CR2510: Innovative Porcelain Techniques
Porcelain is a clay prized for its translucence, strength, and purity. Porcelain also carries the mystique of being difficult to work with, the domain of only the most skilled makers, sometimes returning during firing to a "memory" of its maker's earlier manipulations. The techniques introduced in this course aim to overcome this mystique and expand our approach to this highly versatile material. Students will learn and develop a variety of techniques adapted from traditional studio practice industrial applications to create, refine, and finish works in vitrified porcelain. Each student will choose a single forming method (hand-building, throwing, or slip-casting) to focus his or her explorations. The history of the use and development of porcelain in both Contemporary Art and Industrial Practice will be discussed. Students will test and manipulate multiple porcelain body types, firing techniques and glazes or other finishes and post-firing techniques.
The following prerequisites are required for this course:
CR1205: Introduction to Ceramics; or CR1250 or CR1251: Introduction to the Wheel; or CR1300 or CR1305: Introduction to Handbuilding.
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