Shippensburg Ceramics

09/05/2021

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Ceramics are often used as a gauge of human civilisation, how sophisticated a certain culture is can often be seen through its pottery. Exploring age-old May...

12/15/2020

In this excerpt from her video Altering Surface and Form in Freshly Thrown Pots, Gay demonstrates the marks and gestures you can create with a twisted wire tool, and she shows you how to make your own one-of-a-kind wire tool.

12/09/2020

Clever idea

When making tall, narrow forms, it can be challenging to get a sponge into the bottom to collect excess water or to clean up the interior walls. Enter the

11/30/2020

Throwing off the hump can really help maximize efficiency in the studio. It may seem like a little thing, but if you are in heavy production the time

10/30/2020

Making impressions in clay is a ton of fun. Making your own stamps makes it even more fun because it allows you to really personalize your work. There are

10/28/2020

Whiskey bottles are a popular form in a lot of potters' vocabularies–understandably because whiskey is delicious! But you also need a cup to drink the

08/21/2020

Welcome Back students

05/30/2020

In this video clip, Brenda Quinn shares some of the interesting ways she uses cheap, readily available materials to make slump molds for clay!

05/09/2020

I am such a fan of Erin Furimsky and her work and it was a huge treat to work with her on her Layered Surfaces DVD! I still haven't even come close to

05/09/2020

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Attention: All ceramic artists, both US and international, making functional, sculptural, installation, performance, and social practice-based work are invited to apply to the Ceramics Monthly's "Harmony and Contrast" competition.

Selected artists will have their work published in the September 2020 issue of the magazine.

To be considered for the "Harmony and Contrast" competition, please submit all materials via Submittable by June 16, 2020.

https://ceramics.submittable.com/submit/165723/ceramics-monthly-2020-september-issue-contest

05/05/2020

Check out the lovely pieces made by Shippensburg’s graduating seniors. Our very own, Autumn, has some beautiful ceramics in the show. Congratulations, Autumn!

Art is not canceled. The Shippensburg University spring Senior Art Exhibit will go on with a twist this year. While current circumstances prohibit an in-person exhibit, that isn’t stopping graduating seniors from displaying their hard work. Students created pieces all year long as part of the Art ...