Syllabus

Students at this level will continue to build and improve their skills as learned in Beginning Ceramics

Assignments will be divided into two areas of concentration:

Vessels....several projects will be assigned in this area of functional pieces.

Sculptures...several projects of either animal or human form will be pursued

In addition to working in clay, there will be daily discussions on Art History, culture and current events.

You are required to keep a Daily Dose Journal !

Concerning grades:

You are evaluated on your daily efforts as well as self-motivation.

This is not a Crafts class....learning these skills requires both mental and physical effort. If you think something is easy, then you might be doing it wrong.

For the most part you will not be allowed to just make anything you want.

I am expecting you to be open minded and ready to learn........always !

You will probably be frustrated at times; being creative as well as skillful is very demanding, but I will help you.

Respect your work as well as your fellow students. You are all in the same boat, ready to learn new skills. Most students have never really constructed anything "from scratch". So be patient !