Students build upon skills learned in Ceramics & Sculpture I and learn new techniques in the first semester.   The second semester is student driven portfolio with proposals and plans submitted on the first week of the semester. 

 

• Projects are more complex and long-term, culminating in a three-dimensional portfolio of work at the end of the year.    Art appreciation, history and theory will be woven into 3D projects that are integrative, inspire creativity, and develop problem solving skills. 

 

• Exploration of  alternative firing techniques such as Raku firing, and surface decorations such as wax, decals and using underglaze pencils and stencils is an ongoing part of this course. 

 

• Each project will be started with an art historical reference and a three-dimensional design principle and two to three art elements, and students will create a detailed plan.