Flexible Work, Better Balance
Description
This course covers the three primary hand-building methods of pinch forming, coil building, and slab forming. Students engage in various projects to develop and express their creative ideas in clay, experimenting with sculptural works and concepts of form and function. The course includes creating textures and surface treatments. Students learn clay terminology through group and individual critiques and discuss technical and aesthetic aspects of design, process, and sculptural characteristics.
Instructors are expected to: