KCAI Undergraduate Thesis

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January 2, 2018/Author: ryanfletcherdesign
“Tapas Micros” is a set of porcelain, restaurant service ware designed to accommodate a Micro Menu or Tasting Menu. The micro menu is a trend in restaurants; guests are served several (sometimes 10 or more) courses of highly conceptual and sculptural food. The small bites, or “tastings” as they...

Pierogi Variations

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January 1, 2018/Author: ryanfletcherdesign
Pierogi Variations were created out of a desire to explore new processes in mold making. Typically slip-casting molds are created using a model, or prototype, which the mold is then made from. This process, does not use a model; instead found objects are playfully arranged in a mound, plastic...

Early Work

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December 28, 2017/Author: ryanfletcherdesign
The work shown here was made between 2007 & 2009 during my undergraduate studies in ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute. The grouping of objects demonstrates an exploration into ceramic forming processes including: slip casting, hand building, and wheel throwing. Looking back, I notice my first conceptual ideas...