Contact info: Mrs. Brittany Mathews - 816.241.5478 - [email protected]
Dear Parents and Students:
Welcome to Ceramics. With your cooperation we will work together to provide the best possible learning environment in which the student is successful.
Course Description:
This course emphasizes design with hand building
and mechanical techniques using clay. Through
the application of the elements of color, line, form, shape, space, texture and
value to good design and composition student will experiment with clay to
create original works of art. Subject matter will include hand built work as
well as thrown work on the provided wheels. Students will be exposed to
professional masters' work and learn fundamentals of art criticism and
evaluation.
Ceramics Syllabus
Advanced Ceramics Syllabus
Basics of Ceramics/Introduction
Intro to Ceramics
Test Tiles
Bisque Firing Process
Glazing Procedures
Final Firing
Identification Stamps
Leaving your Mark PPT
Pinch Pots - basic
Japanese Tea Bowls -
ceramics-japanese tea bowls.pdf
Include a texture and a foot.
Slab Tiles (Relief) -
Slab Tiles Relief.pdf
Have at least 5 different ideas combined on your slab.
Coil Pots -
Coil Pot Demonstration
Coil Pots Handout
Minimum requirements: 8 inches tall, 4 inches wide
3 thumbnails with different techniques and chosen glazes
Monster Mugs - Mug Handout
monster mugs.pdf
Slab Houses
slab houses.pdf
Cylinder Vases -
ceramics-cylinder.pdf
Bible Verse Imagery -
bible verse imagery in clay.pdf
Ceramic Lanterns -
Lanterns Handout
How to Throw (on a wheel) -
Throwing Demo
Throwing Sheet
How to Trim -
trimming a foot.pdf
Industrial Box -
Ceramics - Industrial Vessel.pdf
Grecian Urn/Pop Can -
grecian pop cans.pdf
Food in clay -
food in clay.pdf
Sgraffito Vase -
Sgraffito Vase.pdf
Pitcher/Teapot -
pitcher.pdf
A set of identical bowls or cups
Extra projects (depending on the pace of the class) -
-Artist Sculpture
-Word association piece
-Combo piece (choose different techniques and combine them into a
functional form)