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Week - 1 |
Principles of the pottery wheel and tools used in wheel-throwing |
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Week - 2 |
Fundamentals of wheel-throwing; Turkish and English Terminology |
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Week - 3 |
Forms that can be created on the pottery wheel, various shaping and decorative methods |
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Week - 4 |
Creative approaches to the technique; Artists producing works on the pottery wheel |
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Week - 5 |
Artists Producing Works on the Pottery Wheel- Student Presentations |
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Week - 6 |
Wheel-Throwing Techniques – 1. Clay Preparation: Kneading, Wedging, Plasticizing, Clay Recycling |
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Week - 7 |
Wheel-Throwing Techniques 2: Centering the Clay, Opening, and Raising |
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Week - 8 |
Wheel-Throwing Techniques 3: Pulling Up, Wall thickness, Shaping, Refining, Finishing, Cutting the Form, Trimming the Base |
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Week - 9 |
Forms 1: Throwing a standard-sized cylinder from a specific amount of clay |
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Week - 10 |
Forms 2: Throwing a standard-sized bowl from a specific amount of clay and closing the form |
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Week - 11 |
Forms 3: Handles, Spouts, Lids and Rims |
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Week - 12 |
Practical applications |
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Week - 13 |
Practical applications |
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Week - 14 |
Evaluation of practical applications and final review of the semester |