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Ceramics II - Course Calendar This is a working calendar for the course. Firing times and dates will be announced as the semester progresses. We will follow this calendar as closely as possible, however, firing schedules are unpredictable and students may or may not need to have some of the demonstrations scheduled. Generally, throwing demonstrations will be on Tuesday and hand-built demonstrations will be on Thursday. |
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| Wheelthrown and Handbuilt schedules: | |
| January | |
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Thursday, 14: |
Introduction
to course - lockers, syllabus, and projects |
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Tuesday, 19:
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Demonstration: mugs/cylinders (achieving sets) and - spouts |
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Thursday, 21: |
Studio: Review of hand-building techniques: slabs and individual conversations with hand-built students |
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Tuesday, 26: |
Studio: Mugs and Spouts |
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Thursday, 28: |
Hand-built: molds |
| February | |
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Tuesday, 2: |
Demonstrations: Bowls - sets and 10”Hand-built techniques: armature/solid model |
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Thursday, 4: |
Lecture: load and fire the bisque kiln and set schedule (If we have enough pots) |
| Friday, 5: | Paper topic due (under Meeker's door) |
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Tuesday, 9: |
Demonstration: Casseroles |
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Thursday, 11: |
Group conversation/critique: Wheel-thrown and hand-built students. Where are you headed with the work in the course? Who are you considering for your artistic inspiration research paper? What works have you begun that hold some promise for you? |
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Tuesday, 16: |
Studio |
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Thursday, 18: |
Hand-built: Extruder Forms |
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Tuesday, 23: |
Studio |
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Thursday, 25: |
Studio |
| March | |
| Tuesday, 2: | Demonstration: plates |
| Thursday, 4: | Studio |
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MARCH 8-12: |
SPRING BREAK |
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Tuesday, 16: |
Group Critique: share research! Bring pictures, critiques etc. about the artist and of course your musings on your own works. |
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Thursday, 18: |
Studio |
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Tuesday, 23: |
Studio |
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Thursday, 25: |
Demonstration: Teapots |
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Tuesday, 30: |
Studio |
| APRIL | |
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Thursday, 1: |
Studio
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| Friday, 2-5: | EASTER BREAK |
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Tuesday, 6: |
Studio |
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Thursday, 8: |
Studio |
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Tuesday, 13: |
Group critique |
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Thursday 15: |
Studio |
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Tuesday, 20: |
FOUNDERS DAY (Studio is open) |
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Thursday 22: |
Studio |
| Tuesday 27: | Last Day to work with wet clay |
| Thursday 29: | Last Day to trim and attach handles |
| Friday, 30 | Last Bisque - Glazing |
| MAY | |
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Monday, 3: |
Load Final Fire |
| Tuesday, 4: | Last Class Period and Firing the kiln |
| Thursday, 6: | Unload Final Glaze Fire |
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Friday |
Final Exam (critique, display
of works) Note: You must pick up your work before noon on Monday May 11 pm in order for Ceramics I to be able to set up their work for the 6:00 pm final slot. |