Focus is on the creation of a finished tile installation plan, including murals, floors, and architectural ceramics. An introduction of the fundamentals of pottery construction, glazing, and firing techniques concentrating on the topics of hand building, wheel-throwing, and surfacing methods. Emphasis is on the various formative stages of the clay-working process. A continuation of ART 2410 with topics concentrating on wheel-throwing pottery and the evaluation of completed clay forms. Study includes technical information concerning clays, glazes, and firing processes.
Additional focus is on historical trends in pottery.
A continuation of ART 2420 with emphasis on the development of pottery form and a vocabulary that can be utilized in discussing ceramics. Students become knowledgeable about contemporary clay-working artists. Students will participate in an advanced study of raw materials and formulating working clay bodies and glazes. They will concentrate on the specific use of chemicals as applied to pottery. Kiln firing techniques and glaze effects will be included.