Advanced Jewelry/Metal Arts

An opportunity for advanced students to focus exploration on subjects of interest, such as historic, contemporary, one of a kind, or production jewelry/metal arts. This is for highly self-motivated and directed students ready to develop their work, concepts, and design capabilities and to present their results in a professional manner.

Intermediate Jewelry/Metal Arts

Building on previous experience, intermediate students will explore more advanced jewelry and metal smithing techniques including stone setting, sinking, angle raising, synclastic/anticlastic raising, kinetic junctions, and forging. Emphasis is placed on refining technical skills, development of tool use, knowledge of safe practices, personal expression, and refinement of aesthetic sense.

Beginning Jewelry/Metal Arts

Introduction to basic jewelry metal arts fabrication processes and design approaches: use of tools and materials, soldering, cold connections, forming, stone setting, and basic three-dimensional design principles vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on gaining technical skills, knowledge of safe practices, personal expression, and the evolution of an aesthetic sense with historical and conceptual considerations.

Sculpture Studio

An advanced sculpture course designed to further individual conceptual development; enabling students to be self-directed, produce a body of work, investigate techniques and make aesthetic choices based on individual interests. An understanding of sculpture materials, fabrication techniques, formal relationships, art history, and safety procedures is necessary to enroll.

Advanced Sculpture

Focusing on advanced techniques, practices and concepts specific to sculpture, this course is designed to cultivate individual conceptual development. Students produce artworks with a variety of materials, advanced fabrication techniques, and make aesthetic choices based on individual interests informed by research. Emphasis is placed on interplay between concept, material and context.

Intermediate Sculpture

An intermediate level course which expands on techniques and processes of sculpture such as: basic metal fabrication, mold-making, stone or woodcarving. Intermediate level topics such as site-specific sculpture or installation will also be explored. Emphasis is placed on building and strengthening technical skills, individual expression, and conceptual growth.

Beginning Sculpture

Introduction to the design principals and elements of three-dimensional form, exposure to contemporary sculptural concepts, and the historical evolution of sculpture. Students will learn sculptural concepts, techniques, media, tools, and vocabulary in order to further develop visual perception and skills in additive and subtractive techniques. Emphasis will be placed on traditional materials, technical information, and personal expression.

Ceramics Studio

Advanced-studio level class building on the skills, concepts and issues addressed in ART 160C. To refine analytical skills and technical expertise in the exploration of contemporary art and ceramics issues and create a self-directed, unified body of work in preparation for transferring to university, art school, or professional activities.

Advanced Ceramics

Advanced ceramic forming methods using the wheel, extruder and hand-construction techniques, glaze formulation, advanced glaze application and kiln-firing processes. Lectures on the historical and contemporary uses of clay. Emphasis on advanced technical and conceptual development.

Intermediate Ceramics

Continued development of skills used to create ceramic forms using the potter's wheel, and hand-construction techniques, glaze formulation, glaze application, and kiln-firing processes. Lectures on the historical and contemporary uses of clay. Emphasis on technical and conceptual development of ceramic design.