Discussions and postings by members involved with the ceramic department at NMU as a place to meet and network with other students and professionals.
10/03/2024
Wrapping up the first session of 4 over 2 days. George Rodriguez continues to be such a kind and generous person with insights to materials, techniques ans concepts. He is building a Wildcat W***y figure and students created sprigs for ornamentation. Stay tuned for progress updates or if in the area please come over to the studios! Northern Michigan University Ceramics School of Art and Design at Northern Michigan University Michigan Ceramic Art Association
10/02/2024
Visiting Artist George Rodriguez is back in the state of Michigan this week, come join us for 2 days of ceramics building and story telling at School of Art and Design at Northern Michigan University
04/06/2023
Is there a wall in your studio that needs a poster? Hot off the presses, MCAA has a poster for Michigan Mud featuring works from many of our presenting artists. You can download a copy http://ow.ly/UtOP50Nzpyu or fill out a form to request a copy sent to your studio. We have postcards too!
01/20/2023
Are you a ceramics student? MichiganMud is offering a juried student show with scholarship prizes. Don't miss this opportunity to show your work to ceramics faculty members and professionals from around the state of Michigan. Details of how to enter are being finalized now and will be posted soon!
01/20/2023
MichMud 2023 will feature nationally known ceramic artist Bede Clarke, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, as its keynote speaker. He will discuss and demonstrate his work on both days of the event. The diversity of his work includes electric and wood kilns, hand-built and wheel thrown forms, functional and sculptural pieces and figuratively decorated surfaces, and his lectures and demonstrations connect with a broad range of ceramic artists. Clarke has exhibited in dozens of international solo shows and his work is in private and museum collections around the world.
04/01/2021
Ceramics teaches important life lessons.
Why Ceramic Artists Are So Good at Dealing with Failure Anyone working with ceramics requires a wealth of knowledge, patience, and painstaking skills, but also the ability to cope with failure.
One of our majors, Megan Naglich, is about to go through her Individual Art Review and has been working hard on her first dinnerware set. Beyond thrilled with her progress and testing, here is a quick clip of her thorough test tile process and finished work.
03/10/2021
Check out the recent moves being made by Niikah Hatfield, BFA 2020. Following the dream and building her space. So proud of our alumni and ceramics family!