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Mt. Washington Studio Classes
Material in Context: Ceramics and Archeology
- Instructor: Isaac Morrison
Date/Time: Saturday, 11-2pm, April 17 – May 22
Fee: $165 Members; $185 non-members
- This 6-week course is directed towards professional Archaeologists and students of Archeology who would like to better understand the methods, materials and cultural processes that go into the creation of pottery and other ceramic wares. The class teaches basic ceramic crafting techniques within a scientific, historical, and theoretical context, and walks the students through the entire process of preparing, shaping, decorating and firing clay from a functional, aesthetic, chemical, and cultural perspective. The mix of hands-on practice, short lectures, and in-class discussion will culminate with a firing of the students' work in a traditional pit-kiln. Archaeologists and Archaeology students are given first preference for this class, but non-archaeologists are welcome pending availability.
- BIO
ISAAC MORRISON studied ceramics and worked as a potter in Central Pennsylvania for several years before moving back to his home state of Maryland to earn a BA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 2006 and an MA in Anthropology at the George Washington University in 2009. His experiences with archaeology and ethnography in the Middle East inspired him to integrate his love of clay with his formal academic interests. In addition to his ceramic work he teaches Cultural Anthropology at Montgomery College in Rockville Maryland and studies social networks of culture and technology in North America and the Middle East.
