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| 1. Description - |
| Studio practice in the glazing and firing of ceramic pieces using four low-temperature methods: electric kiln oxidation firing, luster firing, raku firing and pit firing.
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| Prerequisites: ART 45A or 45B.
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ART 45FL; this course is included in the Art Ceramic Surface Family of activity courses.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- demonstrate technical ability in using the four types of firing techniques.
- demonstrate the ability to glaze appropriately for each of the types of firing.
- understand basic glaze properties, and how to formulate and alter these properties to fit their artistic purposes.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Raku kiln, electric kiln, glaze mixing room, an off campus pit-firing location.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| The instructor will lecture, demonstrate, use audio-visual aids, and present projects for students to do. Topics to be covered are:
- Pre-firing preparation: burnishing, bisque-firing, and glazing.
- Firing: oxidation, luster, raku, pit.
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| Evaluation will be by critique of fired pieces by using criteria presented in class. Pieces to be graded by instructor.
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| Chavarria, Joaquim, The big book of Ceramics, A guide to history, materials and techniques of hand-building, throwing, molding, kiln-firing, glazing pottery and other ceramic objects, Watson-Guptill
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Art
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory, Demonstration, Field trips.
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| Supervised studio practice in ceramic processes, related to assignments, skills, and materials. Students work independently, with individual guidance from an instructor on a need or request basis.
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - |
| Not applicable.
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| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course is a restricted support course for the AA degree and Certificate of Achievement in Art Survey.
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