Further exploration of the clay-forming process, handbuilding and wheel throwing, glaze application and other clay materials, techniques, concepts and equipment. Emphasis is on skill building and personal expression while examining both functional and sculptural ceramics through a variety of required assignments. Fundamental Drawing or Color and 2-D Design. Fundamental Drawing or Color and 2-D Design. A studio course on the fundamentals of sculpture and on its viability as a means of artistic expression and exploration.
Approach is through tactile and visual perceptions, using a variety of materials and techniques.
Sculptural issues studied are the recognition and construction of space and form, scale, weight, balance, organic and geometric qualities, modularities, transformations and symbolic meaning. Both relief and 3-dimensional. Fundamental Drawing or Color and 2-D Design. Fundamental Drawing or Color and 2-D Design. Introduction to the relief printing processes of printmaking, woodcut, wood engraving and linoleum blockprinting.