COURSE TITLE and REGISTRATION NUMBER: GEN6008:  Jewelry Design II:  Jewelry Forms in Relation to the Body
SKILL SET AREA: General, co-curricular
PREREQUISITES:

Orientation to Beading and Jewelry Making Classes

GEN6003/BS0001: Basics of Bead Stringing and Attaching Clasps

WIRE9001:Orientation to Wire and Wire Shaping

GEN6006: Jewelry Design I: Composition and Design Principles

Some experience making necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

OPTIONAL:
GEN6001: Introduction to Color

 
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

To teach how to design and construct pieces of jewelry so that they accomodate the shapes and contours of the body, both when the body is stationary, as well as when it is in movement

To understand basic jewelry forms

To understand what "function" means from a jewelry design standpoint

To understand how jewelry may be designed to satisfy the wearer's psychic and physical needs

To understand how to engineer jewelry supporting systems

 
DESCRIPTION of MAJOR PROJECTS/TASKS:

To explain:
Basic jewelry forms
Basic jewelry functions
Basic psychic and physical needs of the wearer
What jewelry support systems are

 
DESCRIPTION of SKILLS/TECHNIQUES/CONCEPTS TO BE LEARNED:

Concepts to be discussed:
FORM:  frontal, cylindrical, dimensional

FUNCTION:  draping, movement, proportion, positioning, coherency, usage, purpose, dimensions, security

NEEDS:  use goals, values, sexuality, fantasy, self-image

SUPPORT SYSTEMS:  hanging and tying, pressure, clasp, piercing and stud, sewing


Students will be making some jewelry components

 
CLASS TIME ESTIMATE: 4 hours
MIN/MAX # STUDENTS PER CLASS: 3-8
CLASS FEE and DEPOSIT: $45.00 fee  ($45.00 deposit reserves space)
ADDITIONAL CLASS COSTS PER STUDENT: Students are asked to provide some supplies and tools
WRITTEN COURSE DESCRIPTION

CENTER FOR BEADWORK & JEWELRY ARTS

GEN6008:  Jewelry Design II:  Jewelry Forms in Relation to the Body
Instructor:  Warren Feld
$45.00 fee   ($45.00 deposit reserves space)

Jewelry design requires purposeful planning and visualization in anticipation of how the piece will be worn.   An important part of the design process is an understanding of how the design of any piece of jewelry must satisfy both the psychic and the physical needs of the wearer.   This course focuses on how design and construction are conditioned by the wearer's anatomy and perceptions.   This course also focuses on decisions that the designer must make, which result from how the piece is worn and manipulated.

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At the beginning of this class, the typical student should be able to do/know the following:

Student should know basic jewelry design principles of composition.   Student should have some experience working with wire to shape it into jewelry findings or chained pieces of jewelry.

 
At the end of this class, the typical student should be able to achieve/accomplish/learn the following:

Student should be able to better construct and engineer a piece of jewelry so that it better meets the psychic and physical needs of the wearer.

 
Written Instructions Provided YES
Finished Sample(s) Provided YES
Supply List

Supply List:
6 feet of 20-gauge craft wire  (plated, copper, brass or nickel)
an assortment of beads of different sizes, shapes and colors; four  1/2" or longer large-hole tube beads
bead board
chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire cutters
12  2"  headpins
6 feet of soft flex or tigertail wire  (any size)
1 toggle clasp
1 lobster claw clasp and soldered ring
1 S-clasp
1 pearl clasp or safety clasp
1 hook/eye clasp
1  2- or 3-strand clasp
30" necklace cord  (leather, rattail (satin) or waxed cotton)
drinking straw or 12" dowel
three  1" pin backs
large brooch or large filigree jewelry findings
notepad & pen

 
List of Required and Recommended Reading Provided
INSTRUCTOR(S): Warren Feld
HOW OFTEN COURSE OFFERED: once a quarter