3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. . 6 hours lab per week.
Movement: Chains, Clasps, and Hinges for Jewelry
Course Description
Students will develop and refine technical and conceptual
abilities by making mechanisms for jewelry. Fundamental tools and
techniques will be introduced over the course of the semester.
Students will investigate movement by making chains, hinges, and
findings with an awareness to body as site.
Athena Title
Movement Jewel Chains Clasp
Prerequisite
ARST 2600
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Learn how to create structurally sound three-dimensional objects from 2-D sheet, with particular attention to the body as site.
Discover ways movement relates to the body and jewelry.
Learn innovative problem-solving skills and strategies.
Develop critical thinking skills through hands-on learning.
Learn and become proficient in hinge making, chain making, box, and key clasps.
Become familiar with specialized tools and equipment used to make jewelry.
Become familiar with working properties of sheet metal for small-scale construction and studio safety.
Cultivate commitment and professionalism.
Expand awareness of historical and contemporary movements in metalsmithing.
Learn how drawing, models, and sketchbooks support making.
Learn to understand the design process.
Gain insight into personal vocabulary.
Students will become familiar with both historical and contemporary ideas in jewelry, art, and material culture.
Learn to communicate in multiple ways.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in jewelry in the utilization and application of materials, techniques, and concepts.
Students will be well versed in critical theory and able to apply knowledge of current trends in context with their own work.
Topical Outline
Creating structurally sound three-dimensional objects utilizing two-dimensional sheet materials, with particular attention to the body as site
Engaging innovative problem-solving
Intermediate jewelry making techniques including hinge making, chain making, and box and key clasps
Conceptual applications of jewelry techniques that challenge notions through thinking and making
Creative projects demonstrating proficiency in jewelry in the utilization and application of materials, techniques, and concepts; Conceptual development and critical thinking are highly emphasized
