Ms. Burns demonstrates how to use the shears to carefully cut out very small objects from rolled metal. Taylor has many small shapes she needs to deal with. Ms. Burns demonstrates how to use the small object holder when filing. Taylor has many small objects to file. Her sketch is...
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Working in class: Kaylee
Kaylee sanding her shrine houses.
Working in class: Jasmine
Jasmine hammering formed shapes of wire. She hand-forms them first then hammers them to ensure they are flat. The flatness is a desired design effect she wishes to use so the necklace will lay flat. Jasmine creates both chain links and hand-formed wire designed elements. Great example of critical...
Brainstorming Session
Today Ms. Burns and I divided the students into groups of three to brainstorm ideas about “the shop.” I am calling the store (and website), where students will be selling their jewelry pieces “the shop,” since it does not have a name yet. In their groups students were asked to think...
Working in class: Emma
Emma and Ms. Burns discuss the design of her shrine necklace. This video demonstrates how individual critique is important during the early part of the process.
Working in class: Chasity
Chasity creates individual links for her chain bracelet Chasity continues creates individual links for her chain bracelet Chasity demonstrates critical thinking and play techniques when designing a pattern for her bracelet.
Working in class: Ashley
Ashley is creating a pendant by painting the metal with an original design. She used this painting technique in her first project. Her painting technique is highly textural with blended colors. Ashley strings her beads. She is using wire segments to build her entire necklace. Segments can be used, or...
Working in class: Alyssa
Alyssa files her metal cut shapes. Filing helps to perfect the shape and free the edges of roughness. Victoria demonstrates how to dap for Alyssa. Alyssa starts the dapping process with a large circle. Careful to make sure the shape does not move while hammering. Alyssa continues the dapping...
In-process Critiques on Shrine Project
Over the past two days, I have been working one-on-one with the students. This personal attention was needed, since they have been focused on learning jewelry-making techniques. Learning these techniques was very important to creating successful work, but at the same time it took time and energy away from design and...
Follow-up Reflection
The teacher, Ms. Burns, required the students to complete another reflective analysis sheet on their Shrine project. You could think of it as an in-process written critique of their work’s concept. It is important to do this with the students, since the first week was all about learning new jewelry...