The Jim Dine project is influenced by his heart series and allows students to create a 3 dimensional wall piece or sculptural form.
The literary character project is based on a children's book illustration that is brought to life through ceramic construction techniques such as pinch pot.
The lantern Project is influenced by the art of Georgia O'Keeffe through the shape, form and design of the lantern or luminary.
The Sculptural shoe is based on an artist of focus from which students create an original shoe design.
The Just desserts project utilizes pinch pot, slab, and coil construction methods with an influence taken from the artist Jeff Nebeker and the style of Funk art.
The Event scene project utilizes slab construction methods with an influence taken from the artist Jacob Lawrence and the style of Dynamic Cubism
This project embodies the influence of Bay Area sculptor Woody De Othello through his surreal clay sculptures taking the shape of household objects that appear to melt, sigh, and twist themselves into knots. Students are asked to take a similar approach to an object.
The Pre-Columbian vessel project is influenced by Pre-Columbian art and is a coil constructed form with adductive an deductive design elements.