(2 credits/lab fee)
An in-depth study of advanced throwing concepts designed to assist the student to cognitively
understand the essence of clay, the broadcast potential of the medium and learn to respond to
the movement and the forces affecting the clay during the throwing process in a synthesis of
skill, knowledge and artistic expression. Students will build skills, refine technique and increase
efficiency in the use of the potter’s wheel, through an exploration of structural strength
concepts for wheel-thrown forms, correlation of knowledge of the nature of clay and the forces
affecting the movement of the clay on the spinning wheel and exercises designed to train
students to feel and direct the movement of the clay in order to increase efficiency.