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Show High school art students take a look at ceramics High school art students from throughout I'tah Valley will take an in-depth look at various kinds of ceramics May 10 when the ceramics division of the BYU art department sponsors a free hands-on open house for students from Alpine to Payson. Six workshops and 10 demonstrations demon-strations will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ceramics building, IM(. Students will rotate among the sections and have an opportunity to try their hands at different techniques, including firing a pot in a raku kiln (a method perfected in the Orient) and burnishing bur-nishing a surface in a manner similar to what the Anasazi Indians used. A full schedule of events is available through the art department. depart-ment. Art classes may register for all or any part of the event by calling 37B-2BK1. "We feel we haven't done a lot with high school students, and yet we believe clay is a wonderful medium; we'd like to share that," explains Von Allen, an associate professor, head of the ceramics program and an artist whose work has been shown nationally. "Sometimes the three-dimensional three-dimensional arts aren't emphasized as much on the high school level as other forms of art, and we want to illustrate our exciting program." Both faculty and advanced BYU ceramic students will demonstrate their specialties and, among other things, show the operation of various kinds of kilns. Planned are wheel throwing demonstrations, large sculpture demonstrations, slab work, glazing techniques and hand building. A continuous slide show will display student work in ceramics, and to add to the festivities, hot dogs will be served. "We'll also have two of our students stoking a small wood-fired kiln so the participants can see how something in a homemade kiln can get up to temperature and be satisfactory for use," says Allen. "Von Allen has created a little community here in clay," says ceramics graduate student Fae Swinyard. "We have a sense of family where everyone wants to give his bst for the program. This workshop is a perfect illustration of the kind of commitment Von has devoted to the art program and the university. I encourage all art teachers to bring their students to this exciting event." |
