Ceramics: Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing/Hand Building (Spring, Wednesday PM)

Overview:

This class allows those with previous ceramics experience to take their work to the next level, learning new and more advanced techniques in hand building, wheel throwing, glaze applications, design, and surface treatment.

Weekly discussions and demonstrations will give insight into the critical aspects of ceramic artistry. This class will help you further develop your own aesthetic sense while delving into the aspects of fine pottery, such as form, balance, volume, surface texture, negative space, and color. Students will practice skills during class through individual and group instruction, as well as have access to the ceramics lab during weekend open-studio hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. There is no additional fee for students to attend this studio lab session.

No class March 18^th (Spring Break)

Course Objectives and Topics:

• Enhanced pottery skills
• Advanced hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques
• Developing personal aesthetics
• In-depth exploration of balance, volume, surface texture, negative space, and color

There is an optional open studio lab session on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. for students to come to work on their projects. There is no additional fee for students to attend this studio lab session.

Required Materials and Supplies:

• Kemper Pottery Tool Kit or equivalent
• Tool container, such as a tool tote, 1-gallon bucket, etc. (not available in student store)
• Clay* (one 25-lb. bag of DigiPen White, cone 6)     * One 25-lb. bag of clay is included in tuition costs
• Sketchbook (a spiral notebook will do)
• Pencil
• Cloth towel (not available in student store)
• Appropriate clothing, such as an apron, overalls, large shirt, etc. (DigiPen shirts are available in the student store)

The following additional items will be helpful and are also available in the DigiPen Student Store:

Hand Building:

• Wire brush
• Serrated flexible steel rib
• Fettling knifeShredder (small surform tool)
• Wooden paddleSumi brush(es)

Wheel Throwing:

• Kemper RB4 Wooden Potter’s Rib or similar potter’s rib
• Kemper RB5 Wooden Potter’s Rib or similar potter’s rib
• Kemper TT4 Turning Tool or similar turning tool