Studio practice (glass)
36 points * 12 studio hours per week * Full-year subject * Caulfield * Prerequisites: CER1220
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should be able to formulate ideas for self-expression and individuality; show considerable confidence and self-reliance in the design process; use materials other than glass, where appropriate, for conceptual development; develop an experimental approach to the potential of glass; work confidently and demonstrate considerable manipulative skills in the chosen area of study; understand the contemporary and historical context of glass and the role of the glass artist in the community.
Synopsis This subject will continue to develop an understanding of hot-glass and warm-glass studies, emphasising the relationship between the contemporary craftsperson and the origins of glass craft, thus extending the knowledge of glass gained in CER1220 and encouraging further conceptual development.
Assessment Folio: 80% * Studio research diary: 20%
Prescribed texts
Cummings K The technique of glass forming Read, 1980
Duthie A Decorative glass processes Dover, 1982
Klein D Glass a contemporary art Collins, 1989
Lundstrom B Advanced fusing book 2, Vitreous Group, 1989
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