Creative Ceramics students' work 2010-2011

Last years students : Ciara Crotty, Sam Schulz, Elisabeth Heffernan, Patrick Galvin,
Celia Murray, Nicholaas Bester, Yestin Reboul and Deirdre Fitzgerald produced
exciting ceramic pieces ranging from large and small scale sculptures over functional
and decorative vessels to wall pieces. Here some samples from the end of year show
at CSN.

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Creative Ceramics 2009/2010, a review

We are looking back at an exciting year in ceramic practice at CSN, where students have explored their potential in the area of sculpture, vessel and ceramic surfaces. Two students, Judy Fisher and Christopher O’Reagan have focussed in particular on experimental firing techniques, producing burnished and smoke fired pieces and building a paper kiln. Further extra curriculum activities included two Raku firings, a field trip to Kilkenny and Thomastown and a participation at the Ceramic Workshop and Visiting Lecturer Day at the Crawford Art College. While some students continue their own professional practice, others will study at third level Colleges in Ireland and abroad. We wish everyone the Very Best for the future and a continuous enjoyment of being creative. To view more images click here.

Creative Ceramics 2010

Creative Ceramics students have now finalised the clay and glaze development module and have developed recipies for a variety of coloured and matt glazes. Students are preparing for interview into second year Ceramics at third level Colleges and have just started into the sculpture project. Anyone interested in the Course is welcome to visit CSN on Friday the 5th of February. Students will be working in the Ceramics room during the day and information on the Course is available from the Art Department desk and on the CSN website.

Looking back and ahead

7 out of 9 Creative Ceramics students have successfully transferred ino second Year Ceramics at the Crawford College of Art and Design. The end of year show was a great success and included wall pieces, large scale scupltures and small decorative vessels and pieces from the new sculpture module. A selection of work will be on show in February in the Vision Centre. A new group of first year students is scheduled to start on the 14th of September.

Raku Firing

Tuesday, May the5th 09
The students of the Creative Ceramics Course had their second Raku firing today with Rainer Marcinkovsky at Colaiste Stiofain Naofa.
Raku is an experimental firing technique first developed in Japan. The glazed ceramic work is fired to end temperature ( here1050°C) and taken out of the kiln when red hot and reduced in sawdust. The glazes crackle and vary in colour and effect while the body turns black. The technique is very immediate and gives participants the opportunity to experience the process of firing directly.
Two firings were fitted into a busy day and the ware included small vessels, wall pieces and sculptures. The most successful pieces can be seen at the end of year exhibition ‘In The Now’ opening on Thursday night, the 21st of May.

Grazed, group show of Creative Ceramics students at Patrick Street Gallery

The students of the Creative Ceramics Course 2008 presented a show of their end of year ceramics at the Patrick Street Gallery in June. The show was organized by students ( as part of their marketing module), curated by Course director Stefanie Dinkelbach and opened by Cork based sculptor Kevin Holland. A variety of pieces including vessel shapes, wall pieces as well as small and large scale sculptures were on display for a week before the midsummer festival.