Emphasis on visual diaries, problems of individual artistic production, and peer interaction on issues in contemporary art and design. Recommended for graduate students in all areas before the thesis and for senior majors with permission of instructor. Independent research on historic sources and techniques. The creative process and design development. Ozdogan Individual projects on the potter's wheel.
Student establishes personal style and direction and perfects skills.
Either pottery or sculptural approaches encouraged. Research in clays, glazes, and firings is required. Extensive student technical research, including special cutting techniques, laboratory tests of clay glazes, and firings. The multiple production process from model making to finished duplicate form as it exists on factory level. A thorough investigation of specific ceramic materials, clay bodies, and glazes, with an emphasis on calculation and formulation, alteration, and firing.