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Ceramics 1: Hand Building

Credits: 3
Course Number: 10-815-200

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Course Description

10-815-200 CERAMICS 1: HAND BUILDING ...With a focus on developing the foundational techniques and skills used to work with clay, students will practice wedging, pinching forms, building with coils, creating patterns for slab-assembly of 3-dimensional objects, applying texture, utilizing slip in a decorative manner, principal glazing practices, and the process of reclaiming clay. Students will study contemporary and historical ceramic artwork and techniques, including the Kurinuki subtractive technique, and learn the process of ceramic art from bag of clay to finished object. Studio safety and basic knowledge about firing processes will also be covered.

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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Credit for Prior Learning

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What will I learn?

  1. Wedge 3 lbs. of clay into a uniform mass
  2. Pinch-form a bowl, plate, and cup
  3. Build a coiled pot equal to or greater than 6-inches high
  4. Create a paper pattern for slab-assembling a 3-dimensional piece
  5. Identify methods used to construct historical work
  6. Explore Kurinuki subtractive technique
  7. Demonstrate slip decorating techniques
  8. Re-create a contemporary or historical ceramic object
  9. Describe the process of ceramic art - from bag of clay to finished object
  10. Glaze a ceramic object
  11. Reclaim clay into workable consistency

Class Details

Class Number:
22950
Delivery:
Blended - Less than 50% Online
Term:
Spring 2025
Session:
8W2
Date Range:
-
Estimated Cost:
$514.05 *

Class Notes

  • To view the open studio calendar, please visit www.nwtc.edu and search "open studio" or go to https://www.nwtc.edu/about-nwtc/nwtc-locations/artisan-and-business-center/open-studio/open-studio-schedule.

  • This class is taught through a combination of in-person and online instruction. Students will attend live portions of the class at the dates, times, and location specified. The remaining instruction will be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/blendedfaq.

  • Students will be required to attend a minimum amount of open lab sessions at the Artisan Center for the in-person portion of class.

Meeting Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location(s)
03/26/25 - 05/20/25 Anytime
Anytime
Online
03/26/25 - 05/19/25 M, W
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
ArtCtr-Rm115, Ceramics Studio

* Cost displayed is based on in-state residency. Back to cost