Divergent Conversation

Divergent Conversation

Divergent Conversation (2012) Faculty and staff in the arts department worked from a set of given objects selected by arts honor society members to create an original piece that solves an identified or created challenge.   Parameters: Participants must use all objects...
Reflections on Teaching Ceramics

Reflections on Teaching Ceramics

For all my students who will find a new studioTeaching Ben to throwOn empathy and answers, 15 years laterStory TimeThe craft of feedbackWith eyes shutWaterPausingCups, Implication, IntentionCups, questions, and pedagogyBeyond What is NecessaryThoughts in SlopA Love...
Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls

From 2008-2018, my student potters channeled their talent in the ceramics studio towards fundraising for a worthwhile cause. Our first Empty Bowls took place on a cold night in December 2008 at Malvern Prep’s Stewart Hall, staffed by student volunteers and showcasing...
FLOW 2013

FLOW 2013

My students and I were invited to create an installation at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education in fall 2013. Through this project, we explored space, time, and structure using ceramics and storytelling.  Through a social experiment grounded in...