Missouri State University Clayworks

Maiden firing of the MSU Saw Dust kiln designed and built with Lowell Baker’s guidance.

Chung-Hsiang Yu is a visiting scholar this semester in the MSU 3D Studies area of ceramics. He will present an exhibition of his work from his time at MSU at Springfield Pottery from April 30- May 10. He will give a brief artist talk in the gallery at 6:30, Friday, May 3.

Zhongxiang, Yu (Brian) is our visiting scholar this semester from Tainan National University of the Arts in Taiwan, where he is working in the Missouri State University ceramics area. On Tuesday, April 16, he presented a workshop on tea pot construction and a slide talk about his work in Prof. Ekstam's Art 312 Ceramics II class. It was great to hear new ideas and learn of new techniques regarding this revered pottery form.

On a related note, Brian will present an exhibition of work he has created during his time at MSU at Springfield Pottery, 416 South Campbell, Springfield, MO, from April 28- May 6. We will post additional information as it becomes available.

Hsien-Tse Chen is a Visiting Scholar from Tainan National University of the Arts in Taiwan. He is one of two Visiting Scholars working in the Art + Design Department at MSU this spring semester. On Tuesday, March 28, Chien-Tse presented a ceramics workshop to Professor Keith Ekstam’s Art 312 Ceramics II class where he shared his methods for making hand-built functional vessel forms. The workshop was well received by the Art 312 students as they were introduced to various technical and philosophical ideas regarding the artist’s work. Hsien-Tse achieves a good deal of thinness in this work which lends to its delicate, organic nature.