FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Introduction to Ceramics
Enrolment code: FFC110
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
Uses practical ceramic projects to explore ideas surrounding the concepts of form and
function. Each project will combine a conceptual challenge with the acquisition of new
ceramics skills and processes. As a background to the projects, an introduction to the great
ceramics traditions of Crete, Greece, Italy and France will be made, alongside
contemporary clay practices.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs weekly, lectures, demonstrations, set studio projects, self-initiated
research, group critique sessions and individual studio guidance
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 1
Enrolment code: FFC180
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use enrolment
codes FFC181 and FFC182; unit weight part time 37.5% per year
Focuses on a number of set projects that are designed to help students to develop and
refine making skills, acquire technical information concerning clay and glaze technology,
build confidence in handling machinery such as kilns, slipcasting equipment and spray
booths. In addition, the way in which ideas are expressed in ceramics forms a major part
of the study.
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 75%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Required texts etc
Fournier R, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, 3rd rev edn, AC Black, Lond, 1992.
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 1A
Part time
Enrolment code: FFC181
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use enrolment
codes FFC181 and FFC182; unit weight part time 37.5% per year
See FFC180.
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 37.5%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Required texts etc
Fournier R, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, 3rd rev edn, AC Black, Lond, 1992.
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 1B
Part time
Enrolment code: FFC182
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use enrolment
codes FFC181 and FFC182; unit weight part time 37.5% per year
See FFC180.
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 37.5%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Required texts etc
Fournier R, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, 3rd rev edn, AC Black, Lond, 1992.
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
The Art of the Potters Wheel
Enrolment code: FFC201 or FFC301
Offered: Launceston: semester 1
Introduces students to the skills of making pots from the potters wheel. A wide range of
wheelthrowing techniques and processes are explored in the making of cups, jugs, mugs,
plates and bottles. The idea of the functional vessel is studied from the contexts of
function, form, decoration and stylistic meaning, with particular reference to modern day
table culture. Various glazing techniques including pouring, brushing and spraying
together with firing processes and procedures inform the study.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Teaching pattern 3 hrs contact weekly – 1 hr lecture/demonstration, grp critique/individual
supervision
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode Formal folio presentation of set class projects at end of unit (100%)
Required texts etc
set of hand tools and protective clothing
Courses [F3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
The Object in Contemporary Popular Culture
Enrolment code: FFC202 or FFC302
Offered: not offered in 2002
Explores some of the ideas surrounding the creation and articulation of contemporary
popular culture. The study also considers the way the object has been devised and located
in society as a commodity to signify the ‘new’. Western popular culture from the 1950s to
the present provides the background to the course. Ceramic processes including
handbuilding, simple slip casting methods, pressmoulding, together with a range of low
and high fire surface technologies are an integral part of the study.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs weekly – 1 hr lecture/demonstration, grp critique/individual
supervision
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode Formal folio presentation of set class projects at end of unit (100%)
Required texts etc
set of hand tools and protective clothing
Courses [F3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
The Return of the Figure
Enrolment code: FFC203 or FFC303
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
A studio-based unit which introduces students to the making of the figurative object. The
study explores the reasons for the re-emergence of the figurative genre in the Postmodern
era and begins with an appreciation of the Pop Art movement, including the work of
Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The human figure is central to developing ideas,
meanings and appearances dealing with the satirical, heroic, irreverent, mythical, popular,
political and ironic. Students are able to develop a number of skills in modelling, coil and
slab building, extruding and press moulding. In addition, various ceramic painting,
drawing and etching techniques together with raku and earthenware firing processes are
practised.
Staff Prof V McGrath
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs weekly – 1 hr lecture/demonstration, grp critique/individual
supervision
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode Formal folio presentation of set class projects at end of unit (100%)
Required texts etc
set of hand tools and protective clothing
Courses [F3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
The Pot as Narrative
Enrolment code: FFC204 or FFC304
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
A studio unit that examines how the functional and non-functional vessel object has
celebrated and recorded defining moments in history, social attitudes and cultural beliefs
of society. The study explores the idea of the narrative, of telling stories from the recent
past that emerge from family histories, personal experiences and imagined events. A
significant part of the investigation centres on the acquisition of skills and understandings
relating to the depiction and interpretation of pictorial elements associated with the visual
narrative. Handbuilding and wheelthrowing skills, kiln management, together with
painting, drawing, etching, relief carving and mould making techniques are introduced
and practised as an essential part of set class projects.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs contact weekly – 1 hr lecture/demonstration, grp critique/individual
supervision
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode Formal folio presentation of set class projects at end of unit (100%)
Courses [F3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics: Precious and Ephemeral
Enrolment code: FFC250 or FFC350
Offered: not offered in 2002
Encourages students to explore a variety of means by which creative ideas can be realised
through clay materials, processes and technologies. Students are exposed to the great
Eastern and Western traditions of ceramic art as an important way of understanding the
nature of contemporary studio clay practices – precious objects, ephemeral works, serial
and batch production, and ceramic installations for the built environment.
Staff Prof VF McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture/demonstration, 2-hr group critique/individual supervision
weekly (13 wks)
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F3J]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics for the Kitchen Dresser
Enrolment code: FFC251 or FFC351
Offered: Launceston: semester 1
Explores the history and meaning of objects associated with the kitchen dresser. The terms
‘precious’, ‘common’, ‘functional’, ‘decorative’ are examined in the contexts of family,
community and cultural perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to design and
create a range of ceramic objects that can fit within the idea of the kitchen dresser.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture/demonstration, 2-hr group critique/individual supervision
weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites FFE103
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F3J]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 2
Enrolment code: FFC280
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use the
enrolment codes FFC281 (full year) and FFC282 (full year); unit weight part time 37.5% per year
The program builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in FFC180 through a close
investigation of materials, processes and ideas. There will be set and self-directed projects
which encourage examination of functional and non-functional forms, as well as
commentary on histories and futures (social, cultural and environmental).
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 75%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites FFC180
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 2A
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Part time
Enrolment code: FFC281
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use the
enrolment codes FFC281 (full year) and FFC282 (full year); unit weight part time 37.5% per year
See FFC280.
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 37.5%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites FFC180
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 2B
Part time
Enrolment code: FFC282
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in DipFAD; part-time students should use the
enrolment codes FFC281 (full year) and FFC282 (full year); unit weight part time 37.5% per year
See FFC280.
Staff Prof V McGrath (Coordinator)
Unit weight 37.5%
Teaching pattern 12 facilitated hrs weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites FFC180
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F2F]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Ceramics 3
Enrolment code: FFC310
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in BFA Launceston (in teach-out)
Offers students the opportunity to exercise a high degree of motivation, independence and
personal inquiry in the development of a coherent body of work that reflects originality of
thought and accomplishment in skills formation.
Staff Prof V McGrath
Unit weight 50%
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FFC Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Teaching pattern 12 hrs weekly, lectures, demonstrations, set studio projects, self-initiated
research, group critique sessions and individual studio guidance
Prerequisites FFC210
Assessment mode formal folio presentation at end of unit
Courses [F3E]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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