EVERYDAY CERAMICSAlyssa Block6 sessions >> Wednesdays, October 3–November 76:30–9:30pm, Studio 106, $295No prerequisite.
This 6-week course gives students an opportunity to expand their skills in designing, engineering and hand-building ceramic sculptures. Art and design intersect as we consider the sculptural and conceptual qualities of everyday objects. Cardboard maquettes, paper patterns, slumping, handbuilding, and glazing will all be utilized as we realize a body of work that references familiar objects.
Projects may include:
Research and planning: using cardboard models to design slab-built sculptures
Still life: Creating a collection of small items (not just vessels!) which can be displayed together to communicate a narrative, and/or
Building: A larger-scale ceramic object that references an everyday object--feel free to sculpt accurately or abstract the object.
____
Alyssa Block is an artist living in San Francisco whose work examines temporality and personal growth. Her drawings and sculptures often reference common methods of communication and the relevance everyday objects. She received her MFA from SFAI in 2013 and has exhibited her work in the United States and Israel.
alyssablock.com
PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined two business days prior to a class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change.
FAQs
What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail:
[email protected]
What is the refund policy?Refund requests must be made in writing to
[email protected].
For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.