3-D Design in Ceramics - Glenda Guion, Instructor
About Instructor Glenda Guion
Course Syllabus
Ceramics I is primarily an intensive studio activity, supplemented with slide lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and lectures on clays and glazes. Each assignment is designed to teach a specific building/modeling technique along with learning the principles and elements of art. Each project lends itself to the individual student mastering the clay materials and developing ideas into three-dimensional forms. All assignments begin with a discussion of the project, a written handout explaining the assignment and requirements, examples of related works and a construction demonstration.
MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS REQUIRED DURING THIS CLASS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
design tiles - glazed broken bowl - glazed slab/coil vase - sawdust fired or glazed box - glazed, painted or sawdust fired teapot - glazed, painted or sawdust fired cardboard form - stained or sawdust fired mask - beginning throwing on the potter's wheel - research work and slide presentation - sketchbook.
Advanced Ceramics is primarily an intensive studio activity, supplemented with slide lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and lectures on clays and glazes. Each assignment is designed to teach a specific building/modeling technique along with learning the principles and elements of art. Each project lends itself to the individual student mastering the clay materials and developing ideas into three-dimensional forms. All assignments begin with a discussion of the project, a written handout explaining the assignment and requirements, examples of related works and a construction demonstration.
NEWS
Fine Arts Center visual arts students recently had their works on exhibit in the 17th Annual Upstate High School Art Exhibit. The juried annual event sponsored by Greenville Technical College held an award ceremony on April 20 with the following students winning cash prizes: Amanda Griffith, 1st Place in Ceramics; Hannah Gysin, 1st Place in Alternative Photography; Elisabeth Schlaudt, 2nd Place in Alternative Photography; Caroline Walker, 3rd Place in Alternative Photography; Julie Cabande, 3rd Place in Metals. Congratulations to all of the students chosen by their teachers to be included in the exhibit: Calley Dunn, Erica Stine, Wynne Hungerford, Katie Boodle, Melody Hill, Lauren Jordan, Timothy Chorbadijan, Rebecca Weekes, Alison Dixon and Kaylyth Harris.
On March 24 visual arts senior Charlie Tatum held a tile sale at Coffee Underground in downtown Greenville. The event was a huge success with sales totaling $1,125.00. All of the money raised has been sent to the Save Darfur Coalition, a group committed to raising awareness about the ongoing genocide and pressuring world leaders to take immediate action. A big thank you goes out to all of the students who put their hands in the clay and to everyone who purchased tiles to support this project.
