Ceramics I
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Syllabus
In Ceramics, we will be working with clay. This is a course designed for students of all levels, from those who have never touched clay to those who are very experienced with this medium. We will learn about the history of clay in many forms, and will be learning about many different types of hand building such as pinching, coiling, slab building, and possibly throwing (on the pottery wheel) toward the end of the semester. We will learn about kiln firing, and also about different decoration techniques such as sgraffito, underglazing, glazing, oxides, and others. We will focus on skill building and craftsmanship as well as creating successful pieces of art. Students will also learn how to participate in a critique, and will evaluate their own projects as well.
ARCHIVED CALENDAR 2017-2018 January 3-5 Welcome back! We are going to be getting our art projects back to pick our best for the art show! Last week to finish up Claes Oldenburg Sculptures as well! December 18-21 We are working on our new project... Claes Oldenburg Sculptures! December 10-15 We are finishing up artist bowls! December 4-8 We are working on our Artist Bowls!! November 27 - December 1 We are starting our clay portion of our research projects... Artist-Inspired Bowls! November 20-22 Remember there is a half day Wednesday this week, and no school Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving! We are working on our Ceramic Bowls Research Project! November 13-17 We are drying, firing and glazing our boxes this week! November 6-10 We are going to finish up our lyric plates and start our next project, slab boxes! October 30-November 3 We are working on our plates and will be glazing them this week! October 23-27 We are going to be working on our Lyric Plates! October 9-13 We are going to be finishing our mugs and starting to glaze them after the first firing! We will also be pulling our glazed coil pots out of the kiln! October 2-6 It's homecoming week! We are going to be working on our Slab Mugs and finishing firing and glazing our coil pots! September 25-29 We are going to be starting our Slab Mugs this week, and finishing our coil pot building! September 18-22 We are going to upload our first pieces to Artsonia this week, get our pinch pots in the kiln, and continue working on our coil pots!! September 11-15 We are going to be working on our Pinch Pots, including smoothing, underglazing, and adding scraffito techniques! Toward the end of the week we may start coil pots as well! September 5-8 Welcome!! We are going to be looking at the rules and the syllabus, creating shelf labels, and will be looking at clay terms and starting our first clay project... Pinch Pots! 2016-17 December 19-21 We are starting our bowls! Christmas Break starts Thursday! December 12-16 We are finishing up our Oldenberg Projects and Starting our research for our Artist-Inspired Bowls! December 5-9 We are working on Claes Oldenberg Projects! November 28-December 2 We are working on our Lyric Plates and starting Claes Oldenberg Projects! November 21-23 We are working on Lyric Plates! November 14-18 We are working on our Slab Boxes and Starting Lyric Plates! November 7-11 We are working on our slab boxes! October 31-November 4 We are working on our Lyric Plates and starting Slab Boxes! October 23-27 We are working on our Pumpkins and finishing Mugs. We will also be starting Lyric Plates! October 17-21 We are finishing glazing slab mugs and creating clay pumpkins! October 10-14 We are firing and glazing our slab mugs this week! October 3-7 We are working on firing our coil pots and glazing them, and starting our inspired Slab Mugs this week! September 26-30 We are going to be adding clear glaze to our bisque-fired pinch pots, and continuing to build our coil pots! September 19-23 We are going to be adding clear glaze to our bisque-fired pinch pots, and continuing to build our coil pots! September 12-16 We are going to be adding sgraffito decorations to our pinch pots, and starting our coil pots while waiting for our projects to dry! September 6-9 Welcome to Ceramics I! We will be going over syllabus and class rules this week as well as starting a label project for our shelves! Toward the end of the week we may even get into our first clay project. Pinch pots! REMINDER, $20 course fee due Monday, September 12th! Cash or Checks made payable to Onsted High School please! ARCHIVED 2015-2016 May 31-June 3 Students are working on their final clay piece, based on the Sculptor, Claes Oldenburg! May 23-27 Students are working on finishing teapots! May 16-20 We are working on critiquing our bowls and starting presentations! We are working on teapots in the meantime! May 9-13 Students are going to be finishing up bowls and starting teapots! We are also going to be starting our presentations this Friday! May 2-6 We are working on bowls this week! April 25-29 We are going to be finishing glaze-firing our boxes, and also starting to build our bowls! April 18-22 We are going to be working on research and creating presentations for our Artist Bowls project! (If our kiln gets repaired this week, we will bisque fire and glaze our boxes!) April 11-15 (The schedule is a bit different this week due to state testing!) We are going to be photographing our boxes and getting them fired, then glazing them this week! We may get started on our artist bowls as well! March 28 - April 1 Students will be starting to roll slabs and build boxes! March 21-24 (No School Good Friday!) Students are starting to create slab boxes this week! (we are also firing plates and glazing those as well!) March 14-18 It's STEAM FAIR WEEK! (our art show PLUS projects from other classes too! takes place in the high school gym during conferences this Thursday the 17th)! Also on the plate this week, we will be working on our plates, firing them, and glazing them! March 7-11 Students are finishing up glazing their mugs and putting a clear coat on tiles. we will also be prepping for our box project! February 29 - March 4 Students are working on their mugs and finishing coil pots, and are also going to be learning how to create screen printing images on ceramic tiles! February 22-26 We will be finishing mug-building and glazing coil pots! We may also create a screen-printed tile! February 16-19 We are working on our mugs, adding handles and additions, and also glazing and firing our coil pots! February 8-11 (reminder no school for students Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th!) Students are finishing up coil pots (we will be firing and glazing them this week) and starting on Slab Mugs! February 1-5 We are going to be adding clear glaze to our bisque-fired pinch pots, and continuing to build our coil pots! FALL 2016 |
Grading scale
A 92.5-100 % A- 89.5-92.4 % B+ 86.5-89.4 % B 82.5-86.4 % B- 79.5-82.4 % C+ 76.5-79.4 % C 72.5-76.4 % C- 69.5-72.4 % D+ 66.5-69.4 % D 62.5-66.4 % D- 59.5-62.4 % E 0-59.4 % |