KCAI Ceramics Department Exhibits in Los Angeles!

If you’re in Los Angeles this month, check out the Craft in America Study Center to view work from the Ceramics Department. Join Cary Esser, Ceramics Department Chair and Alum for the opening reception.

Andrea Martin Visits KCAI

Andrea Martin, "Lapware"

Andrea Martin, 2007 alum from the department, came to demonstrate her techniques and talk with students these past few weeks. She is a recent MA Design graduate from Central Saint Martins College of Art in London where she designed and fabricated her new line of dishes, Lapware. These ceramic vessels are formed to fit to the contours of the user’s body. They evoke warmth and familiarity, while referencing the shiny, cold, white surfaces of sanitary ceramics.

Where Are They Now?

Recent KCAI alumni get jobs, go to graduate schools and attend residencies.

Robert Wetherington is studio manager at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Robert Wetherington

 

Calder Kamin is gallery director of Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Missouri.

Calder Kamin

 

Casey Whittier is attending the MFA program at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Casey Whittier

 

Korla Luckeroth is attending the MFA program at the University of Minnesota.

Korla Luckeroth

 

Timo Fahler is attending the MFA program at UCLA.

Timo Fahler

 

Lauren Mabry is currently enrolled at the MFA program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Lauren Mabry

 

Tara Polansky is in the MFA program at Ohio State University.

Tara Polanskty

 

Scott Rosenberg is in the MFA program at the University of South Florida.

Bowie Croisant is a resident at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bowie Croisant

 

Tyra Forker is a resident artist at the Armory Art Center in Florida.

Tyra Forker

 

Molly Jones is a resident artist with John Glick at Plum Tree Pottery.

Molly Jones

 

 Daniel Teran is a resident artist at Pottery Northwest in Seattle, Washington.

Daniel Teran

 

This summer, Sean O’Connell was the 2009 Salad Days Artist at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.

Sean O'Connell

 

Julie Malen has joined the Urban Culture Project in Kansas City.

Julie Malen

 

Paul Storms is with the KC Clay Guild.

Paul Storms

 

Gabriel Reed is with the JET program, teaching English in Japan.

Gabriel Reed

Craft in America on October 7!

Last spring we were privileged to have the talented and admirable crew from Craft in America join us here at the KCAI Ceramics Department.  The episode, airing Oct. 7 on PBS, will be entitled “Process.”   The two-hour show will air nationally, including from 7 to 9 p.m. CT on KCPT, Kansas City Public Television. The second hour of the program includes a 10-minute segment about the strength of the KCAI ceramics program and features interviews with Cary Esser (’78 ceramics), chair of the department; Professor George Timock; Victor Babu, retired professor, and several KCAI students and alumni.

Craft in America will soon have a virtual exhibition up on their website. Click here to check it out.

The website also lists links to descriptions, photos and video footage of both KCAI students and faculty.
Click to view George Timock, Cary Esser, and students Liz Largent and Mihwa Im in action!

Visiting Artist Rain Harris Returns

Bauble, 2006

Rain Harris will be joining us here in the studio to demonstrate, critique and give a lecture about her work this week. It’s all a part of KCAI’s free weekly lecture series, “Current Perspectives” at 7 p.m., September 24 in Epperson Auditorium. Rain was last with us in the spring for critiques. We appreciate her feedback!

Farewell, Korla!

Korla Luckeroth

Laura Blumenberg

Hello there, Laura Blumenberg here. Our former talented blog hostess, Korla Luckeroth, has moved on to bigger and better things. She’s gone north to the graduate program at the University of Minnesota. We’ll miss you, Korla – good luck!
Meanwhile, I’ll be keeping you all up to date on the goings-on of Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics Department.
It’s going to be a really interesting and exciting semester, so stay tuned.

Misty Gamble Returns to KCAI Ceramics!

Misty demonstrating in Fall, 2008

Misty Gamble has returned to fill the spot of sculpture instructor while Cary Esser is away on sabbatical. Misty is just back from her residency at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. You can learn more about Misty at her web page www.mistygamble.com

Misty is currently instructing juniors on the craft of tile making while teaching the finer points of both studio and professional practice to this year’s seniors. We’re excited to have her back!

