Policies

Class Cancellations:

For cancellations due to school closure or inclement weather, call the main Corcoran line 202-639-1800 and listen to the recorded message.

For cancellations due to instructor illness or emergency, I will be contacting you each via your preferred method. You can also contact the registrar at 202-639-1820.

Makeup classes will be determined at the next scheduled class session. In scheduling makeup sessions, we will try to accommodate everyone however that may not be possible.

Studio and Class Policies:

• Always wear closed toed shoes in the studio. No sandals or Crocs! If you do not have closed toed shoes, you will not be allowed to work in the studio.
• Take any cell phone conversations into the hallway or outside.
• Please be respectful of other students working and keep conversations at a low volume.
• Please be respectful of other students, teachers, and tools.
• No eating in the studio and any beverages must have a lid.
• Clean up your area! Brush off and wipe down your desk. Empty you dust tray into the trash or scrap bin. Return all tools that you were using to their proper location.
• Use caution when working with the machines. Tie back long hair, and follow all safety procedures set out by your instructors
• Listen to and respect the lab techs. They are not your teachers, so do not expect them to instruct you, but they are there for your safety and to help. If they ask you to observe a rule, do so. Your open studio time is a privilege and can be revoked.
• If you don’t know what something does, don’t turn it on or use it. Wait until you can speak with your instructor.
• If you have not been instructed in class as to the usage of a tool or machine, do not use it.
• Class time is for class projects. If you have finished all of your class work, then you can work on extra projects.
• Open studio time is for completion of class projects.
• Most of the tools are communal. Take turns, and be respectful that you are sharing.
• Open studio hours will be posted on the studio door. Changes to the hours (workshops, make-up sessions) will be posted weekly. Call the studio before coming in to make sure that the studio is open.
• You may not work during a regularly scheduled class that you are not enrolled in.
• If you will be absent, notify your instructor ASAP.
• You are responsible for the information in your syllabus and in the student policy handouts and the official Corcoran Student handbook.
• For Open Studio access, you are required to have the correct safety sticker. Stickers are good for 1 year. Green is regular studio hours. Enamelling and Resins+ hours have separate stickers. Talk to your instructor if you do not have the stickers you need to be able to work.

Supply List

Advanced Hollow Construction

Corcoran College of Art + Design Cont. Ed.

Fall 2012- Jenn Parnell, teacher

Materials Sheet

Supplies to purchase:

Dividers

Digital Calipers

Scribe

Ruler with metric measurements

Extra-fine point sharpies

Sandpaper (320, 400, 600)

Scotchbrite and/or steel wool

Slitting needle file (cut 2- available from Otto Frei)

Flat bottom riffle file (231-900-2 at Contenti)

Hard and Medium solder

Drill Bits (assorted sizes)

Saw blades (1/0, 2/0, 4/0)

Metals:

For the first set of forms, use 20ga brass sheet. Brass is preferred over copper for this. You will likely need most of a 12x6 sheet for this.

For your 2 projects, you can use whatever metal you like. I would recommend staying in the 18-22ga range, but metal choice is up to you.

Copper, brass and nickel sheet are available for purchase in the studio during class time. Sterling or gold sheet needs to be personally ordered by you.

Syllabus and Class Schedule

JE3300: Advanced Hollow Construction

Fall 2012

JE3300/Section A

Wednesdays 9:45am-1:00pm

Instructor: Jenn Parnell

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-1:30pm; by appointment

Phone: 512-589-6431 (cell)

Email: jenn_parnell@corcoran.edu

Homepage:

Required Text: none

Supplemental Text (not required): The Complete Metalsmith - An Illustrated Handbook

Tim McCreight, Davis Publications, Inc. Worchester, Mass

Course Description

Students in this course perfect the fabrication skills they have already learned, acquire more advanced hollow construction skills, and deepen their understanding of design principles. Techniques covered include construction of simple and compound geometric forms, and forming and forging forms to create complex hollow elements. Prerequisite: JE1210 Introduction to Jewelry II.

Course Objectives

At the end of this class students will:

1. Understand the geometry and mathematics used to create hollow forms

2. Understand the construction and fabrication process and steps for hollow construction

3. Be able to demonstrate construction of

• Sphere
• Cylinder
• Cube
• Pyramid
• Cone

4. Be able to demonstrate develoment of the above simple forms into complex forms with the following techniques:

• Fabrication of combination forms
• Forging and Forming
• Cutting and Resoldering

Course Expectations

Projects and Homework Assignments: You are expected to complete the class projects as well as the homework assignments on time. You are expected to keep a sketchbook for your designs and notes.

