Ceramics Mold-Making for Utilitarian and Storytelling

Learn the methods of mold making as a tool to create functional objects that are used for storytelling. Students with a basic level of understanding in working with clay are invited to join this workshop and incorporate personal narratives, cultures, or the use of imagery to create utilitarian objects as a systems of communication. Through exploration of mold making, prototyping, surface finishes, assemblage of casted components and mixed media, students will create utilitarian objects to tell their story fully. With demonstrations, slides, in-class  activities, and discussion, this  workshop will  be a place to promote a creative and experimental environment. The goal of this workshop is for students to gain or enhance their ability to make, create functional molds, and explore a method of embracing their personal experience within their works in the form of utilitarian objects.