Ceramics Introduction

1. Ceramics “What will we learn?”

2. What is Clay? Where does it come from? Kinds Chemical Makeup Properties Uses Historical and Present day

3. Safety and Proper Handling The Ten Golden Rules of Ceramics

4. History of Clay

5. Methods of Construction Pinch Coil Slab Functional Sculptural Wheel Throwing

6. Pinch Pot Construction

7. Pinch Pot

8. Coil

9. Coil

10. Slab and Mold making

11. Wheel Thrown

13. Functional

14. Sculptural

15. Planning through Research and Sketches Reference Images Planning Sketches Descriptions Documentation of techniques used

16. Basic Kiln and Firing Knowledge Basic Firing Cones Loading and Unloading of Kiln

17. Last but Not Least Presentation and Critiques