Catalog Description
Development of handbuilding techniques, sculptural and vessel concepts, and surface treatment and glazing. Repeatable up to 6 credits, 6 credits applicable toward A.A. degree. (2 hrs. lect.; 4 hrs. studio.)
Prerequisite: Credit for ART 105B or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: ART 101, ART 116.
NOTE: Art Majors: ART 243 and ART 244 must both be taken to receive equivalency at UHM as ART 242, Introduction to Ceramics.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the three basic hand-building techniques and the potential of each as structural and decorative elements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of two different clay bodies and their potential as structural and decorative elements.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the varieties of materials and techniques of the glazing and firing processes.
- Demonstrate innovative and inventive problem solving through creative decision- making and insightful articulation of finished ceramic vessels and sculptural forms.
- Demonstrate an ability to generate creative ideas through three-dimensional visualization techniques.
- Demonstrate an understanding of color and color theory as it relates to three-dimensional form in the use of glazes and oxides.
- Demonstrate an understanding of historic and contemporary examples of hand built ceramics.
- Demonstrate an understanding of drawing as a tool for conceptualization and documentation of personal imagery and technical investigation of the ceramic process.
- Demonstrate an appreciation for and awareness of ceramic objects.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the visual elements and the design principles while creating ceramic vessels and sculptural forms.
- Demonstrate an ability to articulate the concepts and intent of a completed piece.
Degrees and Certificates at WCC the Course
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Current Syllabus
Fall 2007 by Paul Nash
Past Syllabi
None
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