Design for Silver and Bronze

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This class will teach primarily fabrication techniques and a lost wax casting project. Students will learn piercing saw work in sterling silver, light forming and soldering. Equal attention will be given to technique and manufacturing. Students will receive a tool kit to use for the duration of the Arts Intensive. This course will also introduce students to additional design constraints and considerations when designing for precious metals with emphasis on designing projects with domestically mined materials. During the second week of the course, students will go on local field trips to find material that will be used directly in a project. The students will design and make a work that reflects the experience. Sara and Amanda taught ME298: Silversmithing in Design at Stanford for more than 20 years, as well as being full-time designers at RedStart Design, LLC.