Facilities & Resources
Ceramics Equipment and Facilities
- Soldner, Peter Peter Pugger P-100 and VPM-30 (de-airing) mixers, glaze blunger
- Manual and Pneumatic extruders, slab roller, and throwing wheels
- Potterbot 3D ceramic printers (SCARA and 3 Axis)
- Free bulk materials (clay, slip, and glazes)
- Mold-making facilities
- Fully equipped casting facilities
- Nine electric kilns
- Three state-of-the-art Blaauw computer-automated gas kilns
- Manual downdraft and updraft gas kilns
- Installation/gallery space
- Individual graduate studios
- Ceramic decal printer Ricoh 820DN 8.5" x 11"
- Cricut Explore 3 (CNC cutter for vinyl, paper, etc.)
- Walk-in spray booth
- Sandblaster
- Sculpture carts for creating large work and storing clay
- Cold working equipment, including a lapping machine, water feed drill press with diamond coring bits, large diamond brick/tile wet saw
- Well-stocked tool checkout center with hammers, drills, sieves, bowls, tubs, a variety of hand tools, and more
The Department of Ceramics employs two 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.
