2022.1.404.1 Industrial Design Studio

INDU 404 Industrial Design Studio; Metalsmithing Tools and Processes

Mark Rooker, rookermd@jmu.edu, 540-908-5754

office hours Monday through Thursday 2-3pm

 

COVID: As per University guidelines, everyone is required to wear a mask inside university buildings at all times regardless of vaccination status, unless given an exemption by ODS on medical or religious grounds.

Course Goals

Learn through making

• • • • • • Students will produce original works of art through creative and technical experimentation by applying material fabrication techniques, design methodology and visual organization skills.
          • Students will develop their knowledge of metal's types, properties, uses, and forms by working with it as a medium of personal aesthetic expression, and through research.

Develop craft

• • • • • • Students will learn the techniques of metal and jewelry and the professional craft standards of the medium, and recognize when those standards have been met.

Exercise innovation through design methodologies

• • • • • • Students will practice design methodologies that facilitate innovation (creativity).

Feed your head

• • • • • • Students will expand their awareness of historical and contemporary metals and jewelry, and the relationship of metal to other disciplines.

Improve through the making/critiquing cycle

• • • • • • Students will cultivate commitment and professionalism by critiquing their own artwork and the work of others on the basis of individual performance, craft, design, and conceptual elements.
          • Students will apply what they learn from that analysis in the development of subsequent projects.

Grades:

Your semester grade will be determined by the following:

03 points Safety Quizzes
01 point Safety Handout
01 point Flash Card Selfie

35 points Laser-cut Production Jewelry
25 points Flatware
25 points Ring for Two Fingers
40 points Jeweler's Saw
25 points Chain
25 points Modular Whatever

20 points Exercises 

200 total

We will be using a point-based system. Each point will require around one hour of work to complete. When looking at your letter/percentage grade on Canvas, don't forget that it is only a snapshot of the work that has been turned in and graded. If no grade is entered, Canvas does not include it in the percentage. When I grade assignments any missing work will be marked with a zero to correct this. The zero will be removed once the assignment is turned in.

Projects and project grades will be composed of three parts: ideation (the work you do to develop your design), object (craft, and design), and critique (presentation and analysis).

Exercises will allow you practice key techniques and develop your technical competence. They will be graded solely on craft-- one point for completing the exercise, a second point for achieving the craft standards of the required techniques.

There will be a number Safety Quizzes throughout the semester administered through a Canvas "Metals and Jewelry Safety" class. All the quizzes must be passed successfully each semester to continue to have access to the studio. Quizzes may be retaken until passed successfully. 3 points are awarded on completion of all the quizzes. 

I'll be using the standards for grades as they are defined in the Undergraduate Catalog. "A" Superior, "B" Good, "C" Average, "D" Passing, "E" Failure.

Out of the total of 100 points possible, the grading scale is as follows:

200 - 196 = A+, <196 - 186 = A, <186 - 180 = A-

<180 - 176= B+, <176 - 166 = B, <166 - 160 = B-

<160 - 156 = C+, <156 - 146 = C, <146 - 140 = C-

<140 - 136 = D+, <136 - 126 = D, <126 - 120 = D-

<120 and below = FAILING

Deadlines:

Group and individual critiques rely on completed work and full student participation, so meeting deadlines is critical. Each critique is worth two points. Unless arranged with me in advance, unfinished work will not be critiqued and will therefore be assigned zero for one of the two points available from that critique.

Assume that completed work is always to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day it is due. If you are absent on the day the work is due, it must be handed in at the beginning of the next class period you attend. Lost or damaged work will be viewed as incomplete, so protect all completed work with great care. 

Office Hours:

My office hours are at the top of this syllabi. Please come by if you need help, or if you have anything you want to discuss privately. I am also available by phone (no calls after 9pm, please),  or text if your question does not require my physical presence. My cell number is 540-908-5754. Please remember to start your text with telling me who you are.

School of Art, Design, and Art History Policies:

Click Here to view the SADAH Policies that govern this class. 

Other Policies:

Failure to read and comply with the safety rules may result in loss of studio access and the receipt of a failing grade in the class. Deliberate abuse of the facilities, tools, or materials provided may result in loss of studio access and the receipt of a failing grade in the class. 

Only currently enrolled metals and jewelry students are allowed to use the studio and tools. The tools may not be removed from the studio without written permission. Lost or stolen tools will not be replaced during the semester.

Any art work or personal items not removed from the studio by the beginning of the following semester may be disposed of.

If you receive an incomplete for the course, it must be made up before you will be allowed any overrides for more advanced metals courses. 

Tools and Supplies:

You will be provided almost everything you need to accomplish the projects for this course.  You will be assigned a workstation stocked with basic tools. This is shared with students from the other Metals and Jewelry classes, so the tools must not be removed from the studio. A number of toolkits will be available for checkout to allow you to work at home if needed. 

There are a few items that you will need to purchase for yourself before the second day of class. If you are shopping locally, I recommend Rocking R Ace Hardware for most of these items

•Safety Glasses with side protection (must be comfortable--no goggles)
•Silicon Carbide (wet/dry) Sand Paper (220, 320, 400, and 600 grit)
•Superglue. ("single-serving" tubes are best if you can get them)