Category: Studio Art & Craft

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DFA-475 ART PRACTICE INTERNSHIP (6 credits)

Participation in an internship experience allows students to use classroom-learned skills in a related employment experience. Students must work a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the entire semester. To participate students must be of junior or senior status with completion of freshman and sophomore studios. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. Seniors may not be eligible to participate in an internship during their final semester. Transfer students must have attended one semester at CCS in addition to meeting the other eligibility criteria.

Credits: 6

Prerequisites:

DCE-206 CLAY ON THE WALL

Ceramic tile, murals and architectural,embellishments are increasingly found in public,settings. Projects in this class center on,drawing and painting as well as the use of colored,slips and modular formats. Layout, design, the,making and firing of work and installation are,covered. This course is well suited for students,majoring in painting, sculpture, design, or,illustration.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DCE 135

DCE-216 SURFACE MATTERS

This course explores numerous glaze processes and,application techniques and provides students with,an understanding of how surface relates to and,enhances three-dimensional forms. Weekly,demonstrations and lectures give students the,basis for solving structured assignments.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: SAC 106 (formerly DFA 106)

DFD-248 HISTORY OF TEXTILES

This in-depth historical study examines the,development of textiles and the events relating,to their influence. Beginning with the Han,Dynasty in China, moving to Byzantium, and then,to the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution;,this course tracks the exchange of color, motif,,and fibers through trade. Also reviewed are,textiles of India, the Near East, Egypt, Northern,Africa, and Europe. Extensive reading and,research are required. Students respond to,content through detailed notebooks and studio,projects.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFD 111

DGL-210 GLASSBLOWING COLOR THEORY

This class explores the interaction of color and,pattern through glassblowing techniques. Students,learn traditional techniques for using color,including cane, murrini, color overlays, color,cups, bit applications, and encalmo. Students work,up to developing their own designs and creating,their own unique techniques and color,applications. Students are responsible for,maintaining a sketchbook and giving assigned,presentations throughout the semester. The class,will primarily take place in the hot shop.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: TAKE DGL-142

DGL-213 OPTICS, GLASS AND IMAGE

This class focuses on glass as a mediator of,image. Through material and optical,investigations, students will utilize glass as a,screen, filter, and lens. Students learn basic,glass forming techniques and utilize glass objects,as an actor in photography and video, which,results in images, objects, and installations.,Lectures, demonstrations, and critiques, will,encourage students to consider both the technical,and conceptual connections between glass and image,making.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DGL-238 GLASS INSTALLATION

In this course students learn to design,,fabricate, and evaluate glass installation. The,course is focused on developing installation,concepts that address space, interaction, and,architecture. Assignments address creating,multiples through basic glassblowing, mold,making, hot casting, coldworking, and gluing. ,Students also learn methods to mount, hang, and,install glass parts. Artistic research and,presentations on contemporary art, design, and,craft inform students’ understanding of glass,installation.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DGL 170, DGL 142