Technical Proficiency: I look for effort in completing assignments to the highest level of skill you can. I expect that as the course progresses that you will push your technical knowledge and continue to pursue perfection in the skills you learn.

Creativity: I expect that in your projects, you will express yourself as an artist and attempt to integrate your artistic vision and interests into each piece.

Attendance/Participation: Attendance is extremely important. You are expected to be on time. If you miss class, you are expected to talk with your classmates to get the notes for that day. You are expected to participate actively in class, ask questions, and comment in critiques.

Course Requirements (Assignments, Projects, Exams, etc.)

Students will create 5 completed forms: sphere, cylinder, cube, pyramid, cone. Students will then complete 2 hollow construction projects: one using a compound shape, one using altered and recombined elements. In addition to the projects, students will also complete design homework and maquettes.

Each project will be critiqued- the first 2 as a group, the last one individually as part of final critique which encompasses all work from the semester.

Grading Criteria

See the Corcoran Student Handbook for Undergraduate and Graduate Grade descriptions.

Grades are determined based upon the following:

1. Timely completion of all class projects with effort for creativity and technical skill.

2. Attendance and participation in class discussions and critiques

3. Timely completion of homework and samples/exercises.

Attendance Policy (see Student Handbook- http://www.corcoran.edu/student-handbook )

Students are expected to attend all class sessions and course-related activities for each course in which they register. Students may not attend any class for which they have not officially registered. Three absences (two during the summer term) within a given class, or 20 percent of the semester, are grounds for automatic failure of the course. In exceptional circumstances, the Director of Student Affairs, in coordination with Director of Continuing Education, may approve emergency absences for medical or other legitimate reasons. In such cases, students are required to provide medical or other supporting documentation. Absences due to religious holidays must be pre-approved by the instructor one week in advance of the absence.

Although students may miss up to two class sessions, they are not relieved of the obligation to fulfill all course assignments, including those that can only be fulfilled in class. Of special note to all students: instructors may modify the standard attendance policy (stated in this handbook) according to how they weigh various components of the curriculum throughout the semester. If there are any changes to the standard policy, they will be written into the course syllabi that are reviewed on the first day of classes.

Honor Code (see Student Handbook)

Faculty members are responsible, to the best of their ability, for maintaining the integrity of the learning and testing process, both in the classroom and outside of it, and for fostering conditions of academic integrity. To alleviate misunderstandings, all instructors are required to delineate at the beginning of each semester what constitutes a violation of the Honor Code in their classes. This should include an explanation of:

1. The extent to which collaboration or group participation is permissible in preparing term papers, studio work, reports of any kind, tests, quizzes, examinations, homework, or any other work.
2. The extent to which the use of study aids, memorandum, books, data, or other information is permissible to fulfill course requirements.
3. Guidelines on what constitutes plagiarism, including requirements for citing sources.

Course Outline

Week 1- September 5

• Introductions
• Studio Tour- introduction to the equipment, basic safety for the machinery, shop protocol
• Discussion of Hollow Construction
• Lesson 1: Sphere
• Lesson 2: Cylinder
• Homework: Fabricate and finish a cylinder and sphere to 600grit

Week 2- September 12

• Cylinder critique

• Lesson 3: Cube
• Homework: Fabricate and finish a cube to 600 grit

Week 3- September 19

• Sphere critique

• Lesson 4: Pyramid
• Homework: Fabricate and finish a pyramid (open top) to 600 grit

Week 4- September 26

• Cube critique

• Lesson 5: Cone
• Lesson 6: Sweat Soldering
• Introduce Project 1: Compound Shapes

• Homework: Fabricate and finish a cone (closed top) to 600 grit
• Homework: Designs and maquettes for Project 1

Week 5- October 3

• Pyramid critique
• Lesson 7: Finishing Techniques
• Discuss Designs for Project 1

• Work on Project 1

Week 6- October 10

• Cone critique

• Lesson 8: Connections for Hollow Forms

• Work on Project 1

Week 7- October 17

• Lesson 9: Forging Forms
• Work on Project 1

Week 8- October 24

• Lesson 10: Cutting and Recombining Forms

• Work on Project 1
• Introduce Project 2

Week 9- October 31

• Discuss Designs for Project 2
• Assign Research Project
• Work on Project 2

Week 10- November 7

• Project 1 due- group critique
• Work on Project 2 

Week 11- November 14

•   Work on Project 2

Week 12- November 28

• Work on Project 2
• Research Project due

Week 13- December 5

• Work on Project 2

Week 14- December 12

• Project 2 due

• Individual Critiques
• Fill out review forms and discuss class experience