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Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
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​NEW! Create with Clay: Advanced Pottery Techniques                   Spring 2023
Students and teachers must be able to readily switch to online instruction at any point in the semester in order to register for classes. All students must complete a project for these classes.

Location: 1403 Castle Court  Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Instructor: Debi Bishop  Debi@tdncastle.com
phone #    269 325-POTS
Age:  Any- must know basic throwing and hand building skills
Classes begin the week of Jan. 24
Format: In-person


Advanced Pottery Techniques
Tuesdays 1-3pm, Wednesdays 9-11am, Thursdays 10am-12pm, Fridays 1-3pm

Description: This course is designed to apply pottery skills with more precision and applied learning of the following:

Clay stamps        Multi Media integration    Mosaics        Throwing double-walled vessels
Suspended pots        Mandala sgraffito        Slip trailing    Found/Salvaged projects
Creating texture        Stencil wash technique    Mug design    Design and ornament
    
Students will be required to find a picture or mirror frame, begin compiling a design ideas and inspiration notebook, find and integrate a salvaged piece into a pottery form.  The goal is to teach the student to look outside the box and expand their creative inspiration.
Syllabus

Tuesdays  1-3 pm
Jan 24
Clay stamp design – Making a handle mold

Feb 7
Double walled pots with cutouts

Feb 14
Double walled pots

Feb 21
Mosaic design using salvaged frame or tray

Feb 28
Mosaics continued

Mar 7
Stencil Wash

Mar 14
Slip Trailing

Mar 21
String design

Mar 28
Mug design and execution

Apr 4
Salvage project design

Apr 11
Salvage project

Apr 18
Salvage project

Apr 25
Suspended Pots

May 2
Sgraffito

May 9
Open studio

May 16
Open studio

May 23
Open studio

May 30
Open studio
 
Wednesdays 9-11am
Jan 25
Clay stamp design – Making a handle mold

Feb 1
Double walled pots with cutouts

Feb 8
Double walled pots

Feb 15
Mosaic design using salvaged frame or tray

Feb 22
Mosaics continued

Mar 1
Stencil Wash

Mar 8
Slip Trailing

Mar 15
String design

Mar 22
Mug design and execution

Mar 29
Salvage project design

Apr 5
Salvage project

Apr 12
Salvage project

Apr 19
Suspended Pots

Apr 26
Sgraffito

May 3
Open studio

May 10
Open studio

May 17
Open studio

May 24
Open studio
 
Thursdays 10am-12pm
Jan 26
Clay stamp design – Making a handle mold

Feb 2
Double walled pots with cutouts

Feb 9
Double walled pots

Feb 16
Mosaic design using salvaged frame or tray

Feb 23
Mosaics continued

Mar 2
Stencil Wash

Mar 9
Slip Trailing

Mar 16
String design

Mar 23
Mug design and execution

Mar 30
Salvage project design

Apr 6
Salvage project

Apr 13
Salvage project

Apr 20
Suspended Pots

Apr 27
Sgraffito

May 4
Open studio

May 11
Open studio

May 18
Open studio

May 25
Open studio
 
Fridays  Fridays 1-3pm
Jan 27
Clay stamp design – Making a handle mold

Feb 3
Double walled pots with cutouts

Feb 10
Double walled pots

Feb 17
Mosaic design using salvaged frame or tray

Feb 24
Mosaics continued

Mar 3
Stencil Wash

Mar 10
Slip Trailing

Mar 17
String design

Mar 24
Mug design and execution

Mar 31
Salvage project design

Apr 7
Salvage project

Apr 14
Salvage project

Apr 22
Suspended Pots

Apr 28
Sgraffito

May 5
Open studio

May 12
Open studio

May 19
Open studio

May 26
Open studio
 
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Teacher of Record: Peres Sambu
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