Undergraduate Course: Jewellery: precious metals and sand casting (LLLA07102)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course offers those with experience of foundation jewellery skills the opportunity to explore the use of precious metals and traditional uses of sand casting techniques. Focusing on small-scale castings, students will create unique contemporary jewellery using individually hand-made two-part moulds which use found objects as the component to be duplicated. The designs will be cast using sterling silver. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art and/or design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art and/or design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, you must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
show relevant research and development relating to a personal project, and also research into a range of suggested artists or designers and how their work has influenced understanding of contemporary jewellery and demonstrate an enhanced knowledge and confidence in jewellery making with the opportunity to experiment with sand casting - PRACTICE
Experiment and develop methods that demonstrate an informed and individual response to working with sand casting techniques
- PRESENT
make at least one finished piece relating to research and development of ideas generated from a a coherent body of sketches, test samples and design ideas that reflect individual personal projects.
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Reading List
RECOMMENDED
McCreight, T., 1991, The Complete Metalsmith ¿ An Illustrated Handbook, Davis Publications Inc.
MacGrath, J., 2008, Jewellery Making: A Complete course for beginners, London: Apple Press
Larks Books 500 series: 500 Bracelets, 500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, 500 Brooches, 500 Lockets & pendants, 1000 rings, New York: Lark Books
WEBSOURCES
www.craftscotland.org
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/craft-directory
www.photostore.org.uk
www.whoswhoingoldandsilver.co.uk
www.dazzle-exhibitions.com
www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk
www.caa.org.uk
http://www.antennae.org.uk/
http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/07/21/green-art-10-artists-working-with-recycled-materials/
http://greenmuseum.org/what_is_ea.php
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Using a range of specialist tools and equipment to make jewellery
Considering three-dimensional design
Research and reflection on the context of contemporary jewellery within visual culture.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course teaching is delivered over weekly class sessions or intensively during a summer school week totaling 27.5 hours. Depending on the specific timetable of the occurrence of the course, this will either be delivered over ten weeks of 2.75 hour class sessions, eleven weeks of 2.5 hour class sessions or five weeks or days of 5.5 hour class sessions. Over the class sessions the course will cover:
¿ Step-by-step demonstration of making the two-part moulds
¿ How to melt/pour molten silver into prepared mould
¿ Experiment with multiple castings using a variety of found objects to gain a better understanding of the process itself and to which forms, produce the best results.
¿ discussion of personal projects followed by experimentations and test pieces to develop ideas
¿ start production of personal project pieces
¿ continue working on personal project pieces
¿ finish work on personal project pieces
Directed and Independent study:
¿ Students will be required to follow up and reflect on their learning from the classes through the completion of directed projects and their own independent study.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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