No matter what artistic direction one takes, it is confidence in one's skills that provides the freedom to express inner thoughts and feelings with honesty, clarity, and integrity. This course helps students to feel more comfortable in their drawing, and allows them to truly express themselves in all of their work as artists. Through continuous exploration, students will begin to develop a more personal and individual visual vocabulary. An introduction to machine knitting in which students learn basic techniques and complete design samples. Focusing on the basics of stone setting, including both faceted and cabochon stones, learn how to construct handmade settings and set the stones.
Topics covered include bezel, tube, crown, prong, channel and burr settings, among others.
The setting of irregularly shaped stones is discussed. An exploration of metal as a plastic material and the many ways it can be manipulated. Traditional and modern forming techniques are introduced and students become familiar with tools and materials for production of voluminous forms ranging in scale from jewelry to small sculpture. I Explore marker rendering techniques needed for ideation, development and visualization of product design concepts and presentation. Through the understanding of form and space, and environment and properties of materials, learn to render various materials including plastics, metals, glass and wood.