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Beginners will be taught basic jewellery making skills to make an item of jewellery. Experienced jewellery making students can use the workshop, its facilities and benefit from having an experienced tutor to guide them through their projects with top tips and tricks.
Basic jewellery making skills for beginners - Designing a piece of jewellery using the following techniques - sawing with a specialist jewellery saw, drilling, soldering, filing and finishing off.
Design and construction advice and top tips tailored to advanced jewellery making students and access for advance and intermediate students to use the workshop facilities and equipment that they may not have at home - soldering and polishing equipment.
Learning outcomes - by the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Beginners - design jewellery item(s) using various appropriate techniques / Advanced - design jewellery item(s) using advanced techniques
2. Beginners - cut, solder, drill, file, polishing techniques / Advanced - improve techniques to a high standard
3. Beginners - Identify appropriate techniques / Advanced - Identify appropriate advanced techniques
4. Beginners - Complete an item of jewellery to a good standard / Advanced - Finish off items of jewellery to a high standard
The course will be taught to the beginners in stages. Demonstrations of how to saw with a specialist jewellery saw, file metal, drill, solder, polish, texture and shape metal. Hand-outs and YouTube tutorials. Introduction to the Internet to research jewellery examples and inspiration.
At the beginning of the course Sally will spend time with each student to discuss design ideas and appropriate techniques to enable students to make their items of jewellery.
Advanced students will benefit from one to one tutorials in the required amount of time to advise them of techniques needed to achieve their goals.
Continuous assessment of jewellery making and students jewellery.
Students will work in a relaxed atmosphere to be able to create beautiful and technically competent jewellery and will be able to learn from each other in this environment.
Teaching methods: Visual demonstration and verbal explanation. Written handouts with visual diagrams. One-to-one teaching. Group discussions
Learning methods: Hands-on practical activities, Reading handouts and following instructions.
One-to-one and group discussion.
How students are assessed: Questions and answers during group discussions and one-to-one teaching.
Record of students' progress and achievement on an assessment sheet as they achieve the course objectives. Practical work produced is evidence of learning.
Brass and copper and aluminium are provided.
Students must bring their own silver
We can recommend where to buy the silver from in advance.
Bring their sketch books and pencil and inspirational material.
Advanced students should bring their projects with them and other materials they wish to use.
Students need to wear shoes with toes covered - No sandals or flipflops
Homework : Students must read handouts and safety information
Continue to make more of your own jewellery. Join the other jewellery classes or other art and craft courses at the Mary Ward centre and elsewhere. Progress to an accredited course e.g. the Mary Ward Centre Pre-foundation or Foundation in Art and design courses, or similar at another college. Those with high level skills in jewellery and who are seeking to set up as a practicing professional may wish to attend our course aimed at people who want to sell their products online.
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