operations Coordinator, Geoff Booras at gbooras@fas.harvard.edu.