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The Figure And Environmental Forms In Jewelry, Sophie Sheppard Jul 1969

The Figure And Environmental Forms In Jewelry, Sophie Sheppard

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to make a series of jewelry, conceived as small sculpture, using the human figure in relation to environmental form. The review of literature pertinent to the study consisted of a presentation of the visual and philosophical content in the work of Rico Lebrun and Ernest Trova, and an analysis of the work of the candidate as influenced by these artists.

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Cast Jewelry In A Selection Of Alloyed Metals, Mary Jo Baretich Jun 1966

Cast Jewelry In A Selection Of Alloyed Metals, Mary Jo Baretich

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to apply metals which are adaptive to the casting of jewelry pieces; (2) to use a variety of methods in casting these pieces, the choices of which are governed by the alloy or alloys employed, and the materials used; and (3) to modify the designs in accordance with the alloy employed, and the methods and materials used.

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Lost-Wax Casting In Contemporary Jewelry, James Matthew Marta Aug 1963

Lost-Wax Casting In Contemporary Jewelry, James Matthew Marta

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will attempt to give the art teacher, art student, or craftsman a reliable guide to the methods, techniques, processes, problems and possibilities involved in producing a piece of cast jewelry by the lost-wax, or cire-perdu., method. None of the available guides to lost-wax casting give sufficient depth of technique, methods, or use of tools for the craftsman or teacher who may wish to improvise a casting experience in the classroom by the gravity-steam method. This paper will also aid the individual who wishes to establish a permanent lost-wax casting technique as a standard method in making jewelry, in …

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(An Analysis Of) Jewelry Making And Language, Lee Whitley Aug 1962

(An Analysis Of) Jewelry Making And Language, Lee Whitley

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to clarify the significance of jewelry by showing it to be like a language, both in past history and today. Jewelry is divided into two general divisions, that mass produced industrially at a relatively low cost and that individually-produced by craftsmen at considerable expense. It was not the intention of this paper to separate the two, merely to explore the language of jewelry through the medium of symbols.A

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