Edited 8/17/16
Ceramics 2016-2017 (Full Year Course)
ARTS 1487 – Ceramics: Beginning Hand Building – 3 Credits
ARTS 1488 – Ceramics: Beginning Wheel Throwing – 3 Credits
Instructor: Erin Gillie email: Room: B313
Central Lakes College CIS Course, 501 West College Drive,Brainerd, MN 56401
Long Prairie Grey Eagle High School, 510 9th St. S., NE, Long Prairie, MN 56347
Prerequisites:None
Textbook:Mackey, Maureen. Experience Clay, Davis Publications,
Inc. Worcester, Massachusetts, 2003.
Credit Hours:6 Central Lakes College (Humanities and Fine Arts)
2 Long Prairie Grey Eagle
Advanced Placement Portfolio Evaluation
MN Trans. Curriculum Goal:6– Humanities and Fine Arts
Office and Phone:Room B313
(320) 732-2194 ext. 1718
7:30-8:20 a.m. or 3:07-3:30 p.m.
Course Description:Beginning Hand Building - This course focuses on creative three-dimensional design in clay emphasizing hand
construction methods. Further emphasis is on surface
treatment, the nature of clay and glaze, bisque and glaze
firing. Study of aesthetics is included through the student’s
work as well as historical and contemporary masters of
various cultures. This course is recommended for art
majors and minors and fulfills liberal arts requirements for
non-art majors.
Beginning Wheel Throwing - This course emphasizes the development of basic skills using the potter’s wheel. Further study of ceramic materials and kiln operation will also be explored. Historical and contemporary potters from throughout the world will be studied as well as the aesthetics of pottery and vessels.
College-Wide Learning Outcomes:Analyze and follow a sequence of operations
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations
Utilize appropriate technology
Course Specific Outcomes: Students will be able to –
●Demonstrate a basic understanding of ceramic terms, technology and materials
●Use various hand building methods to create objects
●Incorporate design principles into works
●Generate forms using the potter’s wheel
●Critically evaluate work in progress and finished through the critique process
Student Requirements:Utilize class time to the fullest to optimize throwing and
hand building skills
Treat everyone with common courtesy and respect
Talk to me about any questions or concerns
Pay $20 supply fee
Attendance:Class attendance is required. Learning is an active
process, and it is impossible for you to participate and
benefit from demonstrations and presentations if you are not in class.
Course Evaluation: Clay Projects Assessed Using the Clay Rubric & Critiques
Art History and Article Presentations
Quizzes
Final Portfolio
Final Grade Based on Straight Percentage
Late Work:There will be a 1-day grace period after the due date to
allow for unforeseen problems. No assignments will be accepted after that time.
Affirmative Action:CLC is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in
employment and education opportunity. No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law. This information is available in alternative format upon a 48-hour advance request by contacting Disability Services,r 218-855-8175, office E138. Deaf and Hard of Hearing users or TTY communication contact the "Minnesota Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-627-3529.”
Accommodations:As an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and
educator, Central Lakes College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity and works to provide reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Accommodations are provided on an individualized, as-needed basis, determined through appropriate documentation of need. Please contact Disability Services,r 218-855-8175, office E138 to meet and discuss reasonable and appropriate accommodations for your plan. The accommodations authorized in your plan should be discussed with your instructor. All discussions will remain confidential. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request.
Academic Integrity Policy:Central Lakes College expects all students and faculty to
uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, and acts of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following examples of conduct:
●When a student misrepresents his/her own work;
●Consenting to have one’s work used by another student as his/her own;
●Plagiarizing on papers and other assignments;
●Unlawful duplication of copyright materials;
●Interfering in harmful way with another student’s work; for example, sabotaging another student’s lab work or entering or deleting data in another student’s computer work.
In all cases, a student found guilty of academic dishonesty will receive a minimum grade of “F” on the project, test or paper involved and may receive a grade of “F” for the course.
Emergency Procedures:Emergency information and procedures can be found in
each classroom. Please take time to review these
procedures.
Overview of Topics
Introduction:
Supplies and Storage
Studio Operation
Clay Preparation: Wedging / Wetting and Drying Clay
Class Expectations
Use of Equipment and Safety Issues
Materials:
Eathenware and Stoneware
Glaze
Stains, Oxides and Underglaze
Hand Building Construction Methods:
Pinch
Coil
Slab: Soft and Hard Slab Construction
Throwing:
Centering
Pulling up the walls
Shaping
Wet Storage
Trimming
Pulling Handles
Joining Parts
Drying
Final Products on the Potter’s Wheel:
Cylinders
Cups
Bowls
Plates and Platters
Vases
Pitchers
Bottles
Covered Jars and Teapots
Sectionals
Surface Treatment: (Required to explore a minimum of 7)
Glaze Brushing / Dipping / Pouring
Painted Design w/ Underglaze
Resist (wax, tape, or paper cut-out)
Piercing
Added Surface Texture
Carved Designs/Patterns
Mishima / Sgraffito
Slip Trailing
Saggar
Sawdust w/ Burnishing
Raku
Horsehair
Oxides
Inlay or 2nd Color Layer
Kilns:
Types of Kilns
Loading and Unloading
Firing
Written Assignments and Presentations:
Definitions of vocabulary
Article studies utilizing Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated
Artist Statement
Advanced Placement Final Portfolio
Projects and Concepts
1.Breadth (8 artworks)
2.Concentration (12 artworks on a theme)
3.Quality (5 artworks)
- Understand high school images vs. college/professional images
- Avoid trite and overused images
- Strive for verve with a prominent personal voice
- Overview of the portfolio reading and scoring process
- Written Work
- Concentration central idea written work for AP portfolio submission
- Presentation for Art Department Head (portfolio and artist statement)