by Ester | Dec 5, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Course outline: This course examines the ways in which artists can assess the market, promote their work ensure exposure of their work and price it appropriately. Through a combination of theory and practice, students will be introduced to the basic principles of arts...
by Ester | Nov 14, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Les Manning. Because of him, I am here. Because of him, 16 students walk out of here every year, with a strong sense of why they are making what they make. He is a very gentle, friendly soft spoken man that is extremely talented and instead of only focusing on this...
by Ester | Nov 7, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Course outline: The development of advanced throwing skills including the creation of enclosed forms, and centering and throwing large amounts of clay will be the focus of this course. Students will develop the skills required to make more complex lids that are well...
by Ester | Oct 31, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Course outline: Students will improve their pottery making skills in order to create better finished pottery with consideration given to functionality. Methods such as sectional throwing, and extended throwing with added coils to make larger pieces, such as planters...
by Ester | Oct 24, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Course outline: we will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to work with percentage and unity formulas so that the glazes can be analyzed, compared, altered, new glazes formulated, and glaze faults identified and corrected. The characteristics and choice of raw...
by Ester | Oct 10, 2004 | Ceramics, Education
Course outline: Students will develop skills to make plaster molds for ceramics. They will learn the properties and various working techniques of plaster in order to make hump, slump, press, one piece, simple 2 piece and tile moulds. The composition, adjustment by...