Corcoran College of Art and Design

Ceramics

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Handbuilding Ceramics Short Course

CR0820 (non-credit)
Learn the fundamental techniques of hand-building in ceramics.

Creating Ceramic Tiles

No sections available this semester

CR0830 (non-credit)
learn to create ceramic tiles, experiment with various methods of tile production and surface effects through glazing and firing.

Ceramic Sound Instruments Workshop

No sections available this semester

CR0870 (non-credit)
Students learn to craft ceramic instruments, such as fipple flutes, ocarinas, and hand drums.

Introduction to Ceramics

CR1205 (1.5 credits or audit)
Open to all skill levels, this course covers hand-building techniques, the wheel, glaze application, kiln use and firing methods.

Glaze Projects

No sections available this semester

CR1230 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn how to achieve a variety of glazing effects and colors.

Majolica Glaze Painting

No sections available this semester

CR1240 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students in this hands-on course will experiment with painting bisque-fired commercial tiles of red earthenware.

Introduction to the Wheel

CR1250 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students are introduced to using the wheel to create functional pottery.

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 Handbuilding

No sections available this semester

CR1300 (3.0 credits or audit)
Students learn the fundamental techniques of hand-building in ceramics. (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.