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Centaurus High School Art Department
Pottery/Sculpture

Pottery/Sculpture 1 is a foundation course that emphasizes basic design concepts using three-dimensional media. In addition to studio production, students will study concepts in aesthetics and art criticism. Studio assignments will relate to historical art models. In Pottery/Sculpture 2, 3, and 4, students will explore functional and nonfunctional art forms. In the advanced levels, students will refine skills and experiment with a wider range of materials, tools, and equipment, including the potter's wheel. Advanced students might choose either pottery or sculpture as an area of emphasis.

Grading Policy and Rubric

 Pottery 1 Assignments

During this semester you will be working on these projects.

  1. Vessel Form 12 inches high. Any design. You must create surface texture. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  2. Vessel Form 18 inches high. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  3. Lidded Form -3 lb. or better any shape you desire - either coil or slab or the combination of the two.  Form must have a workable lid.  NO hard edges. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  4. Shoe Form  -adult size - This form must resemble a shoe and be accurate and precise. NO Sandals  or Flip flops. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  5. Angle Form - 3 lb. or better, any shape you desire but must be made completely out of angular pieces of clay. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  6. Pop Image - 3 lb. or better, This form must resemble some object from your environment and must be a product of our man made society. Due in 10 days. Hand built
  7. Raku - 3 lb. or better. Vessel form. Due in 10 days. Hand built.

    *YOU MUST BE AT THE FIRING IN ORDER TO FIRE YOUR RAKU POT.
  8. Potter’s wheel - each pottery one student will have the opportunity to learn the basic’s of the potter’s wheel. 10 day to create as many pots as possible.

    *If time and space permits you may work on the wheel to produce a cylinder and a bowl.  Only the bowl may be fired if it meets standards.  If you finish all the above assignments before the semester ends you may upgrade your work or submit a project with the instructors approval. You must stay busy at all times, make all the assignments and make up absences for an A. THIS IS A LAB CLASS, YOU MUST BE IN CLASS TO GET A GRADE.
  9. Glazing - Glaze one of your pots to be fired. GLAZING IS IMPORTANT ASK ME WHY?