Sunday, August 7, 2011

Expulsion by Construction

The Waddell sculptures have been moved while the new pavilion is under construction. The Expulsion has been placed right outside of the ceramics studios in the F Building, courtesy Ron. (Thank you, Ron!)

One of the life-sized bronzes, on generous loan from John Henry Waddell:



John Henry Waddell - The Expulsion from the Garden

The Verde Campus has started construction. The new infrastructure is well under way, and the central pavilion should be ready in September:

View from the kiln yard, past the pavilion construction, towards Mingus Mountain.

Unfortunately, this means we won't have a Raku firing patio for a while. Never fear, though! Our Raku kiln is on wheels, and you will be seeing us pop up around the Verde Valley after dark with our fireproof aprons and gloves, our big tongs, our propane tank and our little kiln on wheels.

No more access to the Raku patio!

Next the college will be gutting the F and H buildings, and Ceramics will switch with administration. This will put the Dean and the Student Union into the center of campus, and Ceramics out on the edge. Ceramics will have a big, new kiln yard, and our current kiln yard will be the "Kiln Yard Cafe"! The time line is still a bit sketchy right now, but we should begin serious destruction in the New Year.

Goodbye F Building