Crafts (CRF) at Lord Fairfax Community College
- CRF 101 - Hand Built Pottery
- Introduces fundamental concepts and skills related to hand crafted hand-built pottery.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 102 - Wheel-Thrown Pottery
- Introduces fundamental concepts and skills related to hand crafted wheel-thrown pottery.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 105 - Introduction to Pottery
- Introduces art and design related to pottery. Teaches techniques of hand-building, throwing on the potter's wheel, glaze techniques and experimental firing.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 106 - Pottery Glazing and Decorating
- Explores the various techniques of decorating and glazing pottery including the use of texture, colored slips and engobes, wax resist, sgraffito, and glaze experimentation. Prerequisite CRF 105.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 109 - Special Techniques in Pottery
- Explores specialized forms of ceramics such as sawdust firing, Raku, and Egyptian paste. Presents these techniques in a simplified form using limited equipment.Lecture 1 hour.Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 126 - Ceramic Design
- Studies functional design of ceramics. Gives a foundation in two- and three-dimensional design.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 127 - Ceramic Sculpture
- Explores the materials and processes used in producing various types of ceramic sculpture including portraits, figures, garden sculptures, and ceramic murals. Gives attention to design appropriate to these forms. Prerequisite CRF 105.Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours.Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- CRF 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits