Intermediate Studio Ceramics

Catalog description

The student will explore Ceramics with an increased level of production, critique, history and aesthetics. Students will explore avenues to make their work more personal by combining Ceramic technical skills with form and concept. Primary emphasis will be placed on technical refinement of wheel-throwing and hand-building construction alongside development of creative prob em-solving skills. Various methods of glazing and firing are addressed as they relate to student work on specific projects. Technical refinement alongside development of creative problem-solving skills will be emphasized also. Through creative studio practice, students should develop the following emphasized artistic traits: ability to resist premature closure; sensitivity to problems; ability to synthesize. Repeatable: consult individual curriculum guide. Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course