CUACER411 — Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• produce one or more ceramic works according to at least two different work ideas.
• use a process of thorough research and experimentation to confirm ideas for own work
• identify and acquire resources required to complete chosen work
• adapt and use a range of ceramic techniques that: - shows technical proficiency in chosen techniques - reflects application of elements and principles of ceramic design - demonstrates innovation and the emergence of an individual style
• handle equipment, tools and materials safely throughout all processes
• minimise and safely dispose of waste throughout all processes
• comply with intellectual property requirements
• review and document the research and development process.

Knowledge evidence

• intellectual property requirements applicable to producing ceramic works
• how the works of other practitioners may be used to inform individual practice
• role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for ceramic work and how it relates to the development of an individual style
• ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of different ceramic techniques
• elements and principles of design: detailed characteristics, key interrelationships, use in ceramic work and how they may be challenged
• tools and equipment used to produce ceramic work: key physical features, uses and maintenance requirements
• physical properties and capabilities of different materials used to produce ceramic work
• suppliers of resources for professional ceramic practice, including raw, part-processed and processed ceramics materials
• practices and procedures for working safely and sustainably with materials, tools and equipment for producing ceramics.

Foundation skills

• Learning: Identifies own skills gaps and takes action to progress professional career
• Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information to support design ideas and to identify key information about resources
• Writing: Documents a comprehensive record of research, conceptual idea development and production using clear, specific and industry related terminology
• Oral Communication: Clearly represents ideas for designs and techniques using applicable industry and conceptual language Elicits different perspectives about creative ideas and feedback and confirms understanding using questioning and active listening techniques
• Numeracy: Measures and records dimensions of display areas and applicable size of art pieces to suit using basic calculations Determines and records quantities of equipment, tools and materials using basic calculations Interprets budgetary constraints and supplier prices and calculates complex order costs
• Self-management: Takes responsibility for compliance with legal, safety and sustainability practices associated with creative work Takes responsibility for completing own creative works from design inception to realisation, logically sequencing the stages of preparation and production according to work requirements Manages own decisions about appropriate design ideas and techniques by experimentation with different explored options
• Teamwork: Discusses design concepts and collaborates with other artists to generate new ideas and solutions to achieve required outcomes for own creative work Engages in open conversation to elicit and consider the merit of feedback from peers and others to enhance future performance
• Initiative and enterprise: Creates opportunities to use a more innovative approach and personal style
• Problem-solving: Resolves problems with technique through experimentation and analysis Reviews work in progress resolving problems through refinement of approach

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