Sum Up Final Reflection- Semester 1 Ceramics

Short Essay 250-350 words discussing 1 of the following questions

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1.     Describe what you have learned about the process a Ceramicist goes through in creating various Forms and functions for pottery. Include your personal experience working in the art of ceramics this Semester

2.     How are Design elements and design principles considered in Ceramics? . Include your personal experience working in the art of ceramics this Semester

3.     Compare and contrast the relationship between the ancient world of pottery and design and how creativity and pottery design are used in contemporary modern life. Give examples and use detail.

Sketchbooks, Motifs and Majolica

This video discussed the use of sketchbooks very well.
The woman also describes how to analyze the movement and elements of the form

ma·jol·i·ca  

/məˈjälikə/

Noun A kind of earthenware made in imitation of Italian maiolica, esp. in England during the 19th century.

Excerpt from Ceramics Daily:

I think everyone who has a passion for making pottery has experienced the heartbreak of making a great pot and then ruining it in the glaze stage. I certainly have. In fact, I think glazing and decorating is the most challenging part of this medium.

So today I am sharing this video clip from Linda Arbuckle’s Majolica DVD. Not only does Linda give excellent advice and show examples for how to develop successful decoration. But she also shares a number of great technical tips for painting with majolica colors. Though this clip was condensed quite a bit for web posting, I still think it is packed with great information. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor. 

Video:
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Broomstick method for making a cup

Making a cup with Inlay


ceramic arts daily

Semester 2- Intro- Divide and Conquer

4 Components of Visual Design 

• Style
• Subject Matter
• Elements 
• Principles

4 Components of Ceramic Forms

• Handbuilding
• Technique
• Form
• Function

List of techniques... each student will work with a partner to Research examples and tutorials on the following Project Ideas

Groups will post examples to their blog and share during class while students take notes and create thumbnail sketches

Link to Murray Curriculum overview below:
lynseymurray.dms-curriculum-overview

Scraffito Tutorial

Pinterest Ideas

Darting

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making a Square Platter

Square

Tea Cups


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Tea Cups-Darting & Combining forms

Pinch Pot Container

Slump Mold Plate

Carving on the Surface of a Form- Process

Step 1 Create a Design using Simple shape and Line

Practice with tools the technique of carving using radial Balance

Research Symbolism

Sketch more ideas using symbolism

 Finalize Design with Shapie

On the back of the FINAL use water-soluble marker to trace over lines

Transfer line design front Face #1

transfer line design back Face #2

Add caption

Add caption

Altering the Cylinder- Tripod Pot-Pinching-Surface Design

The demo below is really cool... If you would like to make you form a slightly altered cylinder there are many possibilities...

Tripod pot

Vocabulary

Found objects for Texture

Template

Lugs


Paddling
Pinching
Darting

Another persons Blog

Volume

Cylinder in the round

Equilateral Triangle

Planes

Various Stages to ADD Surface Design

Below a student made this squared form