Thank you, it all sounds very good and easy to do... but I have not done any
of the projects you have mentioned. As an artist I need to see vissually so
I can digest and disect- to be able to show and tell my students.. is their
a lesson plan you follow- for each?
Wayne S.
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Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Jewelry Making For High School Students
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> >
> > > students with jewelry making projects. Do you have
> > > any ideas or where I
> > > might find some lesson plans?... jewelry projects on
> > > a budget.
> > > Thank you, Wayne
>
> Hi Wayne,
> We've made jewelry with clay beads
> macramae
> handmade paper
> telephone wire-wrapped, coiled, twisted,linked
> wrapped stones-polished ones available from Steins for stone gardens
> wrapped candleholders with scrounged beads were a real winner with all HS
> students. Used stove wire-18 and 20 gauge with pliers to wrap and scroll
the
> wire-can ger some real decorative effects,
> Pewter casting into plaster molds or even tinfoil molds sprayed with pam.
Use
> a propane or Mapp gas torch. Kids go gaga when you allow them to use
fire-(of
> course withe the proper supervision and education)
> Sculpey is another biggie---so many different ways of working with this
clay
> Wood scrap can be gorgeous when polished to a bright shine with shoepolish
> and car wax.
> Simple forms can be made with copper foil.
>
> I beg a lot. Have a bead box that I gleaned from teaching Elementary art.
If
> you ask, someone always is ready to give you old necklaces to cut apart.
> These have a miriad of uses. These are just a few of the ideas I've done
over
> the years before I had the equipment to teach metalsmithing. I've always
had
> my students make a display card to put their finished piece on, as if
> displaying in a store case. Gives a real professional look.
>
> Hope this helps
> Gelato
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