Course Outline

Course Description:

Students will explore the fundamentals of Jewelry making including sawing, piercing, filing, sanding, and surface enrichment while creating chains, pendants, earrings, necklaces, pins, bracelets and rings.  Using metals, paper, beads, stones, found objects fibers and recycled materials, students will design and construct pieces of wearable art. Students will also investigate jewelry as a crafts and fine art and will discuss the cultural and historical significance of Jewelry as adornment.

 

Essential Objectives:

  1.     Demonstrate and apply techniques and processes of metalworking, such as sawing, filing piercing, sanding and texturing metal plates.
  2.     Employ a variety of Jewelry making techniques such as creating beads, beading, wire work, surface enrichment, and chain mailing.
  3.     Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of materials used in jewelry making by selecting the appropriate medium for a variety of methods and projects.
  4.     Conceptualize and design three-dimensional pieces of jewelry
  5.     Explain and employ safe studio techniques.
  6.     Identify jewelry and other types of wearable ornamentation as a means of cultural and geographic expression.
  7.     Examine, discuss and critique artwork, including some reference to the art social and cultural context.
  8.     Design and complete individual projects.
  9.     Create a portfolio of mixed media projects.
  10. Display finished works in a professional manner.

 

Methods:

  1. Introduction to projects and tools
  2. Weekly Demonstrations
  3. Class discussions and critique
  4. Hands on work and home work is expected each week