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The Hand as Tool — CER2317.02, section 2

Fall 2026
Instructor: Anina Major
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students’ skills will

Ceramics

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students' skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01, section 1

Spring 2027
Instructor: Anina Major
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students’ skills will

Ceramics

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.02, section 2) (canceled 8/1/2024

Fall 2024
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01, section 1) (canceled 8/1/2024

Fall 2024
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Anina Major
Days & Time: TU 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students’ skills will

Ceramics

The Hand As Tool — CER2317.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Yoko Inoue
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making students skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.03

Fall 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class and presentations on traditional and non
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.02

Fall 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students skills will increase,
Visual Arts

The Hand as Tool — CER2317.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Anina Major
Credits: 4
Clay responds directly to touch, retains memory and is forced through the dynamic process of firing to fix a point in time. This class will introduce students to a variety of hand-building techniques to construct sculptural and/or utilitarian forms. Students will develop their skills by practicing techniques demonstrated in class. Through making, students' skills will
Visual Arts

The Hollow Form — CER2221.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
The objective of this class is to help students learn the breadth of handbuilding techniques in the ceramic arts that have given rise to a vast history of ideas observed using hollow forms. Unlike traditional sculptural techniques used in wood, stone and metal, ceramic forms have depended on the interior space, the void, to define both symbolic meaning and formal structure.
Visual Arts

The Hollow Form — CER2221.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
This objective of this class is to help students learn the breadth of handbuilding techniques in the ceramic arts that have given rise to a vast history of ideas observed using hollow forms. Unlike traditional sculptural techniques used in wood, stone and metal, ceramic forms have depended on the interior space, the void, to define both symbolic meaning and formal structure.
Visual Arts

The Hollow Form — CER2221.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
This objective of this class is to help students learn the breadth of handbuilding techniques in the ceramic arts that have given rise to a vast history of ideas observed using hollow forms. Unlike traditional sculptural techniques used in wood, stone and metal, ceramic forms have depended on the interior space, the void, to define both symbolic meaning and formal structure.
Visual Arts

The Hollow Form: Introduction to Ceramics — CER2221.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
This objective of this class is to help students learn a set of handbuilding techniques in the ceramic arts that have given rise to a vast history of ideas using the hollow form. Unlike traditional sculptural techniques used in wood, stone and metal, ceramic forms have depended on the interior space, the void, to define both symbolic meaning and formal structure.
Visual Arts

The Hollow Form: Introduction to Ceramics — CER2145.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
The objective of this class is to help students learn the breadth of hand building techniques in the ceramic arts that have given rise to a vast history of ideas using hollow forms. Unlike traditional sculptural techniques used in wood, stone and metal, ceramic forms have depended on the interior space, the void, to define both symbolic meaning and formal structure. This class
Visual Arts

The Image in Islamic Cultures — AH2128.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Despite the widespread but erroneous assumption that Islam prohibits images, figurative representations have been abundantly produced in Islamic societies since the early years of Islam. With a particular focus on painting and the art of the book, this course will examine the central place of images in Islamic cultures from the early modern period to the present. While images
Visual Arts

The Kiln as a Tool — CER2136.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: David Katz
Credits: 2
This course will look into the use of the kiln as an integral tool and part of the creative process in ceramic art. We will explore various different kilns and firing techniques, learning the roles of fire and atmosphere in transforming glaze components into desired surfaces. We will also discuss the history of kiln technology and how this has effected the development of wares,
Visual Arts

The Language of Drawing: Investigating Abstraction — DRW4246.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Mary Lum
Credits: 4
Drawing is inherently a process of abstracting the world. How do we make use of myriad concepts, forms, and materials to make meaningful drawn images? How does a practitioner “use” drawing to express ideas? What does it mean to work “through” an idea? In this course we look carefully at systems and structures, as well as modes of thinking about drawing in the real world.
Visual Arts

The Language of Material and Process — CER4250.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course will investigate the unique, material nature of clay as a sculptural medium. Students will explore the material aspects of clay such as dryness, wetness, mass and scale using a variety of mechanical processes that include extrusion, slab rolling, mold casting and experimental digital ceramic printing. In doing so, the pieces created will be used to convey ideas of
Visual Arts

The Language of Material and Process in Ceramics — CER2134.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
This course will investigate the unique, material nature of clay as a sculptural medium. We will learn to observe, interpret, and make art objects through a series of projects in drawing/collage and ceramic techniques. Students will explore the material aspects of clay such as dryness, wetness, mass and scale using a variety of mechanical processes that include extrusion,
Visual Arts

The Language of Material and Process through Analog/ Digital Investigation — CER4250.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Barry Bartlett; Guy Snover
Credits: 4
This course will investigate the unique material nature of clay by integrating digital tools and concepts. A paradigm shift occurs when a robot replaces the hand and a 3D digital model replaces the sketch.  A Cartesian robot moves in three-dimensional space, but giving this movement purpose is still the job of an artist. We will look at applying computer-controlled robots
Visual Arts

The Life of Plaster — SCU2308.02) (cancelled 9/15/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 2
This seven week intensive class will be focused on understanding some basic methods for working with plaster. We will look at a variety of gypsum products and identify their similarities and differences. Plaster can have an amazing way of mimicking life both in the mixing and setting process as well as the ability to copy through casting. In this class, we will investigate and
Visual Arts

The Magical Object — DRA2116.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Sherry Kramer
Credits: 4
There is a great difference between a prop and an object that is built or filled with the dramatic forces of a play or film. These objects fill with meaning and power and the hopes of the characters, and ours. But how do we generate a magical object that can organize an entire work of timebound art? We will pursue our investigation in the timebound arts of theatre and film,
Drama Visual Arts