Craft in America Films KCAI Ceramics and Cary Esser’s Studio

Over the course of a week in February, Craft in America came to Kansas City and filmed a segment at the Kansas City Art Institute for their upcoming episode titled Process.  The episode will be aired as part of the Craft in America series and can be seen on Public Television. The film crew documented scenes of life in the studio as well as interviews with individual students, George Timock, and retired professor Victor Babu. While in Kansas City, Craft in America filmed the studio and processes of Cary Esser, the chair of the department.

For more information you can visit the official Craft in America website at http://www.craftinamerica.org/?.

Thermal Shock: KCAI Ceramics Exhibition, Spring 2009

Thermal Shock, the 2009 spring semester exhibition, showcased the hard-won pieces of the Ceramics Department. As always, this time of year was stressful, but the show went off without a hitch. All the undergraduates were able to see the fruits of their labor exhibited, some for the first time.

Here’s a little taste. Enjoy!

Anne Speelman, Senior

Anne Speelman, Senior

April Hernandez, Senior

April Hernandez, Senior

Eric Wolever, Junior

Julie Malen, Senior

Kara Fosler, Junior

Laura Blumenberg, Junior

Liz Largent, Senior

Paul Storms, Senior

Paul Storms, Senior

Sarita Mahinay, Sophomore

Timo Fahler, Senior

Tracy Schneitter, Senior

Calder Kamin, Senior

Matt Jorgensen, Junior

Paul Smith, Junior

Keith Simpson, Junior

Guest Artist Jen Woodin Gives Lecture and Student Critiques

Jen Woodin, who recieved her MFA in Ceramics from the University of Oregon and her undergraduate degree in engineering from Cal State University, Chico, came to KCAI in February and gave an informative talk about her work.  She was also available to give critiques to interested students in the ceramic department.  Woodin recently received a six-month artist-in-residence award from the International Ceramic Research Center in Skaelskor, Denmark. She is currently teaching at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver and is the artist/designer in residence there for school year 2008-09. Her current works explore the empathic connection between the vocabulary of industrial plumbing and human anatomy through the use of mass-produced porcelain objects.

digital image for a sculpture, Rhino software

basin, two views, porcelain and steel

vinyl plexiglass drawing

A Glimpse of Studio Life

To be completely honest, it is very hard to describe life as a ceramics student at the Kansas City Art Institute. A day usually begins with coffee to perk up from the long day before and get a fresh start to what lays ahead. Then, many hours will be spent laboring over the objects that you cannot help but love to create. By signing up it as if you are locked into a contract to devote most, if not all of your time to pursuing the ever growing relationship with making objects. The people who do not sign this internal contract unfortunately usually fade out. The rest grow strong with ceramic knowledge and establish a hardy work ethic.

One of the things that I appreciate the most from my time spent within the ceramic department walls is the drive and force that is installed within you, which begins in your first semester spent with sophomore instructor George Timock.  This vitality,  that formulates itself into a strong work ethic, can then be applied to everything you do. No matter what we do beyond here we will carry it with us.

Matthew Jorgensen, Junior

Barrett Leary, Junior

Ashley Morrison, Junior

New Work by Cary Esser

Cary Esser, chair of the Kansas City Art Institute ceramics department, recently showcased horizontal tile compositions that “simultaneously suggest organic yet geometric islands or hives” (quoted from the exhibition catalog essay by curator Marcus Cain). The sultry glazes used were mesmerizing, inspiring not only to ceramists but all other artists with her rich, juicy, and illustrious color palette. The exhibition, entitled Evermore: Pattern & Process displayed works by Esser and four other artists: Rachel Hayes, Chris Hyndman, Gerry Trilling, & Linda Wellner. It took place at the Kansas City Jewish Museum located in Overland Park ,Kansas.

"Landscape 1, 2008"

Kansas City Jewish Museum Gallery

Village Shalom

5500 W 123rd Street

Overland Park, Kansas 66209

Fall End of the Semester Ceramics Exhibition

Exhibition Poster

At the end of each semester, student exhibitions are presented to the KCAI community and the public. In the span of one week the studios are transformed from an intense work environment to a engaging critique space and, finally, into a formal exhibition. The departmental fall exhibition, Where There’s Fire, was held in the Kansas City Art Institute Stern Ceramics building December 5 – 7, 2008. Half the gallery space was occupied by student work juried by ceramics faculty Cary Esser, Misty Gamble, and Paul Donnelly, and the other half showcased senior thesis work.

