HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL ART DEPARTMENT

Credit: 1/2

Prerequisite: Design

The pottery studio provides  a cooperative and supportive environment for students as they learn the process of working with clay.  Emphasis is on understanding technique, form and glazing of handmade pottery.  Students will complete work with stoneware clay on the pottery wheel.  The option to  work with hand building techniques is also available.  Some of the requirements include:  bowls, mugs, vases, pitchers, sugar bowls and bottleneck forms.  The semester culminates with a teapot for those who have mastered the techniques.  Individual student vision is supported within the context of the assignments.