Course Syllabus Decorative Pottery

PC 240 Decorative Pottery

Class Hours Per Week: 3

Laboratory Hours Per Week: 16

Semester Credit Hours: 7

Contact Hour/Lab Credit Ratio: 4:1

Prerequisites: Functional Pottery I

Description:

Upon completion students should be able to:

• Produce entry-level professional work for show and sale using a variety of forming and finishing techniques.
• Define and produce a group of work suitable for show and/or sale
• Work unsupervised in all phases of producing, glazing, and firing work
• Produce basic to advanced one-of-a-kind pots using stacked cylinders, thrown additions, and coil and throw techniques
• Participate in a show or sale

Course Outline

I. PRODUCING ONE-OF-A-KIND WORK

1. Forming technique
2. Surface treatment and decoration

II. KILN LOADING & FIRING

1. Kiln process and firing records
2. Alternative methods
1. Salt glazing
2. Sagger firing
3. Sawdust firing
4. Single fire

III. CREATING A BODY OF WORK FOR SHOW AND /OR SALE

1. Defining a common theme and design
2. Incorporating previous work

Students will follow one of the three options below with the expected outcome of producing a body of work suitable for a show or sale.

Option 1

• 25 mugs with surface decoration
• 20 small bowls
• 20 tea bowls or wine cups with surface decoration
• 1 stacked cylinder vessel
• 1 assembled pot made of two or more thrown parts
• 1 vessel made up of hand built and thrown combination

Option 2

• Six place dinnerware setting of personal design to include large plate, small plate, bowl, and mug or cup and larger serving bowls, casserole, pitcher and water glasses
• 1 stacked cylinder vessel
• 1 assembled pot made of two or more thrown parts
• 1 vessel made up of hand built and thrown combination

Option 3

• 100 pots of your own choosing
• 1 stacked cylinder vessel
• 1 assembled pot made of two or more thrown parts
• 1 vessel made up of hand built and thrown combination

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