Students learn how to best display and present their work through regular class critiques and exhibitions in the sculpture building viewing space. Individual expression is encouraged. ART 260 Beginning Metals 3 Introduction to tools, processes and aesthetics of jewelry and metalwork. Projects involve working in copper, brass, nickel and silver with techniques primarily concentrating on soldering, stone setting and casting. Laboratory work includes anodizing of titanium, and aluminum, and obtaining texture embellishments on copper.
Metals use cold connecting methods of joining.
ART 262 Enameling 3 Introduction to enameling techniques primarily working in copper and silver. Exploration of basic metalworking techniques along with design development. 3 Introduction to artistic use of computers via software, drawing tablets, and image capture digitizers. Textile design simulation with limited production includes strong emphasis on study and creative adaptation of nonwestern imagery. Traditional ethnic source materials analyzed to develope inovative and pluralistic approaches to contemporary surface design.