After the exhibition, perched outside the department walls on the departments front lawn, are the monumental heads created by sophomores, many whom are in their first semester in the department.

Korla Luckeroth

Exhibition Poster

Mid-Semester Critiques

The week of October 13th we had our twice annual mid-semester critiques. The ceramics faculty – Cary Esser, Paul Donnolly, and Misty Gamble – met with each ceramics major for 20 minute individual critiques. During that time the students’ work thus far is displayed. Among the student and the faculty a thorough discussion then takes place regarding the work that has been accomplished and the potential there is in the work for further investigation. Here are some highlights from the week.

Another Delightful Evening at the Hoffmans

Two years in a row the ceramics department has been welcomed to an evening of dinner and art viewing at the home of John and Sharon Hoffman. The Hoffmans open their Kansas City loft once a year to a lucky group of students from the Kansas City Art Institute. The Hoffman’s extensive art collection is housed in three different locations, Kansas City, Aspen, and New York. This visit is particularly intriguing for ceramics majors because of the Hoffman collection’s emphasis on ceramic work, ranging from a Picasso vessel to a Van Briggle Lorelei vase. Besides eating and gawking at the marvels that their loft houses, the night always ends in a discussion led by Mr. Hoffman of the art world today and collecting. If you are not in the department you might want to think about dating someone who is, because guests are welcomed and it is definitely a must see event.

KCAI Ceramics Alumni Donna Polseno’s work in the Hoffman’s collection

Selection of works, including Akio Takamori, KCAI BFA ‘76

Selections of work in the Hoffman’s living room, including Kurt Wieser, KCAI alum

John Hoffman speaks to KCAI ceramics department students and faculty in his loft

Fall 2008 – Welcome Misty Gamble & Paul Donnelly!

We have the privilege of welcoming two new instructors to the department this fall, Misty Gamble and Paul Donnelly.

Misty Gamble, who is serving as George Timock’s sabbatical replacement, is teaching the sophomore figure course and a figurative elective course, Ceramic Skin. Misty has just completed a residency at The Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. After her stay with us, Misty will be heading off to West Palm Beach, Florida where she will be a resident at the Armory Art Center there. You can learn more about Misty at her web page www.mistygamble.com.

Paul Donnelly comes to us from New York where he recently finished up his Master of Fine Art from Alfred University. He was a resident at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA for several years prior to his graduate studies. Paul is a special appointment instructor at KCAI, teaching junior and senior studio, professional practice, and a fundamentals elective course. To learn more about Paul you can visit www.pauldonnelly.etsy.com.

Look for these two in the future.

Paul Donnelly

Misty Gamble

Student Work Spring 2008

Here is what the department has been cooking up this past semester.

Hannah Blackwell (Sophomore)

Bowie Crossiant (Special Status)

Timo Fahler (Junior)

Tyra Forker (Senior)

Calder Kamin (Junior)

Domonique Karwoski (Senior)

Melissa Lind (Junior)

Korla Luckeroth (Senior)

Byran Morris (Senior)

Casey Whittier (Senior)

Good Bye Blog Mistress Tyra….

Tyra Forker, the original writer for our department blog, has moved on. Recently graduating from the KCAI ceramics and art history departments, she has taken a resident artist position with potter John Glick ( not to be confused with John Gill, and Glick your pie is on its way) at Plum Tree Pottery in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

I, Korla Luckeroth, will now be taking over the blog duties of informing the world of all the exciting ceramic business that goes down here at KCAI.

Thank You, Tyra! – the ceramics department, the blog, and Poncho’s (the local Mexican eatery), will miss you.

Tyra Forker

Korla Luckeroth

Molly Hatch Demo

Molly Hatch

Molly Hatch came to KCAI on April 25th and demonstrated her throwing and mishima techniques for the ceramics department students. Molly recently recieved her MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder and recieved her BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. She is currently in New England working in her studio, getting ready for a 3 month Residency at Kohler this winter.

