ART 244 - Ceramics Studio Wheelthrowing

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Windward Community College

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Catalog Description Development of wheelthrowing techniques, vessel and structural concepts, and surface treatment and glazing. Repeatable up to 6 credits, 6 credits applicable toward A.A. degree. (2 hrs. lect.; 4 hrs. studio.) Prerequisite: Credit for ART 105C, or consent of instructor. Recommended Preparation: ART 101, ART 105B, ART 116. NOTE: Art Majors: ART 243 and ART 244 must both be taken to receive equivalency at UHM as ART 242, Introduction to Ceramics. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate through completed projects, a basic proficiency in wheel throwing techniques. Demonstrate an understanding of color and color theory through the use of various decorated techniques: slips, oxides, engobes, stains, and glazes. Demonstrate an understanding of clay bodies, oxidation and reduction firing, and of the basic chemical compositions of glazes. Demonstrate an awareness of the visual elements and the design principles while creating ceramic vessels and sculptural forms. Demonstrate innovative and inventive problem solving, through creative decision-making and insightful articulation of finished ceramics vessels and sculptural forms. Demonstrate an ability to generate creative ideas through three-dimensional visualization techniques. Demonstrate an understanding of drawing as a tool for conceptualization and documentation of personal imagery and technical investigation of the ceramic process. Demonstrate an understanding of historic and contemporary examples of wheel made ceramics. Demonstrate an ability to articulate the concepts and intent of a finished ceramic object. Degrees and Certificates at WCC the Course Applies To WCC Associate in Arts: DA Resources Ceramics Ceramics Studio Current Syllabus Fall 2008 taught by Paul Nash Past Syllabi Fall 2007 taught by Paul Nash

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3.00

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Institution Website:

windward.hawaii.edu

Phone Number:

(808) 235-7400

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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