Art 185, 285, 385 Independent Study LAVC Instructor: Katie Queen Room 100 [email protected]

Course Description: Allows students to pursue Directed Study in Art on a contract basis under the direction of the supervising instructor. . Learning Objectives: The instructor, in consultation with the student, develops a particular art project goal and sets a series of benchmarks for completion of that goal. Depending on the area of expertise of the instructor, the project may involve research, writing, budgeting and/or execution of a work or body of works of art, or some combination of these.

The student and instructor meet on a regular basis to monitor progress towards that goal, with the instructor guiding the process by means of detailed critiques, recommended readings, additional research, or production of artwork as appropriate to the selected project.

Office Hours: Students are strongly encouraged to attend office hours at least once a semester. Drop in is always an option, but a scheduled appointment is advised. My office is located in the art building in room 100A (Office inside the ceramics studio). Hours: TBD

Requirements: This is an advanced level course, so you are required to have completed 711 or the equivalent to take or succeed in this class. Please come to class with energy, curiosity and a great attitude. Hard work, completion of all projects on time, participation in critiques and discussions are all crucial elements of your development in this class. Ceramics is not easy to master. It can be frustrating, but it is imperative that you keep a good attitude.

Enrollment: If you miss the 1st or 2nd week of class without speaking to me beforehand with a legitimate reason, you will be dropped from the course. If you do not have your supplies by the 2nd week of class, you will be dropped from this course. It is the student’s responsibility to officially drop a class whenever he or she determines that he or she can no longer attend the class. Failure to officially drop a class may result in a failing grade and/or a financial obligation to the college. Instructors may drop students from their class rolls through the last day of the tenth week of instruction of a regular semester for excessive absence as defined by the instructor or at an earlier date for intersession or short-term classes.

Students with Disabilities: If you are a student with disability requiring classroom accommodations, please contact DSP&S as soon as possible. DSP&S is located on campus and can be reached at (909) 274-4290 (Voice) or 909-895-6634 (Video Phone for American Sign Language users). Please meet with a DSP&S counselor ASAP. If DSP&S has already notified me about your needed accommodations, please meet with me to discuss arrangements you made need in private. I am here to help.

Grading and redoing Projects: All projects are due on due dates. Late work is not accepted. Projects that do not meet the assignment requirements for example alterations, number or etc. will not be graded at all. All work done on time and in full will receive a 50% or higher grade. If you would like to redo a project you are able to do so if you have met the due date required. Those who do not complete projects in full on due dates will receive a zero for that project and cannot remake this project for a better grade. Studio Guidelines: This ceramic studio, like most, is a communal place where you have to be considerate of others around you at all times. Please practice respect towards all those using the studio, from this or any other class. This means keeping the entire space clean and not exposing yourself or others to toxic materials, respecting others workspace and work, with regards to talking or making too much noise.

All work must be clearly labeled with your first initial and your entire last name including a chrome green slip mark to indicate that you are in the Friday class. Work not appropriately marked will not be fired. You will find it on the reject shelf in the kiln room. Do not use canvas boards, sheet rock boards or put banding wheels in the damp room ever, this will ruin these items; please put work on wooden boards for storage. All plastic bags should be reused, or put into the big plastic tub in the damp room for others to use, do not throw it away.

At the end of every class you will be responsible to clean up the following: Wheels and surrounding area All tables, floors & wedging -Sinks must be clean of all must be wiped clean from tables must be wiped down clay; all wax and oxide wet or dry clay including all and clean of any wet or dry brushes must be cleaned out trimmings if any. clay or glaze and returned to where you found them.

Calls, Music and Friends: If you must have your cell phone on, keep it on vibrate. Please take calls outside only if it is an emergency. Texting is not permitted in my class at any time. You will be asked to leave for the day if you do this. Any unusual use of the phone will be noticed and will affect your grade or excluded you from the course.

IPods are great during work time only with headphones. During demos and presentations you must have them out of sight. All students are responsible for all information announced during class.

Visitors are not permitted into class unless approved by me beforehand. Please note that children or pets are not allowed in class while you are working. Please make proper arrangements before class or pen studio time.

Dress Code: Pants are required for wheel throwing. If you are wearing low- rise jeans, a long shirt must be worn to cover your exposed tailbone. All lose neck shirts must be accompanied by a tank top while throwing on the potter’s wheel. Clay is very messy, so make sure you wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Aprons are a great way to minimize getting dirty and having an old towel handy to clean your hands is required. Close toe shoes are required. Shoes that easily slip off are not allowed while using the potter’s wheel. Flip flops are not allowed into the studio. Fingernails must be cut short and hair pulled back with a hair tie or headband.

Grading: The aesthetic quality of your work is important. You must demonstrate disciplined creativity and in-depth involvement in the assignment, as seen in your completed work (energy and concentration). Conceptual and expressive development, (visual intelligence, power of perception, and disciplined creative sensitivity) will all be evaluated. Skill and style development (craftsmanship and technique) are imperative to your success in this course. Remember, effort devoted to work, as evidenced in finished work- working a long time does not in itself warrant a high grade- must meet aesthetic and craftsmanship standards to achieve high grade. Each project is worth 100 points. Your grade is based on the points earned for the semester and are divided by the points possible for the class. The average will be your grade for the course in.

100%-90% = A 89%-80% = B 79%-70% = C 69%-60% = D 59% and below = F

Assignments: -4 projects worth a total of 400 PTS -Participation 200 -Total 600 point CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM: The College considers cheating to be a voluntary act for which there may be many reasons, but no acceptable excuse. The terms cheating and plagiarism refer to, but are not limited to the following:

-Misrepresenting the work of someone else’s as work of your own. In our ceramics studio this means: 1. Taking another student’s unfinished ware, trimming it and signing it as your own. 2. Scraping a signature from a piece and replacing it with your own. 3. Glazing work that is not your own or covering a signature with glaze to block out the signature. 4. Assisting another student by providing them answers to exams or written work that is not their own. 5. Receiving assistance or assisting another student on a project that misrepresents the accomplishments of the work submitted for a grade. 6. Copying written work from another student, using stolen exams, using recording devices during exam reviews without permission from the instructor. 7. Failure to use quotation marks and citing the source when using the written work of another, including Internet sources.

Developing your Independent Study: Please use the following guidelines (attached contract) to develop a course of study that will allow for in depth investigation and a reasonable, accessible project list. - Determine a theme and have each project reflect an aspect of it - Map a weekly set of accomplishments that you can adhere to - Create a written set of goals for the semester that you can refer to during the semester Remember that this course is an investigation, so lack of personal exploration into the objectives that you’ve set for yourself will be reflected in a lower grade. Your challenge is not only to complete the projects, but also to find a variety of ways to solve them.

Schedule: As an independent study, you will need to set your own timeline. Waiting to bisque and glaze your work till the end of the semester is not recommended and displays poor studio practices. There is no guarantee that all your work will be fired if you wait till the end of the term. Kiln space is limited; so spread your work out throughout the semester to be fired. Work will be graded as it is completed. Art 185 Contract These forms must be submitted to the instructor within the first week of class. At the end of each term, the completed form, indicating whether or not the student met the expectations for the course and therefore received credit for the course, must be submitted to the instructor.

Description of project 1:

Description of project 2: Description of project 3:

Description of project 4:

Student Signature ______Date: ______Faculty Signature ______Date: ______