CONTENT AREA: ART EDUCATION
GRADE/LEVEL:
9 - 12
COURSE TITLE:
J
EWELRY DESIGN ICOURSE NUMBER:
50.4431001
COURSE LENGTH:
S
EMESTERCOURSE DESCRIPTION:
Jewelry Design I introduces jewelry making as an art form in the past and present. A variety of
media and tools are explored. The elements of art and principals of design are used to analyze,
design, create, and evaluate jewelry. The course combines aesthetics, art criticism and art history
with studio production of jewelry and metalwork.
PREREQUISITE(S):
Introduction to Art or Art History 1 or Art History 2MASTER LIST: STANDARDS AND ELEMENTS
ART MAKING
1. Creates artwork reflecting a range of concepts, ideas, subject matter
[National Std. 3, 6]a. Keeps a visual/verbal journal with personal ideas, course information
b. Brainstorms multiple solutions before beginning jewelry/metalwork
c. Uses concepts/ideas from other disciplines as inspiration for metalwork
d. Produces designs inspired by observation of the natural world, research into
cultures and artists
[QCC C.1]2. Uses formal qualities of art (elements and principles) to create unified composition and
communicate meaning
[National Std. 2]a. Explores selected formal qualities in thumbnail sketches and visual/verbal notes to
plan jewelry/metalwork
[QCC C.1]b. Creates unified compositions stressing selected formal qualities (principles and
elements)
c. Solves practical problems of function and comfort in relation to jewelry design
3. Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes
[National Std. 1]a. Produces jewelry/metalwork using characteristics of the medium, predetermined
combinations of aesthetic and functional requirements, fine craftsmanship, a variety
of construction and decoration processes
[QCC C.1]b. Uses metal and non-metal jewelry/metalwork techniques
[QCC C.11]c. Demonstrates knowledge of computer technology in jewelry production
(QCC 3)d. Demonstrates safe use of tools and cares for tools and materials as instructed
(QCC 4)4. Self-evaluates art learning and develops habits of excellence
[QCC C.15]a. Self-evaluates in-progress and complete work using criteria such as stylistic quality,
craftsmanship, technical skill, goals of work
[QCC C.15]b. Sets high standards for craftsmanship and skill mastery in own artwork
[QCC C.15]
FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Jewelry Design 1c. Recognizes emerging elements of personal artistic voice
d. Evaluates comfort and comments from others after wearing the jewelry piece
e. Applies and recognizes the use of higher-order thinking skills (e.g. tolerance of
ambiguity, nuanced judgment, complex thinking, finding structure in apparent
disorder) in the creation of solutions to visual problems in jewelry design
(QCC C.2, C.9)f. Works to find individual voice within assignment guidelines; understands that
creativity is problem-solving within given parameters
g. Explores career opportunities in the jewelry industry
(QCC 7]h. Explores life-long avocational opportunities in the crafts/jewelry (such as producing,
visiting museums and galleries, teaching, volunteering, collecting, reading and
writing about crafts/jewelry
(QCC 8)AESTHETICS
5. Develops critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for
understanding and producing art
[National Std. 5, 6]a. Write, reflect upon, and revise throughout the course, personal answers to this
question: What is the relationship between craft and art? Is jewelry art?
[QCC C.16]b. Discusses the importance of aesthetic experiences in daily life and how jewelry plays
an important role
c. Reflect on the relationship of beauty to art, particularly beauty in jewelry
d. Formulate ideas about crafts-related aesthetic issues such as
(QCC 16)o
form vs. functiono
humanity's need to decorate objects in the environment and for personaladornment
o
appeal of hand-made versus machine-made objectso
ethical issues in the collection and exhibit of craft artifacts for museumso
similarities and differences between art, fine crafts, and home industry massproduction
(QCC 17)o
monetary value of fine crafts, folk crafts, and outsider artART CRITICISM
6. Reflects on and assesses characteristics and merits of artwork
[National Std. 5, 6]a. Describe visual and tactile qualities (elements and principles) in jewelry from varied
societies and analyze how they communicate expressive content
(QCC 10]b. Analyzes the relationship of decorative and functional qualities in artwork from
diverse cultures
[QCC C.10]c. Uses Feldman's method and Visual Thinking Strategies to"read" jewelry/ metalwork;
supports inferences with evidence within the work
[QCC C.16, C.14]d. Verbalizes personal reactions to artwork using adjectives, analogies and metaphors
e. Writes and talks about jewelry and body decoration from a wide range of
perspectives including cultural context, technical, functional, craftsmanship
[QCC C.14]f. Compares and contrasts other art forms such as painting, sculpture, and ceramics to
jewelry design
(QCC C.5)
FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Jewelry Design 1ART HISTORY
7. Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
[National Std. 4, 6]a. Examines the functions of jewelry and personal adornment from diverse cultures and
times and evaluate their role in society
(QCC C.13)b. Examines changes in the role of jewelry and personal adornment in primitive through
modern societies
(QCC C.18)c. Explains the influences of cultural factors on the development of jewelry in different
societies
(QCC 19)d. Classifies themes in jewelry from varied societies throughout history
(QCC 12)e. Discuss how and why jewelry is important in our daily lives and in today's world
(personal significance, social commentary, self-expression, spiritual expression, for
beauty's sake, for profit/production)
f. Identify and discuss jewelry from major cultural areas (e.g., Africa, Latin America,
North America, and Asia) and from different periods in time (e.g., Egyptian, Pre-
Columbian, Native American, Byzantine)
[QCC C.20)g. Researches jewelry design using Internet, museums, exhibits, periodicals
[QCC C.21]