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ceramics I   -   jackson

Ceramics I_Calendar


Fall Semester
Canon of Clay Notes; Ceramic Terminology 101; Golden Rules of Ceramics

PROJECT: Basic Geometric Forms Brought to Life 
SCULPT_August - September

​SURFACE_November - December

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THE PROJECT MENU_Ceramics I
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SCULPT / THROW_September - October                                                    

SCULPT / THROW_October - November

SURFACE_November - December 

Midterm Exam: CRITIQUE_Fall Semester Works 

SCULPT / THROW_January - February

SCULPT / THROW_February - March
                        
SURFACE_April - May 
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Ceramics I students will select the order in which they pursue the completion of the projects featured in the following menu. Each Menu Project will take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks to sculpt, and 2 to 3 weeks to surface treat. But- there's a catch...

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MENU PROJECT_Modifiers (Ceramics I)
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Each Ceramics I student will be randomly assigned a modifier for their chosen menu project- a visual problem introduced into the design process meant to challenge, to encourage strength in visual problem solving and to forge further innovation into the creative process.
This year, the 
modifiers include:  ​

GO BIG!!!! 
Students will increase the scale of the product in order to explore the significance of the Principle of Design, Proportion, within their work. 

LIMITED COLOR PALETTE   
Students are limited to designing solely with the color of the fired clay itself, plus two colors of their choice, forcing a constraint in the relationship with the Principle of Design, 
Variety, while relating closer to the Principle of Design, Unity.  ​

REPEATED TEXTURAL FORMS   
Using a simple abstract form created quickly in the hand of the student artist, the creative process of form will be repeated again and again, over 30 times, and then attached to the sculptural design in order to explore the Principles of Design, Rhythm & Repetition.


ONE IS STRONG, TWO ARE STRONGER  
Sculpt the same piece simultaneously, two times, allowing the personality of each piece to shine through design, further emphasizing the roles the Principles of Design, Variety, Contrast & Emphasis, have upon the work. 


Menu Project: Abstract Organic (Non-Representational Organic Sculptural Forms) 

Menu Project: Forms in Transition (Formal Comparison of Sculptural Forms in a Cohesive Composition)
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Menu Project: Busted! (Expressive Busts Sculpted in Canon of Human Proportion)

Rotating Project: Wheel Throwing 101: Introduction to Using the Pottery Wheel
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PROJECT: Form & Function I (Exploration Into the Relationship Between Sculptural Form & Utility)

SCULPT_March - April
SURFACE_April - May
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Final Exam: CRITIQUE_Completed Digital Portfolio

Other Course Content & Lesson Presentations:

Surface Treatment 101 

Surface Treatment 201 


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