ARTS 241: Jewelry and Metalworking (3-D)
Credit Hours: (3) One hour lecture, demonstration or critique; three hours studio
Introduction to techniques such as forming, stone setting, surface embellishment and
casting. Emphasis on creative design and craftsmanship.
Note(s): Students cannot receive credit for both ARTS 241 and ART 303.
Detailed Description of Content of Course
Lectures and visual presentations will encompass technical information on materials
and processes as well as examples of historic and contemporary jewelry styles. Demonstrations
will illustrate many of the processes used in the class. The content of Art 303 will
include but not be limited to:
1. Historic and contemporary jewelry.
2. Design, creativity, and significance.
3. Properties of jewelry materials.
4. Basic techniques including sawing, filing, forming, finishing, stone setting, surface
embellishment, and lost wax centrifugal casting.
5. Craftsmanship.
6. Safety in the studio.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
This course will emphasize the demanding and delicate relationship between design
and craft. This requires the development of a knowledgeable visual vocabulary and
the mastery of technique.
An exhaustive exploration of design is encouraged through sketches and design exercises.
The development of technique is accomplished through a series of demonstrations and
required project assignments.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate appropriate use of basic design concepts in jewelry designs (as illustrated
in various historic and contemporary examples).
2. Demonstrate creative approaches to design and use of materials.
3. Demonstrate basic metalworking techniques in the completion of projects.
4. Demonstrate an appropriate balance of good design and craftsmanship in the creation
of metal projects.
Assessment Measures
Assessment of the student is based upon:
鈥� Studio performance (project grades): approximately 50% on design and 50% on craftsmanship.
The quantity and quality of the projects is also weighed against the complexity of
the projects, and the level of difficulty involved in the techniques used.
鈥� Sketchbooks.
鈥� A final exam, and any quizzes given.
鈥� Critiques.
Other Course Information
Art 303 may be taken once. Additional semesters of can be taken as Art 403: Advanced
Jewelry & Metalworking, which may be repeated.
Review and Approval
October 2, 2012
March 18, 2005 Reviewed by Steve Arbury, Chair