Last updated: 4/10/2025

Ceramics 3 First Semester

Ceramics 3 - Advanced Ceramics

Duration: 18 Weeks, ½ Credit Course

9 weeks, First MP

9 weeks, Second MP

Required: Pass Intro to Art, Ceramics 1 & 2

Grade: 11- 12

 

Focus: Mastery of techniques, creation of larger works, exploration of conceptual themes, and experimenting with mixed media.

Units

  1. Mastering Wheel Throwing

    • Large-scale pottery

    • Throwing multiple parts and assembly

  2. Complex Sculptural Handbuilding

    • Figurative sculpture

    • Organic forms and mixed media

  3. Glazing and Surface Treatments

    • Advanced glaze combinations

    • Using stains, oxides, and slips for decoration

  4. Conceptual Ceramics

    • Creating a body of work based on a personal concept

    • Incorporating narrative and symbolism

  5. Final Project: Major Ceramic Work

    • Long-term project, integrating various techniques

    • Critiques and exhibition preparation
(1) VA:Cn10.1.HSIIIa Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with artmaking approaches to create meaningful works of art or design.
(1) VA:Cn11.1.HSIIa Compare uses of art in a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts; and make connections to uses of art in contemporary and local contexts.
(1) VA:Cr1.2.HSIIIa Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design connected by a theme, idea, or concept.
(1) VA:Cr3.1.HSIa Apply relevant criteria and the feedback of others to revise and refine works of art and design in progress.
(1) VA:Cr3.1.HSIIa Engage in constructive critique with peers; then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
(1) VA:Cr3.1.HSIIIa Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
(1) VA:Pr4.1.HSIa Analyze, select, and curate art and artifacts for presentation or preservation.
(1) VA:Pr5.1.HSIIIa Investigate, compare, and contrast methods for preserving and protecting art.
(1) VA:Re9.1.HSIa Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.
(1) VA:Re9.1.HSIIIa Construct evaluations of a work of art or collection of works, based on different sets of criteria.

Focus Questions

  • How can I develop a unique voice in my ceramic work?

  • What are the connections between form, function, and conceptual content in ceramics?

  • How can surface treatments and glazing techniques enhance my concept?

Content Covered

  • Large-scale pottery and sculpture

  • Conceptual and narrative art in ceramics

  • Advanced glazing and surface techniques

  • Studio practices for advanced ceramic work

Vocabulary

  • Conceptual art, assemblage, firing schedules, oxidation, reduction, oxides, stains, figurative sculpture, mixed media

Skills Students Will Learn

  • Creating large-scale ceramic works

  • Advanced sculptural techniques

  • Developing personal concept and narrative in art

  • Mastery of glazing techniques and color theory

Resources

  • Kilns for firing large works

  • Expanded selection of glazes, stains, and oxides

  • Mixed media materials (metal, wood, found objects)

  • Instruction Videos:  https://www.youtube.com/@KaransPotsAndGlass

  • Textbook:  Experience Clay by Mackey, Publisher Davis

  • Local Artists in the Area

  • Local Artists in the Area

Assessment Methods

  • Formative: Sketchbook documentation, class critiques, and personal goals progress

  • Summative: Final project critique, peer feedback, exhibition or gallery preparation

Reading and Writing Material

  • “Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook” by Glenn C. Nelson (excerpts)

  • Essay on the relationship between form and function in ceramic art

  • Research paper on a contemporary ceramic artist
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