Students will create ceramic figurative busts, utilizing coil-building and slab building techniques. Students will use surface decorating techniques that aid in creating a story for their ceramic bust, incorporating 2d and 3d elements to bring personality to their figures.

Students will explore mark making techniques for ceramic forms made on a pottery wheel. In this course we will explore image transfers, stamp making, sgraffito, and many more surface decorating techniques. Previous wheel throwing experience required.

Students will create hand built ceramic Zoomorphic vessels, drawing inspiration from historical ceramics. Students will work to create functional sculptural work that uses historic and contemporary themes to express their own artistic voice.

Students will create ceramic vessels inspired by historical ceramic forms with a contemporary twist. Students will explore many approaches of handbuilding methods and surface decorating techniques.