Carl Albert State College
Division of Fine Arts – Art
Bobette
Guillory, HC 310A
Phone:
(918) 647-1263
E-mail: bguillory@carlalbert.edu
1.
Ceramics I – Art 2133
2. Prerequisite: None, Text:
Clayworks, Leon I. Nigrosh (Not
required but you will be told in the bookstore
that it is helpful.)
3.
Spring 2008 (spring
semesters only)
4.
This course is offered in
the spring semesters at the main campus.
Course
Description
5. Ceramics I is a laboratory class where students
will be introduced to the techniques and creative approaches to the use of clay
in designing and constructing art forms. Students will experience coil, slab and
other hand building approaches. There will be instruction in glazing and firing
of stoneware and raku and the applications of clay body and glaze formations.
Emphasis will be placed on the development of
skills and expressive qualities of three-dimensional art forms through the use
of clay as the primary art material. Some printed materials, videos, text and
slides will be used along with discussions.
6. Student’s goal is to develop the skill,
techniques and vocabulary associated with ceramics through basic construction of
art forms using clay.
7. Semester Calendar:
Week 1 – Introduction, Chapter Six
(Design in Clay)
Week 2 – Chapter Eleven (Kilns, Wheels
and Studio Equipment)
Week 3 – Chapter One (Modeling with
Clay)
Weeks 4 & 5 – Chapter Two (Pinch Pots)
Weeks 6 & 7 – Chapter Nine (Glazes),
Chapter Ten (Firing)
Weeks 8 & 9 – Chapter Three (Coil
Building)
Weeks 10 & 11 – Chapter Four (Slab
Construction)
Weeks 12 thru 14 – Creating larger
scale art forms
Week 15 – Preparing for art show
Weeks 16 thru 18 – Continue larger
scale art forms
8. Much of the class will consist of students
working when presentations and discussions are not being conducted. Each ceramic
assignment is due as assigned by the instructor and they will be 40% of the
student’s final grade. Students are encouraged to work on their ceramic pieces
during class as much as possible and out of class as well.
9. Students are required to enter the
semester art show and as time approaches, more information will be given. The
art show counts as 25% of the student’s final grade in this class. Student’s art
show for the spring semester is April 14th thru April 28th, 2008.
10. The remaining 35% of the student’s grade is
based on homework that is turned in and attendance in the class. Since this
class is a studio class, many demonstrations are given concerning techniques and
applications concerning various media. Students must be present in order to
understand the materials and their techniques.
11. Material List is provided below:
Materials Needed:
Paper
Sketchbook
Pencils
#2
pencil (several of these)
Tools
Pottery Tool Kit ($13.00)
Ceramic Brush Set ($13.00) and must have a large brush for applying glazes
50 lbs
of White Clay (to start with) Hobby Lobby
Spray
Bottle
Old
rags
Plastic Bags
Flat
container for water
Sponges
Apron
or smock
Sand
Paper
Glazes
(Hobby Lobby)
Academic
Integrity
As the instructor, I reserve the right to make additions, deletions, and
modifications to this syllabus and course requirements with reasonable
notification to the students. It is the responsibility of the student to
communicate with the Instructor and submit assignments as specified in the
course syllabus. Students who fail to comply with the course requirements may be
administratively dropped from the course by the instructor.
Disabilities: If
any student feels that he/she has a disability that may interfere with his/her
course work, that student should advise the instructor of such matters during
the first class week.
Carl
Albert State College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities and
who need special accommodations should make their requests in the following way:
(1)
Talk with your instructor after class or during office hours about your
disability or special need related to work in class,
AND
(2)
Complete the Request for Special Accommodations Form with the Student Support
Services Coordinator/ADA Coordinator.
Please no cell phones or
pagers. Students who eat in class, must clean up their messes...
Under certain circumstances, the
instructor may choose to administratively withdraw a student.
Click on the Ceramic Piece button below to
see images.
To see the class
schedule and assignments
for the Spring 2008 semester, click on one of the buttons below or you may go back
to my home page, Guillory's
Art Gallery.