2008 McKeown Grant Awards

The McKeown Special Project Award was created to fund special artistic and research projects in the KCAI ceramics department. Students may apply for research-based travel or materials and supplies to support the creation of an otherwise cost prohibitive artwork. The application process mimics that of professional grant writing, offering students a skill-building experience in writing proposals as well as the opportunity to advance their work in studio and research.

The 2008 McKeown Grant was awarded to three students: Calder Kamin, Korla Luckeroth, and Casey Whittier…

Calder’s awarded proposal for the McKeown Special Project Grant was to investigate contemporary art in New York City looking into the artist’s discovery and the role of the Chelsea gallery by meeting with Lumi Tan, director of Zach Feuer Gallery. Witnessing the professional artists and their work as a commodity at the Armory Show, the international fair of new art. To see and read more on Calder’s trip to NYC…click here To learn more about Calder and her work (and listen to her interview with Lumi Tan) visit her website at www.calderkamin.wordpress.com

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Korla was awarded McKeown grant funds in both 2007 and 2008, “I have, with the help of two McKeown grants, been able to travel around and document historic rural architecture and farmland that are still in use and some locals that are on their way out. Some of the states and provinces I have had the chance to do photographic research in are Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.”  To read more about Korla’s “Rural Architecture” project, click here and visit her website at www.korlaluckeroth.com. Below are images from Korla’s 2008 trip…

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Casey Whittier was awarded McKeown grant funds, “With the help of her McKeown Grant funds I was able to spend my last semester at the Art Institute focusing on the process and construction of my pieces without the burden of dwindling finances. My McKeown Grant money allowed me to continue to refine my transfer process and image development, to begin testing and using a new translucent clay body, and to continue experimentation with lighting and installation as well as the integration of other mediums such as cloth, paper and ice into my work. I not only found more appropriate light sources for my pieces, I was also able to focus more on the relationship between conceptual content and the presentation of the work. Receiving a McKeown Grant was a great experience and challenge for me.”

Below are images of Casey’s work as a graduating senior…for more information on her work and process, check out her blog at www.caseywhittier.wordpress.com.

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Visiting Artist Val Cushing Comes to Town!

This past spring we had the wonderful pleasure of having Val Cushing give demos as well as individual critiques in the ceramics department.

Val Cushing received his BFA and MFA from the School of Art & Design in the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He taught at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana for 1 year before accepting a position at Alfred that would last for 41 years. At various times, he has taught in England, Norway, and Spain. He has taught summer programs at Alfred, Penland, Anderson Ranch, Peters Valley, Haystack and on the island of Maui where he taught for six weeks as the first artist-in-residence at the Hui Noeau. He has given over 250 lectures, workshops, and demonstrations that have taken him all over the United States, to Canada, Ireland, England and Japan. He is a Fellow of the American Craft Council and of NCECA (The National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts) where he was a founding member and a past president. He has received an artist’s grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, a Fulbright grant for teaching and research in Manchester, England, and artist-in-residence grants at the Archie Bray Foundation and at the University of Wolverhampton, England. He now works full-time in his studio in Alfred and continues to exhibit his work and do occasional lectures and workshops.

Cary Esser, Ceramic Department Professor & Chair

This is a detail shot of an interactive piece to be shown in November 2008 at Epsten Gallery in Overland Park, Kansas. These tiles are made of a fritware clay body developed from the frit paste used by Islamic tile makers, a clay body Cary has been experimenting with for several years.

Stay tuned for more information on the exhibition as fall approaches…

NCECA 2008: Alumni Party

KCAI Advancement hosted an annual reception at this years NCECA in Pittsburg for graduates, friends, and current students attending the conference.

