Forrest Snyder is an artist, entrepreneur, writer, teacher and curator. He founded Critical Ceramics, the first online magazine of contemporary ceramic art, in 1998 and served as editor for more than a decade. Snyder has taught at Bennington College, Ohio State University, the University of Hartford and Harvard University. He has been gallery director and artist in residence director at Baltimore Clayworks and served for three years as education director for the ceramics program at Harvard University. He was a founding principal and creative director of the first 3D-printed ceramics company, Figulo/3D Systems, where he developed new materials, tools and techniques that have since become industry standards.
Snyder earned his BA in psychology with a concentration in computer science from Kalamazoo College in 1986. By 1989 he was taking courses with William Daley at the Philadelphia College of Art. He completed additional courses at Portland College of Art and earned his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics (Alfred University).
Snyder would give his eye-teeth to make art that feels like his first taste of a bbq potato chip.
Courses
Spring 2024 Courses
CER 425G-01 / GRAD 425G-01 - INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS FOR GRADUATE DESIGN MAJORS
LevelGraduate
UnitCeramics; Fine Arts
Subject Graduate Studies
Ceramics
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
CER 425G-01 / GRAD 425G-01
INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS FOR GRADUATE DESIGN MAJORS
As Graduate Design students we will consider how ceramics processes could inform your design work. Through demonstrations, discussions, projects, critiques, and much hands-on work, you should arrive at a fundamental understanding of ceramic hand building as a means to make art. You'll begin to understand what clay can and cannot do in its various stages. Unlike wood or metal - ceramics does not have an inherent structure - it must be built into the form and be made to withhold the stress of shrinkage and crack-age during the drying and firing stages. Hand building is the first step to understanding ceramics and the tools, materials and equipment in ceramic production used by designers. Along with hand building students will be introduced to mold-making, digital ceramics, simple clay and glaze chemistry and the various firing processes.
Enrollment is limited to Architecture + Design Graduate Students.
Elective
CER 425G-01 / GRAD 425G-01 - INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS FOR GRADUATE DESIGN MAJORS
LevelGraduate
UnitCeramics; Fine Arts
Subject Graduate Studies
Ceramics
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
CER 425G-01 / GRAD 425G-01
INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS FOR GRADUATE DESIGN MAJORS
As Graduate Design students we will consider how ceramics processes could inform your design work. Through demonstrations, discussions, projects, critiques, and much hands-on work, you should arrive at a fundamental understanding of ceramic hand building as a means to make art. You'll begin to understand what clay can and cannot do in its various stages. Unlike wood or metal - ceramics does not have an inherent structure - it must be built into the form and be made to withhold the stress of shrinkage and crack-age during the drying and firing stages. Hand building is the first step to understanding ceramics and the tools, materials and equipment in ceramic production used by designers. Along with hand building students will be introduced to mold-making, digital ceramics, simple clay and glaze chemistry and the various firing processes.
Enrollment is limited to Architecture + Design Graduate Students.
