This 2-credit course is for students who wish to continue to develop their wheel throwing skills. Student must have previously taken Beginning Wheel Throwing or receive permission from the instructor (this will be based on your previous wheel throwing experience). Assignments will include combining wheel throwing and hand building techniques to make multiple sectioned, large scale forms. Students will be asked to begin to define their own approach to using the potter’s wheel as a tool for generating forms and further integrate form and fired surface. Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel (or permission of instructor). Students can expect to spend $15-25 on tools for this class.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Expand on your technical ability to construct ceramic forms using the potter's wheel and hand-building techniques.
2. Expand on your understanding of glazes, including their application and firing.
3. Be aware of and assert your observations of what is personal in your work.
4. To become more comfortable with and capable of discussing the ideas present in your work and art in general.
Delivery Method: Fully in-person
Prerequisites: Student must have previously taken Beginning Wheel Throwing or receive permission from the instructor by emailing apeltz@bennington.edu (this will be based on your previous wheel throwing experience).
Course Level: 4000-level
Credits: 2
M 10:00AM - 11:50AM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 14
Course Frequency: Every 2-3 years
Categories: 4000 , All courses , Ceramics , Fully In-Person , Two Credit
Tags: art , ceramics , making , pottery , visual arts