Rain Harris, Meredith Host (KCAI ‘01), and Jo Kamm (KCAI ‘07)

Tyler Beard (KCAI ‘07 Special Status Student) and Daniel Teran (KCAI ‘07)

Jeremiah Jernigan (KCAI ’80s) and Richard Notkin (KCAI ‘71)

Ben Bates (KCAI ‘95) and his former student Mariko Brown (current KCAI sophomore)

Steven Roberts and Jane Shellenbarger, both KCAI class of 1993

Tyra Forker (KCAI ‘08) and Anthony Schaller

Tara Polanksy (KCAI special status student 07-08), April Hernandez and Anne Speelman (both KCAI juniors)

Bobby Silverman (KCAI ‘80) and Cary Esser (KCAI Ceramics, Professor & Chair)

Jeannie Hulen (KCAI ’80s), Sandy Ginter (KCAI ‘96), and Helen Otterson (KCAI ‘97)

Shoko Teruyama, Matt Kelleher (KCAI ‘95), Pete Pinnell (KCAI faculty ’80s-’90s) and John Utgaard (KCAI ‘96)

Jim Bailey (KCAI ’70s), Lauren Kearns (KCAI ‘74), Emily Connell, Jim Connell (KCAI ‘82), and Paula Smith (KCAI ‘82)

Sanam Emami and Del Harrow (KCAI foundation instructor ‘07)

John Balistrieri (KCAI ‘87) and Chris Nelson (KCAI ‘79)

NCECA: Pittsburgh!

Join us in Pittsburgh at this year’s annual NCECA conference!

Stop by KCAI’s table to learn more about the program, meet student representatives and faculty, see images of current student work or just say hello!

(above: KCAI Ceramics senior, Alberto Veronica working in his studio.)

ArtStream visits KC!

On March 14 the ArtStream Nomadic Gallery made their first stop on their 2008 NCECA exhibition tour at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. It was a great opportunity for students to see and handle work from potters who work in a variety of styles. For more information about the ArtStream, visit their website at www.art-stream.com

Chillin’ outside the ‘Stream… (L to R: Ben Stout (KCAI Ceramics Alumni, 2006), Steven Colby, Christa Assad (KCAI Ceramics Special Instructor, 2007-08), and Cary Esser (KCAI Ceramics, Professor & Chair)

(Christa arranges a display of her pots inside the ArtStream)

(Ceramic students checked out work from sixteen different artists on display in the ArtStream)

Artist On-Site Demonstrations

On February 14th, the Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom presented Artists On-Site. An afternoon of ceramic wheel-throwing and slip casting demonstrations with artists Brock DeBoer, Gabriel Reed, and Tyra Forker. Brock and Gabriel are both 2007 alumni from KCAI’s ceramics department. Tyra is currently a senior in the ceramics department and the current author of this blog!

(above: Marcus Cain, Epsten Gallery Curator [and KCAI painting dept. alumni] shows Village Shalom residents plates by Brock DeBoer)

The demonstrations were held in conjunction with the exhibition Remembering Beauty: The Ceramic Work of Victor Babu. The three of us set up mini-studios in the social hall at Village Shalom. The audience arrived before we had even finished setting up! We introduced and explained specific techniques we each use in our own work, as well as materials and tools for creating wheel-thrown and press and slip mold processes. Each of us displayed finished pieces of our work before and during the event to help the event attendees understand the process of ceramics from wet clay to fired and finished pieces.  This was a great experience for future demonstrations.

(above: Brock Deboer and Gabriel Reed demonstrate throwing and slip casting techniques)

(above: Brock DeBoer makes a final pull on a cylinder, soon to become a pitcher.)

(above: Tyra Forker finishes a row of scallops and ruffles on a freshly thrown vase.)

Before & After: Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection

Here are some photographs of the renovation of the Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection and classroom…

(After the demolition of the old wall, glass display, and door)

(Construction of the new cabinets)

(Pieces are arranged in the interior glass display case and large works are stored on top of the cabinets)

(A view of the finished room from the lobby of the ceramics building)

Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection

The Kansas City Art Institute and our ceramics family and friends celebrated the opening of the Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection Room with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on March 1 at the Richard J. Stern Ceramics Building

The late artist Ken Ferguson chaired KCAI’s ceramics department for 32 years until his retirement in 1996. During this tenure, Ferguson and his colleagues, George Timock and Victor Babu, started an important study collection of student and faculty works in clay. The teaching collection includes works by many former students who were honored while undergraduates with invitations from faculty to donate special works that would remain in the collection. The study collection has since grown to more than 600 objects that have served many generations of ceramics students. The collection works as a three-dimensional teaching library for students and faculty. Pieces housed in the collection represent examples of forms, glaze surfaces, and construction methods; the work ranges from functional pottery to large-scale sculptures…and everything in between. The works in the collection have been selected upon individual criteria such as innovative use of material, variety of forming and firing methods, display of technical ability, aesthetic quality and happy accidents.  As the collection continues to grow with new additions every semester, all of the works are cataloged and labeled with an accession number.  Under the leadership of Cary Esser (Professor & Chair, Ceramics), the collection was inventoried and cataloged in 1996 with the help of students, who interviewed Ken, Victor & George to obtain information on the pieces.

