Advanced Wheel-Thrown Ceramics

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Completion of ART 135. Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. This course is designed to advance students' skills in hand-building techniques, the potter's wheel, and the technologies of clay, glazing, and firing. Projects include designing functional wheel-thrown forms and studying ceramic materials for clay and glaze experimentation. Students will deepen their content in ceramics by understanding and incorporating the principles of art and elements of design from past and present cultures. Students may have to purchase additional supplies not provided by the college. (UC, CSU, AVC)