ART 12A - Beginning Ceramics

    Recent Professors
    Zen Du
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    19 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is an introduction to ceramics materials, concepts, tools, and processes. Students are introduced to basic design principles and creative development in hand building, throwing on potter's wheel, glazing techniques, firing techniques and surface treatments. Students are informed by the historical and contemporary uses of the ceramic medium across cultures to develop their personal ideas and a sense of the context from which their work emerges. Grades are P/NP Option.
    Usually Held
    Thu 1:00pm–3:50pm, Thu 9:00am–11:50am, Tue 1:00pm–2:15pm, Tue 10:30am–11:45am