Ceramics Teaching Philosophy

As an artist and educator i care deeply about the value of an education in the arts.

Ceramics teaching philosophy.

Teaching philosophy just as an orchestra achieves its greatest music with all its instruments in tune and resonating with one another as directed by the conductor s skill so too does a successful learning community depend upon its teacher to bring the students to their highest level of academic achievement. While specific technical concerns must be addressed the way in which a. Ceramic art and. Although my work is primarily ceramic sculpture in nature i explore and research concepts of gender sexuality and social responsibilities through.

I approach art making with the same interdisciplinary style as i do my teaching. Statement of teaching philosophy creating an object from clay can be a mesmerizing notion. Students from all disciplines seem drawn to the ceramic arts realizing an almost basic urge to form and manipulate raw clay with their own hands. My ceramics classroom is a construction of studio practice discussion lecture and professional development.

Showing students methods to use appropriate materials and think creatively in their own fields of study. With this approach i have developed a course at sweet briar college called the brick. My philosophy of teaching is anchored by a personal goal to be a lifelong learner consistently improving and evolving my pedagogy through student mentorship acting as a guide while also being a listener and leading as a role model in and out of the classroom.