Ceramics Course Outline

Hand Building Course (6,000.-Bht.: 40 hrs. in 10 courses)

1 Introduction to Ceramics

* A Brief History of Ceramics

* Work Shop Introduction

- Working Space

- Type of Clay and Its Composition

- Working with Clay

- Preparing and Recycling

- Wedging

- Production

2.Course Work (Demonstration and Course Work)

* Wedging

- Rough Wedging

- Spiral Wedging

- Final Wedging

* Introduction to Hand Building Technique

- Pinching

- Forming with Coil

- Slab Building

- Forming with Mould

* Basic Techniques in Decoration

- Padding

- Impressed Pattern

- Combing/Scratching

3.Individual Course Work

4.Individual Course Work

5.Individual Course Work

6.Introduction to Firing

* Type of Kiln Fuel and Temperature

- Biscuit Firing

- Glaze Firing

* Individual Course Work

7.Individual Course Work

8.Individual Course Work

9.Glazing

10.Comment and Discussion