ARTS 421 - Objective Approaches in Ceramics (3 credits)

(Prereq: ARTS 204 or permission of the instructor) This course combines review and refinement of existing wheel and hand building processes leading to the extension of skill acquisitions. The focus is on personal design and construction of the clay object, whether functional and/or sculptural in purpose. Issues with the craft/fine art debate are addressed by presentations and reading to provide historical and contemporary context for students to explore design and meaning for the clay object today. Further glaze and surface resolutions are explored and mixed media options are addressed.