FNAR 260 - Ceramics:Handbuilding

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Description:

Maeshima/Courtney. Lab Fee $80. This class is designed to give students a foundation of basic skills needed to express ideas creatively in clay. Assignments will combine learning different approaches to art/sculpture making issue with clay forming and finishing techniques. Coil building, slab construction, pinching and tile making will be learn ed. Students will become familiar with basic glaze and slip surface treatments.The firing process will also be covered. Issues in historical and contemporaryceramics will be discussed. Instruction will center around demonstration, slidepresentations, individual and group critiques.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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