Ceramics Evergreen State College

Ceramics studio the evergreen state college we re teaching and learning remotely for summer 2020 and planning hybrid classes for fall.

Ceramics evergreen state college.

It is highly encouraged that students have previously taken a ceramics course and have the ability to center clay on a pottery wheel. Students will learn to develop better control over their cylinders create forms with walls of uniform thickness improve handles spouts. In this class students will explore the sculptural and design potential of functional ceramic forms. The course is aimed primarily at students who have previously taken a ceramics course and have the ability to center clay on a pottery wheel.

Ceramics at evergreen introduces students to a range of possibilities for working in clay. Techniques will include wheel throwing alteration of thrown forms piecing parts to make complex or larger forms and creating hand built accoutrements. The goal of this course is to provide students with opportunities to concentrate on advanced wheel throwing techniques. Topics discussed will include elements of design historical and cultural significances of functional forms and integration of surface and form.

Ceramics this course is intended as an overview of ceramic studio practices. Functional pottery will be emphasized with technical demonstrations based on utility. A sequence of courses is offered throughout the year as part of evening and weekend studies which provide basic skills instruction in a variety of applications from sculptural to functional working with high and low fire clay bodies.