Oposite bottom:
Shea Webber
BambiBrooch,
found ob-
ject, sterling silver, gold
leaf, hand fabricated.
Top:
Rebecca Annand
Cameo II,
brooch,
resin, CAD modeled,
3-D print.
Top right:
Michelle Beaulieu
Vacuumed Bacteria,
neckpiece, silver,
lint, resin, spray paint,
hand fabricated.
h a n d t o o ls f o r m e t a lw o r k . A n d t h e m a in
s t u d io is e q u ip p e d w i t h 2 4 j e w e l e r ’ s b e n c h -
e s . T h e in t r o s o p h o m o r e c o u r s e is w h e r e
s t u d e n t s le a r n t o w o r k w i t h m a t e r ia ls , to o ls
a n d t e c h n ic a l p r o c e s s e s , e x p la in s a s s o c ia te
p r o f e s s o r D a n i e lla K e r n e r . “ P r o j e c t s
in c lu d e d e s ig n in g a r in g : t h e s t u d e n t s u s e
h a n d t o o l s , m a k e t h e m o d e l, t h e n c a s t
it . T h e y le a r n a ll t h e t r a d it io n a l p r o c e s s e s
o f w o r k i n g w it h m e t a ls a n d o t h e r m a t e r ia ls
t o m a k e j e w e l r y a n d o b je c t s w o r k i n g a t
t h e b e n c h ,” K e r n e r o b s e r v e s . “ S t u d e n t s fa ll
in l o v e w i t h h a n d f a b r ic a t io n .”
T h e c o m p u t e r a n d t h e h a n d a r e n o t in
c o m p e t it io n b u t in c o lla b o r a t io n , L e c h t z i n
b e lie v e s . “ W i t h o u t e x p e r ie n c e o f m a t e r ia ls ,
p r o c e s s e s , h a n d t o o ls a n d h a n d m a n ip u la -
t io n , s t u d e n t s la c k t h e e x p e r ie n c e n e c e s s a r y
t o b e g o o d d e s ig n e r s u s in g c o m p u t e r p r o -
g r a m s , a s t h e y d o n ’ t h a v e t h e ‘ f e e l ’ a n d th e
k n o w l e d g e o f h o w a j e w e l r y p ie c e is m a d e .”
T h u s , t h e h a n d e m p o w e r s t h e c o m p u t e r
in m a n y w a y s b e y o n d t h e o b v i o u s t a p - t a p -
t a p p in g o n t h e k e y b o a r d . “ T h e w h o l e w o r l d
is d ig it a l a n d i t is e s s e n t ia l t h a t s t u d e n t s
t o d a y h a v e t h e a b il it y t o w o r k c o m f o r t a b l y
in t h e 2-D a n d 3-D d ig it a l e n v i r o n m e n t ,”
a s s e r t s L e c h t z i n . “ A d d i n g t e c h n o l o g y t o
t h e p r o g r a m b r in g s c r a f t in t o t h e c u r r e n t
c e n t u r y a n d p r e p a r e s f o r th e fu t u r e w i t h o u t
g i v i n g u p a n y t r a d it io n a l c r a f t p r a c t ic e s .” »
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