TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYLLABUS
ART1150C INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY MAKING
INSTRUCTOR: JULIE BAROODY
FALL 2013 MAIN
Mon/Wed 12:20 – 3:10am
Classroom CH245
Office Ch183
Phone # 201-8713
baroodyj@tcc.fl.edu
OFFICE HOURS
M 3:30pm-4:30pm
W 11:00am-12noon
Or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION (Catalog)
ART 1150C Introduction to Jewelry Making (3) FA, SP A course focusing on jewelry design and
the technical fundamentals of metal smithing and stone setting including sawing, soldering, forming
and fabrication. Lecture and Lab: 6 hours.
TEXT
None
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will gain experience with jewelry design and metal smithing techniques in order to more fully
and creatively express their ideas in terms of this medium.
1. Students will exhibit familiarity and competence with the basic skills of metal smithing,
including Fusing, Soldering, Fabrication, Stone Setting, Hammering, Shaping, Cutouts and
Overlay.
2. Students will demonstrate facility with jewelry design and aesthetics by producing a body of
work consisting of five or more pieces of jewelry.
3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of lab safety and good working practices.
4. Students will become familiar with the history of jewelry design from ancient times to present.
5. Students will demonstrate working knowledge of the vocabulary of jewelry making.
COURSE OUTLINE
Unit 1
Introduction to Jewelry Design and History
Unit 2
Tools, Materials and Vocabulary
Unit 3
Melting, Fusing, Hammering, Bending, Cutting
Free-Form Fabrication
Unit 4
Soldering and Finishing
Wire Ring
Unit 5
Measuring, Marking and Sawing
Simple Band Ring
Unit 6
Multiple Solder Design with Bale and Hand-made Findings
Pendant with Hanging System
Unit 7
Drilling and Interior Sawing / Positive and Negative Space Design
Overlay Project
Unit 8
Bezel Soldering and Resin Setting
Resin Project
Unit 9
Stone Setting – both Regular (Cabochon) and Irregular (natural) stones
Stone Setting Project
REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST
(To be purchased by students)
Approximate cost: $200.00
Jewelrymaking Supply Kit (to be purchased at Lively Bookstore off of Appleyard Drive)
Wet Dry Sandpaper (320 and 600 grit)
Scissors
Small Glass Jar with Lid
Large Glass Jar without Lid
Ziplock Bags
Small Containers (Altoid containers, Gum containers, Pill containers, etc.)
Jeweler’s Pliers (Cone Nosed)
Chain Link Pliers with Nylon Coating
Small Ball Peen Hammer
Wire Cutters
Tweezers
Yucky Little Paint Brush
Lighter
Safety Glasses
REFERENCES OR SOURCE MATERIALS
www.thunderbirdsupply.com
www.riogrande.com
EVALUATION AND GRADING
Final Grades will be determined in the following manner:
80% In-class Projects and Oral Critiques
20% Lab – Safety and In-Class Preparedness
Jewelrymaking is a hands-on, studio class. The instructor will be conducting on-going evaluation and
assessment during each class period as well as conducting demonstrations, which cannot easily be
repeated. Therefore, attendance (or lack thereof) will play a role in the determination of the final
grade. A student may miss class without penalty three (3) times. After that, the final grade will be
lowered by one third of a letter grade for each additional absence. Arriving late or leaving early will
result in ½ an absence and be factored into the final grade accordingly.