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Introduction to Pottery and JewelryNo. 6404
Semester/Full Time
Grade 9, 10Credit .5This course is designed to provide students with the
opportunity to explore methods of artistic expression through
studies in pottery and metal-working. Student study will
include a nine week concentration in pottery work with
experiences on the potter’s wheel, hand building pottery, and
glazing. The other half of the semester will be spent in a nine
week concentration in metal work, which will consist of
advanced jewelry creation methods that do not require saw-
ing, including pewter casting, stone setting, “lost wax” cast-
ing, enameling (melted glass on copper), scrimshaw, copper-
smithing, and etching (engraving on metal). This course
enables the student to meet all the State Academic Standards
for Visual Arts.Criteria for Selection - None.
Last Modified on March 31, 2010