Worksheets and Lab Fee are due TODAY!

Sample Fabrication:

1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

7. Pickling

8. Soldering

Demo

9. Add a bail

10. Sanding

Worksheets and Lab Fee are due Friday

Sample Fabrication:

1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

Demo

7. Pickling

8. Soldering

Keep working on your packet.  It is due Friday.

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.


Demo

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

4. Sanding-Establish a "grain" and stick with it.  You will start with the 220 and work up to the 600 grit paper.

5.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

Jewelry II
The front and back of the Sketchbook worksheet was due Friday. If you did not turn it in, your grade is a zero at this moment.  Please finish it and see me directly. Those with unfinished sketches, hard wax orders need to placed and work on your insect should start today. You do not need to order wax if you are using soft wax, but you must have graded sketch to receive materials to create your piece. Wax models must be roughed out by Friday with detailing taking place next week.  The wax models will be critiqued before casting steps can take place. 

Jewelry I
Keep working on your packet.  At this time, do not work on the ring designs.  Once our sample is done, we will talk about how to approach this page.

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.



Demo
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

Jewelry II 
Project Plan due today.


Jewelry I
Keep working on your Rings Without Stones packet.  

$2 LAB FEES!!!!!! They are due by next Friday.

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

Demo
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a hole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

Getting Started

Guided reading assignment: "Rings without Stone"...we will be working on this throughout this week and next week.





Sample Medallion Day 1 Demo:
-sawing a zig zag line

Stained Glass Basics

Hope everyone is working hard. I feel that some of you maybe be stuck with your metal.  Working on the stained glass is a good option.  This video will show you the basic steps you will need to follow.  Remember to get your glass sketches approved and your final life sized sketch graded.

Themes to be used for sketching your ideas

Piece can be worn or displayed.

1.Nature 

       

2. Mechanical 

         

3. Outer Space  

       

4. Elemental 

5. Geometric

  

6.Flowing Nonobjective

Switching Gears

1. Fabricated Rings are due by Friday, March 14.

2. Glass Fusing Sketches were due last week, so get your 8 to 10 sketches completed and handed in to me ASAP.  These pieces must be ready to fire the first time by next week.

3. We will be starting to transition into Lost Wax Casting this week.

Happy Valentines Day

-Everyone should be finishing up their sample medallion.  They should be turned in by Feb 19. Place them in a sealed envelope with your name on it, and turn it into the orange basket.
-The 8 thumbnail sketches for your ring design are due today.
-Final sketches are due on Monday.  Staple this sketch to the thumbnails, and turn them in.
-Final sketch must include:

•  the height and length of the band, and the type of metal to be used.
• the center piece height and length, and the type of metal to be used.

You will receive your final ring metal once you hand in your medallion.

Thursday

Worksheets and Lab Fee are due Friday

Sample Fabrication:

1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

7. Pickling

8. Soldering

9. Add a bail

10. Sanding

Tuesday

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.
3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

Demo
4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

Tuesday

Keep working on your packet.  At this time, do not work on the ring designs.  Once our sample is done, we will talk about how to approach this page.

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.


Demo

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

Monday

Jewelry II & III
Project Plan due today.


Jewelry I
Keep working on your packet.  Remember not to create the ring designs right now.  Once our sample is done, we will talk about how to approach this page.

$2 LAB FEES!!!!!!

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

Demo
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a hole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

Sample Medallion

2:00 Assembly Schedule	1/31/2014
1	7:35 AM	8:20 AM
2	8:25 AM	9:10 AM
3	9:15 AM	10:02 AM	with announcements
4	10:07 AM	10:52 AM
6	10:57 AM	11:42 AM
5A Lunch	11:47 AM	12:17 PM
5A Class	12:22 PM	1:07 PM
5B Class	11:47 AM	12:32 PM
5B Lunch	12:37 PM	1:07 PM
7	1:12 PM	1:57 PM
Assembly	2:04 PM	2:51 PM

Guided reading assignment: "Rings without Stone"...we will be working on this throughout this week and next week.





Sample Medallion Day 1 Demo:
-sawing a zig zag line

Welcome to 2nd Semester

Welcome to Jewelry and Glassworks I, II & III
-Intro
-Syllabus
-Pre-test
-Lockers

-Please put your chairs up at the end of the hour.  Your the last class of the day.   

Jewelry and Glassworks II & III

-Choose a ceramic topic to begin designing
-Complete the front and back of the first page artist's sketchbook worksheet.
-Turn this in by Friday.


Pre-Test:
1. On a piece of paper write your name, date and class hour.
2. Define the following terms:

-solder
-flux
-torch
-bench pin
-annealing
-work hardened
-jewelry pickle
-stamping 
-piercing 
-buffing

3. Hand into the orange basket by the teachers station