Ceramics: Beginning/Advanced

FA CE CE 200/300
Credit hours 3
Contact hours 90

In this course, students will work on pottery and/or ceramic sculpture projects. In the first part of the course, emphasis will be on different clay hand-building techniques. In the second part of the course, students will progress to a variety of surface decoration techniques and different methods of firing. Slide lectures will give students essential information on the nature of clay and glazes. The history of Mediterranean ceramics will be covered during in-class lectures. Students will be introduced to local Tuscan artisan traditions and the ork of contemporary ceramic artists during field trips.

*Lab Fee Required

Prerequisites: none for the introductory level. The advanced level of Ceramics is in workshop format and focuses on the creation of an individual project or series of projects. Students will be guided towards having an experimental and challenging approach to ceramics by using different traditional and non-traditional hand-building techniques and materials.