Ceramics Experience: Afternoon
Weeks 1–7 | Arts Quad | Ages 18+
Beginner and Intermediate level Students are introduced to the fundamentals of working with clay as an art medium. Depending on the students and their specific interests, this course focuses on wheel working with hand building aspects and a variety of glazing and firing techniques. Instruction will be tailored to the individual skill level of each student in an atmosphere that fosters creativity and exploration.
A pottery tool kit and an apron or towel are recommended. Tool Kits may be purchased for $20 on first day of class.
Materials Fee: $5 per piece for bisque firing $5 per piece for glaze firing
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Raoul Racheco
Raoul Pacheco was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. He moved frequently and spent his youth bouncing back and forth between the major European cities Amsterdam, Stuttgart, and Brussels and the small southern towns Homestead, FL, Warner Robins, GA. Myrtle Beach SC. Raoul earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree in ceramics from the California College of Arts in San Francisco / Oakland, California. His work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and is currently housed in private collections internationally. Raoul currently serves as Assistant Chair for the Department of Art and Design at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. Raoul lives in North Augusta, South Carolina with his wife Lydia, son Izaak and their four pets.
Adilene Rosales
Adilene is a ceramic artist based in Mission, Texas. She received her BFA in studio art and minor in Psychology from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is currently working on her MFA at the same institution in studio 3D with a concentration in ceramics. Adilene chooses to use clay because of the fragile states there is to this medium which represents how fragile our children are and yet the awareness given to this cause is not enough. Adilene’s work focuses on statistics and the reality of this disease. Childhood cancer is a disease that does not discriminate against any age, race, social status or gender. Adilene hopes that her sculptures will make the viewer feel compelled and take action. She hopes that one day there will be enough research to find cure. She plans on continuing to raise awareness through her art, as well as help raise money for research and or families being affected by this disease.
Wes Hart
Wes Hart is an artist whose intimate drawings and sculptures engage conversations around rural queerness in the South. Wes is currently based in Philadelphia and holds a BFA from The University of Central Arkansas with an emphasis in Ceramics.
