Facilities & Resources
Ceramics Equipment and Facilities
- (4) Clay mixers: Soldner Pro, (2) Peter Pugger PM-100s and VPM-20
- Manual and pneumatic extruders, slab roller, and throwing wheels
- 3D Potter ceramic 3D printers: SCARA and cartesian
- Free bulk materials: clay, slip, glazes, and glaze materials
- Mold making and slip casting facilities
- (9) Skutt electric kilns:
- (5) KM-1027 37 cubic feet
- (2) KM-822 3.2 cubic feet
- (2) Glazetech 1.1 cubic feet
- (3) State-of-the-art Blaauw computer-automated gas kilns: 15, 40, and 77 cubic feet
- Master Kiln Builders downdraft and updraft gas kilns: 18.6 cubic feet
- Two installation/gallery spaces: 321 and 533 square feet
- Individual graduate studios: 160 square feet
- Ceramic decal printer and Cricut cutting machine (plotter for vinyl, paper, etc.)
- Walk-in spray booth
- Ball mill
- Sculpture carts for creating large work and storing clay
- Cold working equipment (sandblaster, lapping machine, diamond drill press, and diamond tile saw)
- Well-stocked tool checkout center with hammers, drills, sieves, bowls, tubs, a variety of hand tools, and more
The Ceramics Department employs three full-time shop technicians to offer assistance, though Ceramics students are responsible for lifting and mixing clay, helping to stack the kiln, and handling and storing their own pieces.
