This course is the basis for any further jewelry explorations. In this course students will acquire the basic skills needed to fabricate jewelry out of nonferrous metals (copper, brass, nickel, sterling, and gold). A progression of techniques—from sawing, riveting, and soldering to bezel-stone setting—is combined with the refinement of design sensibilities and aesthetic considerations. The second semester (Beginning Jewelry II) continues the development of fabrication skills; examines the possibilities of content; and introduces additional techniques that explore texture, volume, and alternative methods of setting stones.

Prerequisite: 3DD 1304 (DRF 1301 is highly recommended)

Prerequisite course(s)

• 3DD1304 3-D Design
• DRF1301 Drawing Fundamentals I

This course is a prerequisite for

• AW490 Laser Cutting for Jewelry
• JWL2361 Beginning Jewelry II
• AW412-1 Jewelry: Open Studio Session I
• AW412-2 Jewelry: Open Studio Session II
• AW412-3 Jewelry: Open Studio Session III
• AW412-4 Jewelry: Open Studio Session IV