Course Calendar

August
Week 1
Monday August 23 Classes begin

Tuesday August 24 Intro and Course Overview (blog, image presentation of past projects, tools, books) Set Up Studio

Thursday August 26 Assign Project #1, Image Presentation, Demo
HOMEWORK: Drawings and Maquettes
HOMEWORK: read “Postmodern Ceramics”, Chapter 5
Week 2
Tuesday August 31 Maquettes and Sketches Due, Individual Critiques, Studio Day
HOMEWORK: Begin building Project #1
September
Thursday September 2 Workday, Individual Meetings
HOMEWORK: Continue Building

Week 3
Monday September 6 LABOR DAY– No Classes

Tuesday September 7 Demo: test tiles (Yixing mallet, slab roller), Workday
HOMEWORK: Make 50 test tiles for the semester’s glaze testing

Thursday September 9 Demo: glaze tests, Workday
HOMEWORK: Continue working, dry test tiles for bisque fire
Week 4
Tuesday September 14 Demo: kiln loading, cone packs, load test tiles (plan firing), Workday
HOMEWORK: Fire and unload kiln

Wednesday September 15 Firing team fire test tiles

Thursday September 16 Assign Project #2, Image Presentation, Conceptual discussions; see clips from the Film “Momento”, Firing Team unload test tiles (TBA)
HOMEWORK: Complete Project #1 for Critique
Week 5
Tuesday September 21 GROUP CRITIQUE FOR PROJECT #1
HOMEWORK: Drawings and Maquettes

Thursday September 23 Maquettes Due, Individual Critiques, Studio Day
HOMEWORK: Begin building

Week 6
Tuesday September 28 Studio Work Day; Individual Tutorials
HOMEWORK: Glaze Testing Project #1; Mix glazes/apply to test tiles

Thursday September 30 Workday, Tutorials, Load kiln for Bisque Project #1(fire tomorrow – set up firing team)
Friday October 1 Firing Team - Fire Bisque for Project #1

Sunday October 3 Firing Team – Unload Bisque for Project #1

October
Week 7
Tuesday October 5 Workday– do glaze tests on tiles, Set up to unload Bisque - Project #1
HOMEWORK: Continue working

Wednesday October 6-7 VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP–Trey Hill Lecture and Demo (http://treyhill.com/home.html )
Attendance at the workshop demonstration and evening lecture is required for the course.

Thursday October 7 Workday
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Project #2
Week 8
Tuesday October 12 Workday, Load Glaze test kiln (fire tomorrow – set up firing team)
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Project #2

Wednesday October 13 Firing team fire Glaze test kiln

Thursday October 14 Unload Glaze test Kiln, Workday
HOMEWORK: Complete Project #2 for Critique

Friday October 15 HOMECOMING
Saturday October 16 HOMECOMING

Week 9 – Mid-term
Tuesday October 19 Assign Project #3, Image Presentation

Thursday October 21 GROUP CRITIQUE FOR PROJECT #2
Homework: Glaze Project #1 and work on maquettes
Load Glaze Kilns
HOMEWORK: complete maquettes

Friday October 22 Firing team Fire glaze kilns

Sunday October 24 Unload glaze kilns in morning… vacuum kilns and clean shelves (This will be done by the firing team)

Week 10
Tuesday October 26 Load Glaze for Project #1, Maquettes Due, Begin Individual Critiques
HOMEWORK: Begin building or evolve maquettes

Wednesday October 27 Firing team fire glaze kiln for Project #1

Thursday October 28 Continue Individual Tutorials
HOMEWORK: Continue working, unload kiln

Friday October 29 Firing team unload glaze fro Project #1

November
Week 11
Tuesday November 2 Workday, Individual tutorials, Hand in Project #1 for grading…
Homework: Continue working

Thursday November 4 Workday, Load bisque Project #2
HOMEWORK: Fire Kilns and continue working on Project #3

Friday November 5 Firing team Fire Bisque Kilns Project #2

Sunday November 7 Firing team Unload bisque kilns in the morning, vacuum kilns, clean kiln shelves
Week 12
Tuesday November 9 Workday
HOMEWORK: Get Project #3 almost complete

Thursday November 11 VETERAN’S DAY – No Class
HOMEWORK: Complete Project #3 for Critique on Tuesday

Week 13
Tuesday November 16 GROUP CRITIQUE FOR PROJECT #3
Last Day of Wet Work
Homework: color drawings and glaze tests for Projects #2 and #3.
Dry Project #3.

Thursday November 18 Individual Tutorials for color designs Project #2, Load Glaze Test tiles in kilns
HOMEWORK: Glaze Project #2 for Monday’s Kilns

Friday November 19 SAAH Art Bash – Open House

Saturday November 19 Firing Team Fire Glaze Test Kilns

Sunday November 20 Unload kilns, kiln wash shelves and clean kilns

Week 14
Tuesday November 23 Load Glaze Kilns for Project #2

Wednesday November 24 Fire Glaze Kilns

Thursday November 25 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – No Class (travel day)
Kilns will cool

Friday November 26 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY- No Class
Kilns will cool

Saturday November 27 Firing Team Unload Glaze Kilns

Week 15
Monday November 29 Load Bisque Kilns for Project #3

Tuesday November 30 Fire Bisque Kiln Project #3 Individual Tutorials for color designs Project #3, Fire Glaze tests if needed/sign up for kilns

December
Wednesday December 1 Cool bisque kilns Project #3

Thursday December 2 Unload kilns – In class glaze day

Friday December 3 Load Final Class Glaze Kilns

Saturday December 4- Fire Final Class glaze Kilns

-Sunday December 5 Cool Final Class glaze kilns

Week 16
Monday December 6 Firing Team - Unload Final Glaze Kilns

Tuesday December 7 FINAL CRITIQUE (Bring all Projects)/ Last Day of Class
Clean up studio with Lunch


Wednesday December 9 Classes End
Thursday December 9 and Friday December 10 Reading Days
December 11, 13-17 Final Examinations
December 17-18 Commencement