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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)
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
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Learn to use the potter’s wheel as an expressive tool! Traditional techniques and forms are covered, such as teapots, plates, bowls and covered containers. The aim is for students to find their individual expression within the context of tradition.
Credits: 3
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Independent Study is available to students who are at Junior or Senior level standing with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above. The student may receive approval to work in an area or on a project that is not otherwise offered or addressed in the regular curriculum. An Independent Study should include opportunities for individual student voice and provide a space for diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours. The student must submit to the chairperson of the department in which they wish to study, an Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less) of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason for choosing to study independently. Once the department chairperson provides approval and the instructor for the Independent Study is determined, the faculty member must write an Independent Study Syllabus with education goals, learning outcomes, meeting dates, course expectations, timelines, and due dates. Art Education candidates must pass DAE 490 with a grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or higher to qualify for certification.
Credits: 3
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The emphasis of this course is on plaster-casting techniques for making high-resolution molds. The course also explores surface glazing, colored clays and high-temperature reduction salt firings. Students choose a form, which may be derived from hard-edged industrial materials (i.e. machine parts or commercial products) or organic items from nature (i.e. vegetables, fruits, biomorphic shapes) and produce their concept in multiples. Works may range from sculptural assemblage to functional pouring vessels, such as teapots.
Credits: 3
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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
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In this course, students are encouraged to break away from tradition by combining imagination and metaphorical imagery with practicality. Handbuilding and slipcasting techniques are utilized in creating a teapot. Throughout the term, students focus on a singular form, developing a design that can range from extremely minimal to baroque in style. The final project includes presentation of the teapot.
Credits: 3
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