Corcoran College of Art and Design

Spring Courses + Ceramics and Sculpture

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Introduction to the Wheel

No sections available this semester

CR1253 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students are introduced to using the wheel to create functional pottery and explore the poetic presence that results from the character of clay. (CE students may request special permission to enroll in this 3 credit undergraduate course.)

Introduction to Ceramic Tile

No sections available this semester

CR1350 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn to create ceramic tiles while experimenting with various methods of tile production and surface effects through glazing and firing.

Intermediate Wheel-Poetry of Pottery

No sections available this semester

CR2253 (3.0 credits or audit)
The intermediate wheel class will delve into beakers, vase's, and pitchers through weekly assignments using the pottery wheel.

Intermediate/Advanced Hand Building

No sections available this semester

CR2300 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students will build on their hand building skills by experimenting with advanced techniques for creating both sculptural and utilitarian objects.

Intermediate Ceramic Tile

No sections available this semester

CR2350 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students design their own projects and further develop the skills learned in Introduction to Ceramic Tile.

Innovative Porcelain Techniques

No sections available this semester

CR2510 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students develop a variety of techniques adapted from traditional studio practice industrial applications to create, refine, and finish works in vitrified porcelain.

Introduction to Drawing

No sections available this semester

DR1200 (1.5 credits or audit)
For students seeking to improve their drawing skills, this course emphasizes gesture, line, proportion, perspective, mass, volume, value, tone, and shading.

Color Theory

No sections available this semester

DR1260 (1.5 credits or audit)
Beginning with the basics of color theory, this course explores the more sophisticated study of restricted color combinations.

Introduction to Sculpture (CE)

SL1200 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn the basics of modeling in clay, plaster mold-making, and casting, as well as either wood or metal.

Introduction to Stone Carving

No sections available this semester

SL1410 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students explore abstract and objective forms while mastering stone carving techniques.