This is an introductory course designed to cover 3-dimensional design using clay as the medium. Students will learn how to use appropriate tools and techniques to produce variations of basic pinch, coil, slab, thrown, or sculptured forms. Clay preparation, construction, surface design, and firing will be explored. Students will understand the relationship between the history of ceramic forms and media.
This advanced course is designed for students who wish to continue their studies of the visual arts at a more advanced level and builds on the Intermediate Ceramics course. The studio focus will continue to be on the medium of clay, allowing students to continue to refine skills and art techniques while developing their own artistic style. Students will continue to deepen their historical and cultural knowledge of the arts. Studio projects will require students to work at a more independent and mature level and will culminate in a portfolio of their artistic work that may be used in AP Studio Art or post- secondary admission.