Spring 2027

Advanced Ceramics I

Advanced Ceramics I covers thrown and hand-built forms, clay bodies, glazes, and firing, emphasizing the development of personal concepts through complex clay construction.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Christina West3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Evaluate craftsmanship in clay forms and ceramic materials, providing detailed critiques based on established standards.

  • Integrate advanced hand-building and wheel throwing techniques to construct complex hollow clay forms.

  • Master the techniques of scriffito, inlay, and glazing to achieve sophisticated and thoughtful surface decoration.

  • Analyze and compare contemporary approaches to ceramic art, identifying trends and influences.

  • Critique own work and the work of others constructively, offering insightful feedback for improvement.

  • Combine technical skills with conceptual interests to produce innovative ceramic artworks.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ART 324 or declared in an Art graduate program

    • ART 324
    • declared in an Art graduate program
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ART 524 used by

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  • Any of
    • ART 324
    • declared in an Art graduate program

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHRISTINA WEST is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Thrown and hand-built forms, clay bodies, glazes, firing, and general studio procedure.
  • Surface decoration techniques including scriffito, inlay, and glazing.
  • Contemporary approaches to ceramic art, trends, and influences.

Skills

  • Constructing complex hollow clay forms using advanced hand-building and wheel throwing techniques.
  • Applying scriffito, inlay, and glazing techniques for sophisticated surface decoration.
  • Evaluating craftsmanship in clay forms and ceramic materials with detailed critiques.
  • Analyzing and comparing contemporary approaches to ceramic art to identify trends and influences.
  • Combining technical skills with conceptual interests to produce innovative ceramic artworks.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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ART 524 · Spring 2027

Advanced Ceramics I

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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