Sculpture 1 is designed to introduce students to ceramics. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge required. However, for those students who have experience in clay or are naturally gifted in the arts this class will offer opportunities to grow and expand on those abilities. Students will learn about the historical background, aesthetic traditions, and artistic properties of ceramics through a variety of studio experiences. The student will acquire knowledge of form, volume, and space relationships by the construction of hand-built forms of clay.