PROJECT
TWO: Macro/Micro
AMULET
Brief
Statement of Topic:
What are the parts that make up a whole? Cells
combine to make a tree, a population of people make a village or city, bricks are layered to create a building, and planets exist within a solar
system.
Macroscopic is commonly used to
describe physical objects that are measurable and observable by the naked eye.
Microscopic is a term used to describe objects that cannot be easily seen by the naked eye and require a lens or microscope to see them clearly.
Life
is a matter of perspective. If you were a molecule an object would seem
enormous. If you were a solar system the earth would be inconsequentially
small. Look at our ever-shrinking world, global economy, and science for
inspiration. Look at the single snow flake and the snow on the
ground. What can represent both a part and a whole.
Combine
all of these ideas as your point of departure for your project.
Aims
& Objectives: (including skills to be covered)
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Research
for appropriate subject to explore through metals medium.
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Explore
the basic concepts of form and function
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Research
historical and contemporary design motifs
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Employ
traditional layout and templates for construction
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Techniques:
Hammering, Stamping, piercing, riveting,
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Make
a chain that goes along with your amulet (remember to pick an appropriate wire
gage)
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There
is room for abstraction.
Tools
and Materials: You will be using 18 or 20 gauge silver, brass, copper or
nickel.
Model
making: Individual discretion, several materials will be shown in order
to execute a variety of models.
Design
Research: Use any photos and add them to your sketchbooks.
Make three completed models! Use cardstock or construction paper to define material.
POST IMAGES TO YOUR BLOG!
Recommended
Books:
Techniques
of Jewelry Illustration and Color Rendering, Adolfo Mattiello
Metal
Techniques for Craftsmen, Oppi Untracht
Boxes
and Lockets,
Tim McCreight
Silversmithing, Finegold & Seitz
Silversmithing, Bernard Cusner
The
Artful Teapot,
Garth Clark
The
Eccentric Teapot,
Leslie Ferrin
Form
Emphasis for Metalsmiths, Hekki Seppa
Complete Metalsmith,
Professional Edition, Tim McCreight
Jewelry:
Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, Tim McCreight
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