Continued development of personal expression through a self-initiated series of works. Students investigate technically complex forming methods.
Students are responsible for mixing their own glazes and firing their work.
I. A slide lecture surveys the history of European ceramics. Ceramics of Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Bauhaus, Art Deco and Memphis design movements are included. Comparisons and contrasts to the ceramics of the U.S. are drawn. Demonstrations, assigned readings and slide lectures introduce a teapot assignment. The most complex of pottery forms, in addition to the demands of function, students are asked to consider the teapot in terms of compositional concerns and sculptural potential.