Ceramic Rituals

Ceramic Rituals

Ryan Ferguson

This studio will examine ceramic manufacturing processes through the lens of cultural food traditions and ritual. Students will be exposed to the technical process of slip-casting, from initial modeling and mold-making, to casting and glazing. We will be producing 3D-printed models to use for casting, blending contemporary digital fabrication with a centuries old manufacturing technique.

The studio will use this method as a means to explore perceptions of food culture, both from the past and present. Students will design vessels, dinnerware, serving platters and tools that reexamine, augment, celebrate a particular food tradition or ritual and create a novel user experience.