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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
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)
The focus of this course is functional and, nonfunctional objects derived from expanding the traditional interpretation of forms and creative hybrids. Refinement in combining form with surface treatments is also emphasized.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE 135 OR DCE 175
The vast majority of the history of pottery and vessel-making is dominated by hand-building techniques. For thousands of years prior to the advent of the powered pottery wheel, early artisans formed pottery with just their hands, and later, an assortment of hand-wielded tools. This class draws direct inspiration from this history as it is reflected in a range of cultures, while also focusing on the significance of contemporary hand-built pottery in the industrial era of today. Students make functionally and conceptually oriented pottery using a range of hand-building techniques including coiling, slab work, extruding, and hollowing-out.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE-175
The Special Projects class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area(s) being explored
FALL 2023
This course will focus on concepts, materials and techniques regarding the design, construction and firing of kilns with a specific focus on kilns fueled by wood, and result in students designing and building their own kilns and in the building of a small fast-fire wood-fueled kiln at CCS – an incredibly efficient, affordable and accessible type of kiln which is not currently a part of our facilities.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Students in the advanced level of wheel throwing are expected to develop a personal voice using the wheel. Individuals refine their technical and conceptual skills while learning the fundamentals of firing their own work.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE 105, DCE 205
This advanced studio guides students toward developing a personal voice using slipcasting, glazing, surface refinement and firing.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE 112, DCE 212
This course encourages experimentation with new forming techniques and combinations. Emphasis is placed on developing a personal voice within a series of works.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE 135, DCE 235
The vast majority of the history of pottery and vessel-making is dominated by hand-building techniques. For thousands of years prior to the advent of the powered pottery wheel, early artisans formed pottery with just their hands, and later, an assortment of hand-wielded tools. This class draws direct inspiration from this history as it is reflected in a range of cultures, while also focusing on the significance of contemporary hand-built pottery in the industrial era of today. Students make functionally and conceptually oriented pottery using a range of hand-building techniques including coiling, slab work, extruding, and hollowing-out.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DCE-275
The special project class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area being explored.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: