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Great Basin College
Z ART 206, E01 - Jewelry 2 m
Fall 2009, 3 credits
Instructor: Gail Rappa
Contact Info: 756-6569
Email: or
Day & Time: Wednesday 1:00-3:45 Arts Annex
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This class is designed for the intermediate and advanced student to further their technical ability in jewelry design and fabrication techniques. Students will continue to perfect skills learned in previous classes in addition to executing new techniques to create their own unique and original designs.
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Each student will continue their Idea File; this will be a precious resource for this class and your future projects in all mediums. Some things this file can contain: your own sketches and doodles, pictures out of magazines, photos of friends or family, inspirational quotes, your favorite poems, etc. The purpose of this file is to collect things that inspire you and remind you of what things that you resonate with. The items in the file need not be jewelry related. If you should feel stuck and unsure of what to make with the new skills and techniques that you learn in this class, turn to your file and browse. You will be asked to add at least three new items to your idea file each week.
We will cover the following techniques in this class:
· Fusing metals
· Etching: copper, brass, and silver
· Cuttlebone Casting
· Broom casting
· Water casting
· Alloying metals
Semester Outline
We will spend approximately 2 weeks on each technique to execute the below projects. This will take us through the first half of the semester. The second half of the semester will be up to the student to determine given the guidelines of the student directed project below.
1) Torched texture pendent or earrings
2) Etched bracelet in copper
3) Cuttlebone Cast pendent in silver
4) Broom and water cast brooch with set stones
5) Creating a custom alloy for use in a design
Student Directed Projects:
After completing the series of assigned projects and techniques each student will submit one or more designs for the remaining of the semester work. The design(s) should be an original creation using at least two of the new techniques covered in class in addition to techniques that were practiced in previous semesters. Ideally the design should be one that challenges the student’s skills and creativity. I will work one on one with each student showing any additional necessary techniques to complete the desired design.
Video Review
Bench Tube is U-tube for jewelers! You can see whole projects done before your eyes, interviews with established jewelers, and much more. Each student will write a brief review (one page or less) and do a short presentation in class of a video of their choosing from the below web page. http://www.ganoksin.com/benchtube/
At the end of the course each student should be able to:
· Understand & define terms and vocabulary relating to jewelry design and construction /G
· Create designs to meet the requirements of an assignment C/D
· Express & translate his/her feelings into a visual image /D,E,F
· Use creative problem solving within a design /D,E
· Define design terms in their own words /G
· Articulate opinions in relation to designs /B,F
· Know the steps to soldering copper, brass and silver /D,E
· Take a design from idea to completion as a finished piece of jewelry /A,D,E
· Use the internet to access information /F
The above objectives will be measured using a combination of:
A. Keeping an ongoing idea file of design images
B. Take part in group critiques
C. Exhibit work in student show
D. Finishing projects at skill level
E. Participating in Lab
F. Turning in written assignments
G. Learning to define design terms in own words
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To receive an "A" you must:
Attend class. Because we will cover a new technique almost every class attendance is essential to you keeping up with the assignments. More than three absences will lower your grade one letter-grade.
Complete all assigned projects to the best of your skill level:
Participate in discussions of definitions of design terms by the end of the course
Add three entries to your idea file each week
Turn in one page review of bench tube video.
Be willing to take some risks and challenge yourself to create unique and personal designs.
Return and check in assigned toolbox intact.
Have a good attitude and enjoy yourself! Whining will be detrimental to your grade!
Classroom and LAB expectations:
· Safety is always first! If you are tired of distracted you are not to be operating power tools. The Lab Tech has the right to refuse access to equipment if safety is at issue.
· Pick up after yourself during class and LAB by keeping your area and the common spaces clean, and by putting tools back where you got them when you are finished.
· The Lab Tech is here to open and maintain the Lab for the allotted time. It is not her job to show you a whole demo that you missed by not coming to class. If you need to make up a missed demo make arrangements with the instructor.
· Only Jewelry students may use the studio and its equipment. Guests are allowed to observe with permission from the lab tech.
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