Ceramics
The Ceramics Area shares the Art Annex Building with the Sculpture Area. While there is a healthy interchange between the areas, each operates independently in their own portion of the building space. In the Ceramics Area we have a large classroom containing 15 potters wheels and ample worktables for hand building. The wheels are a high quality mix of kick and electric models. The classroom is also equipped with two slab rollers and two extruders. Kilns are constructed during kiln building sessions and students participate in the design & construction.
Graduate student John Simmons during final student critique.
All manner of clay work is encouraged in the Ceramics Area at ETSU. Utilitarian, sculptural, decorative and conceptual directions are all equally valued. Interdisciplinary and collaborative research with other areas can be pursued.
We offer the MFA and BFA Degree with a concentration in Ceramics and also serve a wide range of students concentrating in other disciplines who elect to study Ceramics. Our BFA and MFA students receive a personal space in the studio and mount their own one-person exhibition in their final semester.
Facility and Equipment Highlights
Indoor Kiln Area
• Six electric kilns of various styles and dimensions
• Fully stocked clay mixing and glazing room with two clay mixers and pugger
• Well stocked glaze room
Outdoor Kiln Area
• Gas fired reduction kiln
• Gas fired soda kiln
• Wood fired salt kiln
• Wood fired hogagama kiln
• Raku kiln
• Pit firing area
Faculty
 | Don Davis davisdr@etsu.edu, was a full time studio potter for over 25 years in Asheville, NC with work in many collections, including The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, and The International Museum of Ceramics in Alfre, NY. He is the author of "Wheel Thrown Ceramics" and is represented by Blue Spiral Gallery in Asheville, NC, and Signature in Atlanta, GA. |
