A lecture introduces the use of plaster as a tool material for duplication of ceramic forms. Through individual consultation with the instructor, students formulate an extended individual project. Outside research is a component of the project and will be presented with the finished work at the end of the semester. Each student will submit written personal objectives to be achieved through the project and will write a self-appraisal upon completion. V. Students participate in group critiques at the completion of each assigned project and periodically during the extended, individual projects.
Discussions focus on the communication of content and the accomplishment of intent.
Degree of student involvement - studio projects, class critiques, class discussion, outside reading 2. Charleston, Robert J. World Ceramics. Clark, Garth and Olivia Watson. American Potters Today. Clark, Garth, ed.