Note: Daily homework is adding images to your visual journal.

Week 1

June 11 - Monday
IN-CLASS
  • Syllabus: ​Introduction to the course policies and procedures, expectations, studio tour, put contact info for class in your phone, etc.
  • Peer introductions
  • In-class discussion / project: What is ceramics? What is Visual communication? 

​HOMEWORK
  1. Purchase your supplies.
  2. Get your student ID.
  3. Email the professor ([email protected]) from your MV email. Subject: ART 125 [insert your full name] Introduction. 1.) Introduce yourself. 2.) Include contact info: name, address, phone, alternate email, emergency contact name and phone. 3.) A photo of yourself (for my attendance sheet)
June 12 - Tuesday
IN-CLASS
  • Visual Journal
  • Hands-on Demo: Construction Technique - Pinch pots
  • Project 1: Introduction
  • Studio time

HOMEWORK
  • Project 1: Continue work
June 13 - Wednesday
IN-CLASS
  • Studio Time
  • Project 1: DUE at 4p.

Lab Hours Begin today.

​​HOMEWORK

​Week 2

June 18 - Monday
IN-CLASS​​
  • Project 2: Introduction
  • Hands-on Demo: Construction Technique - Coil Building
  • Lecture: Vessel forms; Principle of design - Balance, symmetrical vs assymmertnical.

​​HOMEWORK
June 19 - Tuesday
IN-CLASS

​​HOMEWORK
June 20 - Wednesday
IN-CLASS

​​HOMEWORK

Week 3

June 25 - Monday
IN-CLASS
  • Project 2: DUE at 9a.​
  • Project 3: Introduction

​​HOMEWORK
June 26 - Tuesday
IN-CLASS

​​HOMEWORK
June 27 - Wednesday
IN-CLASS

​​HOMEWORK

Week 4

July 2 - Monday
IN-CLASS

HOMEWORK
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July 3 - Tuesday
IN-CLASS
  • Project 3: DUE at 9a.​
  • Project 4: Introduction

​​HOMEWORK
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July 4 - Wednesday
No class or open studios today. Have fun and stay safe!

Week 5

July 9 - Monday

​​IN-CLASS​
  • Surface technique demos
  • Glaze your test tiles
​​HOMEWORK
  • ​​Project 4 Proposals - Due tomorrow
July 10 - Tuesday

​​IN-CLASS
  • Glaze your test tiles
  • Project 4: Present proposals and begin work

​​HOMEWORK
  • Finish glazing your test tiles
July 11 - Wednesday

​IN-CLASS

​​HOMEWORK
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Week 6

July 16 - Monday​
  • ​Last day to work with wet clay.
July 17 - Tuesday​
  • Project 4: DUE at 12:45p.​​
July 18 - Wednesday
  • Surface​ Popcorn (stains and cone 4 clear glaze)

Week 7

July 23 - Monday
  • Surface: Vessel (engobes / underglaze and cone 4 clear glaze)
July 24 - Tuesday
  • Research day.
July 25 - Wednesday
  • ​Surface: Texture (Maijolica stains and cone 6 clear glaze) and Narrative Sculpture ​(cone 6 colored glazes)
  • ​Last day to submit glazed projects for final firing. NO EXTENSIONS!
  • Throwing Demo

Week 8

July 30 - Monday
  • Presentations
  • Throwing
July 31 - Tuesday
  • Presentations
  • Throwing
Aug 1 - Wednesday
  • ​Final Exam - Attendance is mandatory.
  • Final clean up.
  • Purple denotes MV important dates
  • *Schedule subject to Change; You will be notified
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