What Will I Learn in Ceramics?

What Will I Learn in Ceramics?

As an artist, I can identify the various stages of the ceramic process.
Lip or Rim Plastic ● Greenware ● Leatherhard ● Bone dry
Neck Bisque ● Glazeware

Handle
As an artist, I can integrate the characteristics of the tools of a
selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.
Shoulder
Modeling tools
Wire cutter
Needle tool
Body or Rib Wire, Loop & Ribbon tools
Walls

Foot or Base
Parts of a Pot Wooden knife
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As an artist, I can apply my understanding of the
health and safety issues related to creating with clay.
As an artist, I can utilize various ceramic decorating
techniques and materials to support artistic purposes.
Underglazing ● Glazing ● Sgrafitto
Surface decorating (sponging, spattering, masking)
As an artist, I can utilize various clay building methods
and techniques to manipulate form, texture and
convey meaning in my work.
Pinch and pull ● Coil ● Slip and Score ● Slab
Throw (pottery wheel) ● Drape or press mold
Extrude ● Slip cast ● Pull a handle

Ceramic vocabulary: As an artist, I can discover

As an artist, I can analyze how the
principles are combined to
the work of ceramics artists
elasticity sgrafitto sculptural communicate meaning in the
both past and contemporary. creation of, presentation of, or
shrinkage drape slip
response to visual artworks.
texture extruding functional Examples may include:
Ancient Greek Potters
grog centering non-functional Principles of Design:
Jomon Ware Pottery
wedging coning calipers Balance
Maria Martinez
recycled clay trimming flange Beate Kuhn Contrast
kneading glaze stoneware Shiho Kanzaki Movement
vitreous underglaze earthenware Peter Voulkos Rhythm
molds raku terracotta Beatrice Wood Pattern
porcelain Victor Spinski Emphasis
aesthetics armature
Benard Leach Unity
critique
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