Educational Programs

Moldmakers Assistant 2009

The internship,offered biennially, is geared towards undergraduate ceramic majors and is designed to provide a solid introduction to plaster mold making. The intern will assist in the mixing and pouring of plaster production molds. The intern will learn about proper plaster mixing and pouring, appropriate release agents, and estimation of amounts needed. They will be taught how to produce plaster molds. Problems and solutions will also be discussed.

As their final project, the student will be required to produce on their own time, a design, prototype, plaster block mold, plaster master mold, rubber mold, production mold and finished ceramic product made from production mold.

The internship runs from Jan 6- 29, 2009. The intern and moldmaker will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 - 5 p.m. Students may be able to arrange credit at their college or university for this experience. Please contact Adam Zayas, 215.345.6722 ext.25 at the Tile Works if interested.