Semester-Long Elective

Students use hands-on manipulation of clay to produce three-dimensional forms through a variety of techniques. Assignments include slab building, pinch pots, coil pots, sculpted forms, and wheel-thrown pottery. Emphasis is on creativity, proportion, artistic interaction, imagination, and form. Students learn a variety of decorating techniques including sgraffito, imprinting, underglazing, and glazing. Intermediate Ceramics students must have completed one semester of high school Ceramics prior to enrollment.  Advanced Ceramics is a UC Honors course, thus it requires a written paper or a personal exhibition in the community. Students must complete two prior semesters of Ceramics before enrolling in the Honors course. Teacher recommendation is required.