Course overview
This course will introduce students to techniques of wheel throwing and coiling as a means to create and explore functional and abstracted vessels in clay. Students will develop skills in wheel throwing; coiling; and will be introduced to coloured slips and glazes as a means of exploring the potential of the surface. Students will gain knowledge in historical and contemporary ceramic methods.
Course learning outcomes
- Use technical skills and material processes in the production of contemporary art objects using wheel throwing and coiling techniques.
- Summarise the conceptual and theoretical frameworks that underpin contemporary studio based production using handmade ceramic techniques.
- Employ knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements of the ceramic studio and/or workshop and in the manufacture of contemporary art objects.