ARTS 323 - Intermediate Ceramics (3 credits)

(Prereq: ARTS 204 or permission of the instructor) This course introduces wheel throwing, mold making, and clay casting systems to extend the student’s range of forming processes within the ceramic medium. Emphasis is on clay production methods and methodologies concerning functional and vessel based traditions. Clay bodies, slips, glazes, and kiln firing technologies are examined in greater depth. F, S.