With each project you will learn different techniques to manipulate the clay and to create your art objects.  Each project receives a grade and the grades will be averaged using a percentage scale at the end of the semester. I assume students wish to excel in the course, therefore, there is no number listed for each project.   Please note in order to pass this class you must construct all of the projects.  If you select to now construct even one project you will fail the course.

Wheel projects:

Cylinders (learning objective:  learn to manipulate the clay on the potter's wheel to center and throw a basic form with balanced even walls, flat bottom, and straight sides; smooth and finish the work from wet through leather hard and  greenware stage in order to create a form) Expected minimum is 10-12 cylinders.

Mugs with pulled handles (learning objective:  throw  basic forms to hold liquids; consideration for a drinking lip; manipulate the clay to create handles that feel comfortable in the hand as well as smooth in order to create a functional mug) Expected minimum is 10 mugs.

 Bowls with turned feet (learning objective:  throw a parabola form-bowl- or some variation thereof leaving ¾ to 1” of thickness of clay on the bottom; learn to recognize leather hard state and turn the feet using a trimming tool in order to create a footed bowl form) Expected minimum is 10 bowls.

Pitchers with handles (learning objective: throw and  manipulate a cylinder form (larger than the mug with rounded belly);  learn  to pull a spout from the lip; attach and pull a handle; articulate the parts so they flow together to form a functional pitcher)  Expected minimum is 10 pitchers.

Lidded Jars (Goal:  throw various cylinder or bowl forms; learn how to measure and throw a lid to fit the cylinder; trim the lid and add a handle in order to create vessels with lids) Expected minimum is 10 lidded jars.

Glazing and Aesthetic Considerations:

 It is expected students will glaze all of the projects constructed during the semester (to not do so means loosing some of the percentage of the total percentages awarded to the project).  Green ware grades will be placed in your sketchbook when I collect them.  Glazing, firing, and aesthetic considerations for the course will be evaluated when the projects are completely finished during the final exam period.   

Technical requirements  (learning outcome: understand the components of glaze;  application of glaze to the clay body;  continued persistence to develop improved application processes throughout the semester;  experiment with various decorative processes and; if applicable, learning how to grind drips in order to create functional ware) 

 Aesthetic Considerations  (learning outcome: learn to pay attention to detail, glaze to enhance the form, explore texture of surface and achieve unity of expression)

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