The art of attempting new things can be realized at GSC
Jaime Munoz
Issue date: 3/12/09 Section: Features
By Jaime Munoz
Staff Writer
924151486@gsc.edu
One time or another we've all walked through the northern hallway in the Dunlap Mathis building then again, maybe not. You may have even seen the scattered paintings and drawings tacked onto the walls on both side of the hallway.
Or how about the creepy, roughly charcoaled, stern looking face drawing outside the men's restroom on the lower level of the library that is suspended on the wall?
Even yet, have you ever found yourself doodling little stick men or bubbly flower patterns in your notes instead of paying attention to your professor's lecture? Heck, it may just be the same uninteresting doodles seen in a Jackson Pollock abstract painting or you may actually have some potential like the '3 year old Genius' on Youtube - unrefined talent waiting to be discovered. Whether you feel comfortable in creating something morbid or humorous through art, consider registering for an introductory art class at GSC - as utterly corny as it sounds, you may even discover something new about yourself.
Of the 14 studio art classes offered at GSC, seven of these classes allow students to register for the course without a pre-requisite. Those seven include: hand building, wheel-throwing, three-dimensional design, basic drawing, computer graphics, color theory and two-dimensional design.
Assistant Professor of Art Jennifer Graff currently teaches the first two courses listed.
Hand building and wheel-throwing are 'hands on' courses which will expect you to get dirty as you apply hand craftsmanship into creating your artwork.
Hand building teaches you the process and techniques of creating pottery. It's an introductory course that can be taken with wheel throwing, because they compliment each other in every respect. It teaches you how to effectively wield tools, such as a ribbon tool, a potter's rib or loop tool (which coincidently looks like a bottle opener) - and to use them to mold and sculpt your clay. You're also taught to use glazes and the kiln, which add distinct textures to your pieces and 'cook' your pottery in the final process, respectively.
Staff Writer
924151486@gsc.edu
One time or another we've all walked through the northern hallway in the Dunlap Mathis building then again, maybe not. You may have even seen the scattered paintings and drawings tacked onto the walls on both side of the hallway.
Or how about the creepy, roughly charcoaled, stern looking face drawing outside the men's restroom on the lower level of the library that is suspended on the wall?
Even yet, have you ever found yourself doodling little stick men or bubbly flower patterns in your notes instead of paying attention to your professor's lecture? Heck, it may just be the same uninteresting doodles seen in a Jackson Pollock abstract painting or you may actually have some potential like the '3 year old Genius' on Youtube - unrefined talent waiting to be discovered. Whether you feel comfortable in creating something morbid or humorous through art, consider registering for an introductory art class at GSC - as utterly corny as it sounds, you may even discover something new about yourself.
Of the 14 studio art classes offered at GSC, seven of these classes allow students to register for the course without a pre-requisite. Those seven include: hand building, wheel-throwing, three-dimensional design, basic drawing, computer graphics, color theory and two-dimensional design.
Assistant Professor of Art Jennifer Graff currently teaches the first two courses listed.
Hand building and wheel-throwing are 'hands on' courses which will expect you to get dirty as you apply hand craftsmanship into creating your artwork.
Hand building teaches you the process and techniques of creating pottery. It's an introductory course that can be taken with wheel throwing, because they compliment each other in every respect. It teaches you how to effectively wield tools, such as a ribbon tool, a potter's rib or loop tool (which coincidently looks like a bottle opener) - and to use them to mold and sculpt your clay. You're also taught to use glazes and the kiln, which add distinct textures to your pieces and 'cook' your pottery in the final process, respectively.
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