Ontario College of Art & Design

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

MAAD 2B09
Silversmithing
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio
Prerequisite: MAAD1B02 Material Art & Design Studio: Jewellery
or MAAD 2B14 Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
or GDES 3B34 Jewellery Design 1: An Introduction
and 3.0 first year studio and 1.0 first year liberal studies credits (including the Writing course with a passing grade of 60%)
Through the use of hammers, steel and wooden forms, the plasticity and malleability of non-ferrous (copper, brass and silver) metals are explored. Forging, sinking and raising metal forms are the major techniques covered in this course. Students will be asked to explore their own personal design process through writing, drawing and model making and create vessels, flatware and domestic objects encompassed by silversmithing practices.
Anti-requisite: MAAD 3B41 Silversmithing
Notes: Notes: Please take special note that this course has material fees associated with it.
Course was last updated June 5, 2012 - 2:40 PM