San Francisco City College Ceramics

Part of the beginner s guide to san francisco it s no secret that sausalito based heath ceramics founded in 1948 by edith heath and brought to greater acclaim after catherine bailey and robin.

San francisco city college ceramics.

Basic methods of ceramic forming through use of the potter s wheel and hand construction techniques glaze application and kiln firing processes. Ceramic arts handbook series ceramic art. Ceramics at cca introduces students to the nature and possibilities of clay then guides them in exploring and developing their personal concepts and ideas. 6 units introduction to developing ceramic forms in a studio atmosphere.

Fort mason the 35 year old arts center in san francisco calif is thriving and. We offer a pottery throwing basic hand building course team building events and memberships given by mel who has a combined 20 years of experience working with clay and trained at san francisco city college fort mason campus. 1 of 4 the ceramics class for city college of san francisco held at fort mason also features making raku ware. Beginning ceramics 3 lec 2 lab 4 field trips repeat.

As students move beyond the fundamentals and into advanced level workshops which focus on specific themes such as objecthood they learn to merge their critical thinking presentation and collaboration skills.