HHS Graduate Shares His Work As Ceramics Artist

Dane Hodges, ceramic artist, working on a pot on the wheel.

Ceramics artist and Hudson High School graduate Dane Hodges, held a ceramics and sculpture workshop at the High School for students in the Ceramics and Sculpture classes.  Dane held the all day workshop in coordination with Hudson High School art teachers Jason Lund and Nick Koss.

During the workshop, Dane presented a slideshow of his artwork from his high school days to the present. He discussed his art background and detailed his artistic style progression over the years. Dane provided several live demonstrations for the High School art students including throwing pots of varying sizes on the potter’s wheel and how to alter or sculpt pots after they have been taken off the wheel.

Dane graduated from Hudson High School in 2007. While attending Hudson High School, Dane took art classes from all three of the current art teachers, Mary Muchlinski, Jason Lund and Nick Koss. Dane majored in Ceramics and Art Education at the University of Wisconsin – Stout. In addition to being a professional ceramics artist, Dane teaches art at Columbia Heights Middle School in Minnesota.

Dane Hodges, ceramics artist, measuring a clay pot. Dane Hodges, ceramics artist, presenting to a classroom at Hudson High School.