Studio potter Hayne Bayless shared his unique clay techniques to a rapt audience of Field ceramic students this week. Haynes is an established and highly regarded artist from Ivoryton, Connecticut. He showed students his current work–a hand built aesthetic and functional pieces that emphasize the interaction between form and surface. What was Bayless’ most important piece of wisdom?  "The trick," he said, "is not to fool with clay’s desire to be expressive."

Upon graduation from Field our adventurous alumni scatter to all corners of the nation—and the globe. Thankfully the tearful departures on graduation day are not once-and-for-all goodbyes. Alumni still come back to visit their teachers and friends every once in a while. For the past couple of years, we have taken advantage of the college winter break schedules by inviting our alumni back for two lunches during the first week of school in January: The Alumni/AWARE Diversity Lunch and the "Life After Field" Senior/Alumni Lunch.