XCER1100 - Beginning Ceramic Sculpture

Course Description

According to the New York Times Style Magazine last year, the art world has started to embrace clay. This course approaches ceramics as a sculptural medium. Working with and against the dirtlike properties of clay, students in this course learn various forming techniques (slab, coil, pinch, wheel) as well as surface decoration, design, and glazing. Assignments move between technical execution and intuition. To broaden the appreciation of ceramics, this course examines the work of artists who utilize clay in their practices.

Prerequisite: None

Included in Course Price: $35 for courses held in a college lab

Optional Open Lab: $150 payable at checkout. An average of six hours per week, with a maximum of 60 hours total for the 10-week term. Lab hours will be posted, and schedules will be determined between the lab manager and the student.