Clay is intimate and impressionable. It responds immediately to the touch of the artist, a touch it will carry the rest of its life. Ceramics is a diverse medium that includes a range of possibilities from the functional vessel to large-scale sculpture. It is a medium that fosters participation and a sense of community. MECA’s Ceramics program also is intimate, diverse, and communal. Its team of working, professional faculty deeply engage students in the continuum of the full creative process, from making clay to firing kilns.