The students started their Shrine jewelry project. In a previous post, the project instructions outlined the intent, the process, and various techniques to be utilized. Images were shared of shrine jewelry created by professionals I feel it is so important to show students visuals. Expectations, clear communication about materials, and...
Course Handout
Project 2: Personal Shrines
This week Project 2 has begun. Over the weekend, the students were asked to write about who they would like to “enshrine.” They could choose a person, place or thing. Though some students asked if they could enshrine “fear” or other emotions. We thought that was interesting and the teacher,...
Production of the bracelet
Once the students have settled on their images, they begin the process of adhering them to the tiles, sealing the tiles and then threading and finishing the bracelet. This process is labor intensive and takes a few days. The teacher, Ms. Kelly Burns has provided the Project 1 handout here that...
Busy with Project 1 Structure
Lots of work was completed today regarding the structure of the the Scrabble Tile jewelry. Ms. Burns provided two handouts on the project. You can find them both here: Handout1 and Handout2. These two handouts show how to construct tile jewelry, materials, techniques, and helpful tips. The students are working...
What is identity and branding?
Today’s class was filled with lots of information on identity and branding. What is identity design? What is a brand? How are the Design Elements and Principles utilized to visually describe a brand? These questions and more were asked, discussed and answered during our lecture. Visuals were used including many...
Day One: What is Aesthetics?
Students created name tags. Use of creativity to help everyone learn everyone’s name. Introduced myself and what are aesthetics? The concept of what are one’s aesthetics was introduced to the students. This helped them understand who they are, what they like/dislike and how to take that information and develop designs around the...
Manchester High School Jewelry Course
In the spring of 2015, I began working with Manchester High School’s “Exploration in Jewelry” class. I wanted to document the entire process for myself and the teacher. Manchester High School is in Manchester, Connecticut. It is a large high school—1,800 students—in a semi-urban environment (56,000 population). Manchester is a...