Ceramics students investigate the medium of clay from
utilitarian and sculptural points of view. Projects look at both the usefulness
of art work, such as platters and cups, and the significance of sculptural
form, such as masks, etc. Study of historic clay objects will provide stimuli
for the development of the student's personal artistic expression. Students
will use terra cotta, porcelain and stoneware clays.
Courses offered:
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Office: 119 Sill
Phone: (734) 487-0237
Office Hours:
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| | - 12:30 - 3:00
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Teaching Schedule:
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| | ART 307 Ceramics
9:30 -12:20
Ceramics Studio
ART 308 Ceramics
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Ceramics Studio
| | ART 307 Ceramics
9:30 - 12:20
Ceramics Studio
ART 308 Ceramics
5:30 - 8:20
Ceramics Studio
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Bio:
Diana Pancioli was born in Detroit, Michigan. She received a BFA (cum laude)
from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1970 and a MFA from New
York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, New York in 1988. She began teaching
at
EMU in 1990.
Recent publications, exhibitions and/or presentations:
- 2008 “Homage to Josephine Ford” Ceramic Mural 8’ x 12’ Henry Ford Hospital
- 2007 Ceramic Wall, 4’x 9’ Simulation Laboratory, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
- 2006 Drinking Fountain surround 4’x 8’ Clara Ford Pavilion, Henry Ford Hospital
- 2005 “Teapots” Pewabic Pottery, Invitational, Detroit, Michigan
- 2004 “Passage” mural 5’ x 60’ Compuware World Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan
- 2004 Michigan Ceramic Arts Association, Juried Show, Rochester, Michigan
- 2004 “Please Set The Table” Pewabic Pottery, National Invitational, Detroit
- 2003 Ceramic Platter, U.S.A., National Juried Show, Texas
- 1996 “Extruded Ceramics” Book, Larkbooks, Asheville, N.C. and London, England
Artist Statement:
Humans have been making pots for over 10,000 years. I have been making pots for almost forty. I make useful forms: to drink from and eat from, to make tea in, to display flowers. . . Although they are simple utilitarian forms -- cup , plate , vase -- their variations are limitless. Creating within the boundaries of these formal themes is the endless delight of making pots. Making and firing clay objects requires various kinds of knowledge: of materials and processes, of clay and glazes, of kilns and firing, as well as the hard won skill of creating clay forms. I love the multiplicity of learning necessary to the craft -- the technical, physical, intellectual, aesthetic, and historical challenges. I am awed by the beauty and variety of the objects that comprise the long ceramic continuum. I am curious about the connections between the kinds of pots that people in history made and the everyday lives they lived. That interest influences the ceramic history course book that I am writing and plan to finish in 2009. I began working on public art murals in 1983 while employed at Pewabic Pottery; I will complete my seventh mural this year.
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