Beginning Wheel-Thrown Ceramics

Catalog description

Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. This course introduces students to pottery facilities, the basic technology of clay, glazes, and firing. Projects introduce basic hand-building techniques and the potter's wheel. Students in this course will learn to apply the principles of art and elements of design from past and present cultures within the context of the ceramic art form. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. (UC, CSU, AVC)