KAMILA JUJKA

Ceramics

Bachelor of Architecture ‘22 at The City College of New York

Inspiration

What inspired you to pursue ceramics?

Ceramics came to me completely by chance. I took it as an elective, and had Pedro Ramirez as an instructor. He introduced me to a process called slip casting. It involves using plaster molds and liquid clay. Later on I took wheel throwing with David Gibson—which I’m still slowly learning. As a result I’m pursing an art minor, concentrated in ceramics.

Ceramics (Final Product) - Courtesy of Kamila Jujka

Ceramics (Final Product) - Courtesy of Kamila Jujka

Time Management

How did you manage to maintain your time?

It’s always a challenge to time manage, especially with time consuming majors such as architecture or Ceramics. During finals, I would work in the ceramics studio early in the morning, then later in the evening in the architecture studios.

Resources

My resources are always my teachers. I learned so much though Pedro Ramirez and even more though David Gibson. They are also my peers, ceramic studios have so much inspiration flowing though them.

Ceramics (Final Product) - Courtesy of Kamila Jujka

Pottery Process - Courtesy of Kamila Jujka

Want to try #Ceramics?

For anyone interested in Ceramics or hand building I would recommend trying over bake polymer clay. It’s a fun process to get your hands messy, build something and be able to come up with a finished result. Especially during quarantine. Other alternatives include working with clay and having it fired at a local pottery studio.