Clay – Facilities
The Ceramics program occupies 8000 sq. ft. in three large studios, a large kiln room, plaster room, glaze room, a glaze mixing room, and a clay mixing room, all with state-of-the-art ventilation and air handling equipment.
The Advanced and Graduate studio contains spaces for advanced students and six private spaces for graduate students. The handbuilding studio is equipped with:
- one 20" slab roller
- one 36" slab roller
- two manual extruders
- one pneumatic extruder
- eight large canvas-covered tables
- a low-fire glazing area
- and shelving space
The throwing studio is equipped with:
- 16 electric Brent wheels
- two large plaster wedging tables
- fourteen canvas-covered tables
- scale
- and shelving area
The plaster room is equipped with:
- a state-of-the-art ventilation system for mixing
- a solid granite mold table
- mold drying racks
- and two slip-o-matics
The glaze room is set up for high-fire glazing and is equipped with a glaze table that holds shop glazes and shelving. The glaze-mixing room is equipped with:
- a spray booth
- a two-tier ball mill
- triple beam and digital scales
- and a ventilated mixing area
The clay mixing room is equipped with:
- two large Soldner mixers
- a Bluebird mixer
- a Venco pug mill
- dry mix tubs
- and ventilated mixing areas
The kiln room is equipped with 12 electric kilns:
- three of which are computer controlled
- three electric test kilns
- 35 cu. ft. and 135 cu. ft. Bailey gas car kilns with oxygen probes