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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This course is an introduction to the practical application of basic knowledge of wood, using hand tools to make standard furniture joinery.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring Materials fee will be required This is an introductory course in woodcarving with relief and chip carving techniques and includes the techniques of hand-carving, stamping, varnishing and staining. Students will complete three finished products in this class that demonstrate chip relief carving. Students will be required to purchase a set of carving tools.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This course is an introduction to the craft of picture framing as it applies to drawings, watercolors, paintings, photography, works on canvas, needlework, etc. Students will explore French Matting, glass cutting, stretcher construction and canvas preparation, and proper use of tools and aesthetics. Issues of preservation, stabilization of works on paper and canvas will be discussed. Students should bring samples to frame to the first class.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This is an introductory studio course in stoneware ceramics. Through lectures, wheel throwing, and handbuilding, students will explore the aesthetic, sculptural, and functional possibilities of clay. Techniques will be demonstrated and lectures will feature technical information on high temperature firing and stoneware glazes.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring Materials fee will be required This course is designed for the manipulation of clay in a sculptural context. The areas of exploration will be: 1. Three-Dimensional Figurative Sculpture The traditional techniques of solid formand coil method of additive construction will be presented in the bust and free standing figure. 2. Architectural Sculpture: Murals, Friezes, Tondos Demonstrations in the technical aspects of relief construction (3-D forms on 2-D surfaces-walls) will be presented with discussions on installation and adhesives. 3. Extruder Sculpture The exciting work in hollow slab construction will be presented the use of the Bailey Extruder System. This system offers a limitless range of possibilities for the creative ceramic sculpture. Prerequisite: CRFT 111, Pottery I.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This is an introductory class in four-harness loom weaving. Students will learn how to warp, prepare the loom and weave patterns on a four-harness loom. An introduction to the science of fibers, their process and treatment including individual projects in yarn and fabric structure and finishing the woven goods will be included. Looms are available for a nominal fee.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, Spring Materials fee will be required This course is an introduction to natural and man-made fibers and will cover preparation of fibers for spinning, and an introduction to spinning techniques on both a drop spindle and spinning wheel. It will also cover an introduction to chemical and natural dyes, and the practice of dyeing techniques of fibers produced in the studio. Fiber and tools will be provided.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This is an introduction to two specific forms of printmaking, collograph and monoprint, in which the principles of both a constructed surface and a planographic surface will be covered. Single and multiple images, black and white, color, opacity and transparency will be explored.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This is an introductory course to explore the process of screen printing from its commercial uses such as posters and cards, to the creative aspects. Students will study stenciling methods and multiple color printing, and explore and develop creative possibilities of producing multiple images by using two screen printingmethods: stenciling and block-out.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, Spring, Summer Materials fee will be required This course will cover construction of paper pulps from low-cost natural or recycled fibers. Students will learn the construction of a mold and deckle for forming sheets of hand-made paper; methods of making casting molds; and the use of hand-made paper for making relief prints.
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