Cultural History of Ceramics
Art 10A
Syllabus Spring 2009
Rekedal
All due dates are boldface and underlined
1/28
Intro to course, demo pinch and coil techniques
2/02-18
Unit 1: Americas and Africa. Read chapters 1,4,5, reference 10,11,12
Egg, bird, or pod shapes, thrown bowls
Optional: whistles, masks
Start on wheel projects, Research and begin ethnic project
Ethnic research paper assigned, due Wed, 4/22
President’s Holiday, Mon, 2/16
Unit 1 questions due Mon, 2/23
2/23-3/11
Unit 2: Mediterranean World. Read chapter 2, reference 11,12,13,14
Bowls and cylinders, complete ethnic project, research Showcase piece
Possible beach pit firing (depending on weather)
Begin oral critiques, sketchbooks check
Unit 2 questions due Mon, 3/16
3/16-4/08
Unit 3: Asia. Read chapter 3, reference 9,11,12,14
Textured slab pots, optional thrown/slab plates, finish ethnic project, begin Showcase
piece, complete by 4/10 to allow drying time
Complete oral critiques, possible optional studio or gallery visit
Unit 3 questions due Mon, 4/06
4/11-17
Spring Break
4/20-5/06
Unit 4: Europe and the United States. Read chapters 6-8
Ethnic research paper due Wed, 4/22
begin maiolica project
Gavfest: Sat, May 2nd
NO NEW WET WORK AFTER FRIDAY, 5/08
5/11-13
Final glazing, firings
Any written extra credit work due Wed, 5/06
Review of a Show paper due Mon, 5/11
Written critique (if you did not participate in oral critique) due Mon, 5/11
Sketchbooks due Wed, 5/13
Unit 4 questions due Wed, 5/13
5/18
REQUIRED grading of work, critique, return of work from Student Show
and clean up during scheduled final exam times, Monday, 5/18
Optional reading list:
Magazines: Ceramics Monthly, Studio Potter, Clay Times
Smashing Pots, Works of Clay from Africa by Nigel Barley
A History of World Pottery by Emmanuel Cooper
The Craft of Art and Clay by Susan Peterson, also her books on Maria Martinez, Shoji Hamada
Talking with the Clay: the Art of Pueblo Pottery by Stephen Trimble
A Potter’s Book by Bernard Leach