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  • 3.00 Credits

    Through lecture and demonstrations, students learn basic skills such as handbuilding, throwing, and press molding with an introduction to loading and firing kilns and mixing clay and glazes. Problems are given with an emphasis on developing each student's potential for personal expression and artistic invention. Freshmen are encouraged to participate in the departmental guest lecture series and field trips. Formerly CR 111 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits). Restricted to Undergraduate students only. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides foundation students with a hands-on studio experience grounded in fabric processes and materials as a means of personal expression. The student receives an introduction to stamp printing and direct painting on fabric, collage, three-dimensional off-loom structures, as well as tapestry weaving on frame loom. Guidance is offered in the form of demonstrations, slide presentations, field trips, informal discussion, and intensive group critiques. Formerly CR 121 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits). Restricted to Undergraduate students only. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores glass as an expressive and creative medium. Students work with flat glass in stained glass techniques. Formerly CR 131 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits). Restricted to Undergraduate students only. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to metalwork through several beginning jewelry projects. Students learn basic fabrication techniques through simple hollow construction; movement is approached through aspects of linkage and chain making; forming and fabrication is covered as well. Formerly CR 141 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits). Restricted to Undergraduate students only. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    The introduction of wood as a material, basic joinery theory, and the ability to manipulate safely with both hand and power tools. Lecture on and demonstration of the properties of wood and the proper use of the band saw and shaping tools, including rasps, chisels, small hand planes, and gouges. Formerly CR 161 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits). Restricted to Undergraduate students only. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students make art that deals with crafts issues and concepts. Individual project consultations are supplemented by lectures, visiting artists, and group critiques. As this course is content based, students use any/all crafts studios during in-class work time and open studio hours. (Students have access to crafts studios where they have completed or are currently taking a media-specific course.) Formerly CR 200A Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: FNDP 131 Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. Enrollment in a Crafts media-specific course required. Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students make art that deals with crafts issues and concepts. Individual project consultations are supplemented by lectures, visiting artists, and group critiques. As this course is content based, students use any/all crafts studios during in-class work time and open studio hours. (Students have access to crafts studios where they have completed or are currently taking a media-specific course.) Formerly CR 200B Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: FNDP 131 Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. Enrollment in a Crafts media-specific course required. Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    This introductory mixed-media course focuses on the body as the site-specific locus for a variety of art forms. Looking at a range of cultural and historical examples, students gain an appreciation for the personal and social influences that underlie our conception of the human body and how we construct for it. Studio work in an array of media, with specific emphasis on the use of metal, paper, fabric, and leather. Technical information includes flat pattern making, piecing and sewing; forming and fabrication; mixed-media construction; and systems of attachment, linkage, and closure. Emphasis on the student's ability to generate unique solutions to the physical challenges imposed by the human body on the content of attire. Formerly CR 245 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. May be taken twice for credit. Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the use of 3-D modeling software for visualization, design, production, and presentation of Craft objects. Through tutorial exercises and individual projects, students become fluent in the use of this important tool. One piece of software (such as formZ, Rhino, etc.) that is both CAD accurate and affordable to individual artists is covered. As students gain proficiency, they apply the techniques to problems addressed in their major studio classes. Students taking the course for a second time explore the capabilities of the software in more depth and focus on intelligent sequencing of operations and using the tools in context. Formerly CRFT 381 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. May be taken four times for credit. Computer literacy required. Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
  • 3.00 Credits

    Formerly CR 299 Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. May be taken twice for credit. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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