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This class is for all of you jewelry lovers who want to focus
on developing your design skills. A major focus of the class
is to assist you in defining your style and how it can be expressed
in your work and in the marketing of your jewelry. You will learn
what elements of design are particularly useful to you as you
create your jewelry.
Although we will make a piece of jewelry in class, the emphasis
will be on design aspects rather than learning new wire or fabrication
techniques. You are welcome to work with wire and/or sheet metal.
Please note though, torches will not be available for use. This
class is intended for people who have mastered at least basic
wire skills. If you will be working with sheet metal you need
to have basic fabrication skills (sawing, filing, and drilling).
Please bring one of your pieces of jewelry that you are proud
of ("great design if I do say so myself"). And bring
a piece that is gathering dust because it never came together
very well. Come on, I know you all have a few of these tucked
away somewhere.
We will cover these topics:
Keeping a Design Journal
Defining your style
Where is your inspiration?
Developing a design concept
Shape and form - dots, circles, curved lines, angle, straight
lines
Texture
Color
The five senses
Emotion
Positive and negative space
Repetition
Movement
Balance
Scale and proportion
Processes - techniques and function
Styles: organic, geometric, abstract, classic, ethnic, figurative,
narrative, symbolic, and primitive
What to bring to class:
A journal (8.5" x 11" that opens flat is ideal)
Wire in a variety of gauges. Sheet metal if you are going to
use it.
Beads in a variety of colors and sizes (something short of all
the beads you own)
The usual cast of characters in the tools department
Color wheel or the Color Tool
A piece of finished jewelry you are proud of
A piece of jewelry you are not wild about
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