Jewelry and Small Object Design

In this course students will be introduced to contemporary trends in jewelry and small-scale metalwork through lectures, demonstrations, samples, projects and group discussions. Assignments will introduce basic hand and construction skills to students with an emphasis placed on personal health and safety in the studio.

In this course, students will further develop introductory jewelry skills through lectures, demonstrations, samples, projects and group discussions. Assignments will continue to develop basic jewelry construction skills with emphasis placed on personal health and safety and safe use of studio tools and equipment. Emphasis will be placed on design exploration, the quality of the finished projects, and class participation.

The Craft and Design History course is a survey of human culture, expression and object making. It explores the concepts, materials, processes and theories which give students an historical context for their work in craft.

Students will engage in a series of projects that address the fundamental principles and elements of design and explore a variety of materials and approaches. There will be an emphasis on creative problem solving and critical analysis skills that encompass formal design concerns, while students develop individual ideas and aesthetics. Concepts and skills addressed in this course are applicable to all studio areas.

This is a basic drawing course designed to give the student a solid background and experience in the fundamentals of drawing as visual communication and to establish drawing technique. Through exercises and assignments, the student will learn to record a concept and use drawing as a tool to manipulate, develop, illustrate and refine those concepts.

This course consists of a series of seminars and lectures designed to expand the student’s knowledge of jewelry history, and contemporary ideas and philosophy as they concern the present day craftsperson.

Students will be introduced to casting techniques which will include direct mould and lost wax investment mould casting.

This course introduces basic and intermediate gemstone setting and hollow construction. Emphasis will be placed on design exploration, the quality of the finished projects, and class participation.

This course expands upon the visual communication skills covered in DE 105 with an added emphasis on three-dimensional form. Students will continue to explore ideas and materials and, where applicable, will include techniques and processes learned in their studio areas. With some projects, a collaborative approach will be encouraged, as this is commonplace in the art, craft, and design world. Critiques will continue to be an important part of the design process.

This is a continuation of DR 101. In addition to continued work on fundamental drawing skills, students will learn to communicate a concept or finished product idea. Students will be introduced to color application and basic illustration.

In this course, design elements will be reviewed and related directly to the design of jewelry through a series of exercises.

This course introduces technical components to the students which have specific functions in jewelry design. Emphasis will be placed on the incorporation of findings into the design of jewelry and solving mechanism challenges.

This course introduces concepts associated with the design, development and creation of an introductory jewelry production line appropriate for a small scale studio.

This course introduces concepts associated with the practical use of gemstones in the designing and fabricating of jewelry. Practical considerations such as the visual and physical properties of gemstones will be discussed.

Through a series of demonstrations and projects, the Gem Setting course introduces concepts associated with the practical use of facetted gemstones in the design and fabrication of jewelry.

Through lectures, demonstrations and assigned projects, the Raising course introduces concepts associated with the forming of metal utilizing introductory silversmithing techniques such as sinking, raising, planishing, repousse and chasing.

The purpose of Anticlastic and Synclastic Forming is to introduce the students to the fundamentals behind a very dynamic method of metal forming. Anticlastic and Synclastic forming finds applications in jewelry, small and large scale sculptures.

This course provides information to assist the emerging artist, craftsperson, or designer to develop a career as a professional practitioner. A variety of approaches will cover three broad areas of study: management, business, and marketing.

This course will complement the technical skills being learned and refined in other second year Jewelry and Small Object Design courses by researching, presenting and discussing issues and theories surrounding jewelry design, including designing in series.

Students will be introduced to procedures for application to jewelry competitions, exhibitions and trade shows through lectures, group discussions and completion of application materials as required for two competitions/juries.

Students develop their design, time management and fabrication skills through the production of a body of work that will be used as the basis for the graduation exhibition. Emphasis will be on creativity and the demonstration of the students’.

Is designed to augment the ideas introduced in PP 201 Professional Practices I by providing students with practical applications of marketing skills.