Pierced Pendant

Assignment

Requirements:

1. Design and create a jewelry piece out of a piece of copper, brass, or nickel.

2. You can make a pendant, earrings, key chain, or other, but metal piece should have a function.

3. Metal needs to be pierced in at least three locations.

4. Find a balance between positive and negative space.

5. Jewelry pieced should be finished with no jagged edges or scratches

Objectives:

Examples:

You need to have at least 3 in your design!

Positive Space is the subject that you are drawing.

Negative space is the empty space around and in between the subject.

What is positive and negative space? Look through the presentation below:

Understanding Positive/ Negative Space & Pierced Points

Review the following safety presentation and take safety quiz. You need 100% on the safety quiz to begin working on metal.

Metalsmithing Safety

1. You need at least 3 pierced points

2. Create 5 sketches of jewelry designs.

3. Color in black the areas that you want to cut out.

4. Make sure that all white areas (metal) connect in some way.

5. Make sure you have a balance of positive and negative space in your design.

6. Design needs to have an area to attach a jump ring and hook or chain

Unit 1: Planning and Design

Video Directions:

MetalsSketchingDemo.wmv

Video: Setting up work bench and sawing

SettingUpWorkBench/SawingMetal.MOV

Video Directions: Drilling

Drilling.MOV