Visual Arts Instructional Leader

Ceramics provides students with an opportunity to explore and experiment with there-dimensional design in clay. Students will develop an awareness of functional and nonfunctional form, a knowledge of ceramic techniques and an aesthetic understanding of design and craftsmanship. 
Plan for Success: Ceramics 1-2

 

Ceramics 3-4
This course provides the opportunity for students to become familiar with sources and characteristics of clay; preparation and usage of glazes;purposes, types and problems of firing; and aesthetic and functional design in three-dimensional items. The course includes opportunities for students to develop a variety of ceramic forms by hand-building methods as well as throwing on the potter’s wheel.