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Art 124 - Three-Dimensional Design
Through a series of experiences involving fundamental design ideas and working in various materials, students will establish a foundation in three-dimensional form. Emphasis will be placed on initiating creative experimentation, exploring design concepts as well as craftsmanship and skill. Students will work in a variety of different materials including cardboard, foam core, wire, clay, mixed-media, plaster, and wood. Individual and group critiques will occur regularly throughout the semester. This class is very beneficial in building a strong portfolio.
Art 145 - Ceramics I
This course seeks to expose students to a variety of hand-building and wheel throwing techniques. In addition to developing these ceramic skills, students will expand their awareness of three-dimensional design, form, surface, and function. Because of the variety of changes throughout the ceramic process (plastic, greenware, bisque, and glaze) students can realize the expressive potential in both clay and themselves. Students are encouraged to work outside of class as much as possible in order to master the given techniques. Group critiques will occur periodically.
Art 181 - Sculpture I
Students will explore sculptural form and content using traditional additive and subtractive techniques. Plastic, clay skills, will be developed in addition to surface treatment (glazing). Students will also have the opportunity to sculpt in limestone using both hand and power tools. Because of its uniformity, relative softness and versatile surface properties, Indiana limestone is an ideal material when learning to carve and finish stone. If time permits, students will be encouraged to execute a sculpture in carved wood or fabricated steel.
Art 182 - Sculpture II
Students with Sculpture I experience will continue to explore sculptural form and hone their skills in their medium(s) of choice including wood, clay, stone, casting, fabricated steel, and mixed media. Students should establish a direction in a material appropriate for their ideas. Emphasis will be placed on idea development and craftsmanship.
Art 245 - Ceramics II
Students will expand their awareness of functional and/or non-functional forms through the use of either hand-building and/or wheel throwing techniques. Students who choose to develop their skills as functional potters will be asked to make a series of vessels such as bowls, vases, cups, lidded jars, and teapots. An advanced student who chooses to handbuild will be asked to make a series of functional or non-functional forms every couple of weeks. Group critiques will occur at the end of this time. Students will be expected to know how to load and fire kilns, as well as how to mix clay and glazes. Students are highly encouraged to work in the lab outside of class.
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Education
- MFA, Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1983
- BFA with honors, Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, 1981
Selected Exhibitions
2006—
- Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
- The Yixing Effect, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
- Chris Berti: New Sculpture, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI (solo Exhibition)
2005—
- Cranbrook to Lancaster and Back, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hill, MI
- NCECA/Taipei Exhibition, Taipei Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
- Animated Earth: The Many Permutations of Clay, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
- Magnificent Extravagance: Artists and Opulence, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
- Platters and Plates: A Blue Plate Special, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
- Clay Cup X, University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2004—
- Illinoios-Indiana Ceramic Invitational, Sheldon-Swope Museum, Terre Haute, IN
- Synergism, Gallery North, Bloomington, IN
- Brick by Brick, Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH
- Lasting Impressions, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
- 15th Natonal Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
- RAW, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2003—
- Contemporary Ceramic Invitational, Heuser Art Center Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
- Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 5 Pick 5, Meramec Art Gallery, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
- NCECA Clay National, David Zapf Gallery, San Diego, CA
- Artists and the Landscape, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
- Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay Center, Santa Fe, NM
Major Public Collections
- Alfred University, Alfred, NY
- Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
- Baker University, KS
- Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
- Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
- Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
- McDonald's Corporation, Chicago, IL
- Millikin University: Brooks Museum, Decatur, IL
- Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
- Montreal Museum of Art, Montreal, Quebec
- National Council On The Education Of Ceramic Arts
- South Bend Art Museum, South Bend, IN
- Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
- University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Wustom Museum of Art, Racine, WI
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