--- title: "Around Campus - Ceramics: Slab Method" description: "Around Campus - Ceramics: Slab Method" image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Image_016-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-1843-PM.jpg --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) [![burg-blog-logo-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/burg-blog-logo-1.png?width=238&height=113&name=burg-blog-logo-1.png)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/) # Around Campus - Ceramics: Slab Method Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/author/andy-cunningham) on November 20, 2023 at 10:45 AM ![](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Avatar2.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Students in [Andrea Olmstead's](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/faculty-profiles/andrea-olmstead) Ceramics class worked on vessels they made using the coil method of pottery. The slab building technique starts with smooth slabs of clay that are formed around molds or shaped and cut by hand; these students are making boxes. Learn more about our Fine Art Program [here](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/fine-and-performing-arts-concentration-interdisciplinary-studies-babs). ![Image_016-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-1843-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_016-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-1843-PM.jpg?width=634&height=512&name=Image_016-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-1843-PM.jpg) ![Image_019-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2317-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_019-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2317-PM.jpg?width=1282&height=977&name=Image_019-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2317-PM.jpg) ![Image_003-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2374-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_003-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2374-PM.jpg?width=931&height=733&name=Image_003-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2374-PM.jpg) ![Image_008-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3827-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_008-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3827-PM.jpg?width=953&height=663&name=Image_008-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3827-PM.jpg) ![Image_018-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2443-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_018-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2443-PM.jpg?width=1546&height=1001&name=Image_018-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2443-PM.jpg) ![Image_004-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2284-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_004-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2284-PM.jpg?width=1164&height=974&name=Image_004-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-2284-PM.jpg) ![Image_029-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3791-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_029-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3791-PM.jpg?width=1295&height=992&name=Image_029-Nov-20-2023-07-21-47-3791-PM.jpg) [![Learn About Our Humanities Programs](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/376696/dd67abbf-2361-4c07-ada8-0bebeb8b35eb.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/376696/dd67abbf-2361-4c07-ada8-0bebeb8b35eb) Topics: [Programs and Majors](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/programs-and-majors), [Humanities](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/humanities), [Fine Art](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/fine-art) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic A-Z - 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