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The Art Beat Classroom: Ceramics

Oregon Art Beat is excited to share our extensive archive of Oregon artist’s as content-rich support for educators. In this ceramics collection, learn from artists who work with a variety of techniques creating masterful craft using everything from a woodfired anagama kiln to a church key can opener. Artists draw inspiration from their own lives and in one case, express their own inner monster!

Sara Swink, sculpting the subconscious | K-12

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Sara Swink is a ceramic artist who blends psychology and art in her whimsical pieces. (7m 38s)

Wataru Sugiyama, clay, stone, bronze sculpture | grades 9-12

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For Japanese-born artist Wataru Sugiyama, the world is filled with intelligent spirits. (9m 59s)

Ken Standhardt, hand-tooled designs | K-12

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Kenneth Standhardt makes ceramic vessels that look like woven baskets. (6m 25s)

James DeRosso, hand-built clay monsters | K-12

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Ceramicist James DeRosso is not afraid of monsters. (3m 51s)

Hiroshi Ogawa, wood fired dragon kiln | K-12

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Ceramicist Hiroshi Ogawa paints with flames in his "dragon" kiln Hikarigama. (9m 27s)

Baba Wague Diakite, Malian folklore-inspired pottery| K-12

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African artist Baba Wague uses clay as his canvas and animals to illustrate his stories. (7m 29s)

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