The human figure will be emphasized in this class. ART 101 or 129 or consent of instructor. The employment and treatment of materials in the execution of objects made in metal. Techniques employed are casting, fusing, forging and others traditionally associated with these concepts. An introduction to the use of clay as applied to the design and construction of utilitarian forms.
Major emphasis is on developing hand building skills and wheel throwing techniques.
Instruction in the basic understanding of clay bodies, glazes, decoration and firing of high-fire stoneware ceramics. Photography as a medium of creative expression. Elementary work with the hand camera, developing, printing, enlarging and mounting. The objective of this course is to provide the beginning painting student with a fundamental understanding of the application of a plastic medium. The focus of the studio investigations will be to manipulate space on a 2D surface through a variety of techniques.