ART 245H - Ceramics 3 - Honors

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and two hours of studio weekly; one term.
This is an honors course.

Build on the knowledge acquired in ART 146 or ART 146H . Specialize in an area of personal interest, such as wheel-thrown wares, hand-built pieces or sculpture. Explore, experiment with, and participate in the functioning of the ceramics studio to develop personal forms of expression. Lab fee $75.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Honors courses and ENG 101 /ENG 101A ; and ART 146 or ART 146H or permission of department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ART 245 ; credit is not given for both ART 245H and ART 245 .

Note: Work with faculty member to select a specific project. Typically offered at MC; fall, spring, and summer terms.

Course Outcomes:
Design and produce a series of functional or sculptural ceramic artworks exploring a personal area of interest.

Design an overall plan for creating ceramic forms.
Construct a variety of functional or sculptural ceramic forms using personally selected methods of forming.
Learning Objective 3 - Explore a variety of decorating and glazing techniques that are selected to suit individual forms.

Demonstrate an understanding of clay and glaze chemical and physical characteristics, and how to test them.

Describe the characteristics and interactions among each of the basic glaze chemical groups.
Design and produce a personal series of glaze experiments and analyze the results.
Design a series of glaze tests to solve a glaze problem.

Demonstrate an understanding of kiln firing schedules and how to adjust them to obtain specific results.

Describe the fundamental chemical and physical changes behind important stages in different kinds of kiln firing.
Program an electric kiln, demonstrating the use of segments that include ramps, set points, and holds.

Demonstrate the ability to observe and analyze a work of ceramic art and to explore an artist’s intent to arrive at an overall evaluation of an artwork.

Examine, analyze and evaluate ceramic art pieces in written form, presentations and group discussions.
Apply the principles of analysis and evaluation to personal ceramic artwork and apply the information to design and construct new pieces, exploring a personal area of interest.
Research and present information about a ceramic art period or a contemporary ceramic artist’s work.

Explore the concept development, design process and methods used in the creation of ceramic artworks.

Research and present the contextual background development of a group of ceramic artworks
Discuss objective and subjective ways of critically analyzing and evaluating artwork.