[From March 29 to April 21, 2018, a selection of student artwork will be featured as part of an exhibition entitled “Inside-Outside” at the Museo Dinamico del Laterizio e delle Terrecotte in Marsciano (PG), Italy. Works realized in collaboration with Professor Zdanski’s long-time collaborator, Maestro Luca Leandri, who has provided inspiration and careful guidance to FUS students on their travels to Umbria over the past ten years.]

https://www.fus.edu/news-events/news/797-inside-outside-a-fus-student-exhibition-to-be-featured-in-perugia-italy

...[E mentre il Corvo ancora m’induceva al sorriso i tristi pensieri,
io sospinsi la mia poltrona fino alla porta, innanzi al busto e innanzi a quell’uccello;
quindi, affondato nel velluto, mi diedi a collegare pensiero a pensiero,
domandandomi che cosa mai quel sinistro uccello d’altri tempi
- che cosa mai questo cupo, goffo, avido, infausto e sinistro uccello d’altri tempi
volesse dire, gracchiando “Mai più”]. (da “Il Corvo”, Edgar Allan Poe)

Every year we host a students group from Franlkin University at La Fratta art-house; this group managed from Clarice Zdanski, Professor and Artist. We always enjoy to meet them and every time is a very beautiful opportunity to grow together!

....[What was your most memorable experience during Academic Travel?

My most memorable experience during this Academic Travel was the first Raku firing. This particular glazing technique involves taking pieces out of the kiln mid-firing and putting them in burning woodchips, which creates black cracks in otherwise white glaze. It is a glaze style that I’ve admired for many years, but never had the chance to try until now. ] [read more complete article]

YANA SMITH, STUDENT