Instructors provide a complete supply list during the first class.
Charges for course-related expenses, which do not include these basic tools and supplies, are used for expenses shared by the entire class. An exploration of sculptural form-making, using metalworking techniques like shearing, bending, forging, and oxyacetylene welding. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of each participant's sculptural ideas, using metalworking skills as a means of materializing those ideas. Twentieth-century art historical movements and concepts within the tradition of welded steel sculpture are examined through slide presentations and class discussions. Noncredit spaces are limited.