http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:50:38 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/99 “Ceramics is a very demanding discipline,” explains Bede Clarke, MU Professor of Art. Even after 35 years in the field, he says, “it still takes a lot out of me to do good work.” Clarke’s creative activity focuses on two areas. One involves the use of color and drawing and painting on clay with abstract and figurative imagery, and the other is wheel-thrown pottery fired in a wood kiln to achieve glaze effects. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/99 (LuAnne Roth) http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/104 <p>He calls it “fire in the gut.” It’s the excitement, the burning drive to work through a problem and see the solution. It’s staying up at night, turning something over and over in your head and feeling exhilarated when you finally come up with an answer, says Chris Hardin, Professor and Chair of the Nutritional Sciences Department.</p> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/104 (Jessica Huang)