(above: The portal into the Teaching Collection. The glass has been etched with drawings from Ken’s sketchbook and his signature.)

Many alumni may remember what once filled the space where the collection room is located. The space was the faculty office, shared between Victor Babu, George Timock and Ken Ferguson. The opening of the new classroom unveiled a room that has been redesigned to showcase and properly store the objects housed within. The cabinets and drawers, lined with foam, protect the pieces from being damaged. Locking glass display cases circumference the room, providing space for pieces to be securely displayed on a rotating basis. A new flat screen television and a MacMini computer, tucked away in a specially designed cabinet, allow for easy digital presentations; without the need or hassle of projectors and laptops.

(above: The new design provides twice the amount of display space into the lobby; providing unrestricted views of works stored inside.)

Cary Goodman (FAIA, principal of Goodman Architecture), along with input from Cary & George, designed the 400-square-foot room. Dave Haggard is the contractor and cabinetmaker. The renovation of the room was made possible through donations from the Richard Carter Family, the Marlin Miller Family Foundation, the Kanfer Family and Irma Starr (‘71 ceramics), with additional gifts from the Ferguson family, contributors to the Ken Ferguson Memorial Fund and other friends. A fund-raising event at the Cube at Beco gallery in Kansas City (initiated by ceramics alumni Mike Dalena and Kim Hallisey) sold works donated by many ceramics alumni and faculty also contributed to the renovation.

(above: Afternoon suns filters into the interior of the space. Display space was created on the tops of the cabinets for pieces too large to store inside.)

“Ken Ferguson was a giant in the world of ceramics,” said Kathleen Collins, president of KCAI. “He left an important legacy, not only as an internationally revered artist but also as a teacher who had an impact on generations of ceramic students. Many of his students have become major figures in their own right, both as artists and as educators, and many have carried on the tradition of teaching throughout the United States and around the world. The ripple effect that began with Ken is amazing and inspiring.”

The collection includes works by noteworthy alumni who have made their mark in the field, including Irving Tepper, Richard Notkin, Kurt Weiser, Akio Takamori, Irma Starr, Chris Gustin, Chris Staley, Andrew Martin, Sarah Jaeger, Josh DeWeese, Maren Kloppmann, Jesse Small, Nathan Mabry and Nobu Nishigawara. Also included in the collection are pieces by visiting artists and faculty to the ceramics department and other artists who have made generous donations, such as Patti Warashina, Howard Kottler, Robert Turner, Marilyn Lysohir, Betty Woodman, David Shaner, Peter Pinnell and James Makins.

“Remembering Beauty” Ceramic Work of Victor Babu

On February 3rd, The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom opened an exhibition of work by, the beloved former ceramics department professor, Victor Babu.

(above: Victor Babu, Copper Red Charger with Lizards (2007) Porcelain with glaze, 26″ diameter.)

The solo exhibition, “Remembering Beauty”, draws works from twenty-nine public and private collections to present a survey of works from the last four decades. The exhibition features his signature chargers to pristine celadon ewers and canisters. The pieces in the show are dated from 1958 to 2007; evolution in forms, ideas, and surface is clearly displayed in the range of work. Victor was a professor in the Ceramics Department at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1968-2001.

The exhibition runs through March 30, 2008, for more information visit www.epstengallery.org

George Timock, Ceramic Department Professor

George Timock (Ceramic Department, Professor) created the vessels below during KCAI’s 2007 summer study-abroad trip to the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary. 2007 was the third consecutive summer George co-led a trip with KCAI students to the ICS. The double walled vessels were cast in a super-white porcelain and down-fired with lustre. For more information on George, check out KCAI’s website (click here)…