ART1073 — Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing
ART 1073 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing ART 1073 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2 studio Course Description: This course introduces basic wheel-throwing techniques with clay. Course topics include the diverse cultural history of ceramic art and its continued relevance as a form of creative expression. Hands-on exercises and projects are used to explore the principles of 3-dimensional design and functional and non-functional applications. Open studio is available for outside class work. MnTC Goals Goal 6 and ART 1025 Major Content 1. The pottery wheel and constructing functional pottery Throwing a cylinder Construct a cup Trim ceramic forms Make a matching set Using tools specicially for making lidded forms Make teapots that incorperates multiple thrown components Design and construct a planter form, taking drainage into consideration 2. Clay bodies Eathernware Stoneware Porcelain 3. Glaze and glazing methods Application methods Glaze compenents (flux, silica, allumnia) Firing ranges (low, mid, and high temperature ranges) 4. Firing methods Pit-firing Wood-firing Gas kilns Electric kilns Oxidation vs reduction 5. Aesthetics assessment of works Critique vocabulary Engage in the critique process Report on a ceramic artist Learning