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A Study Of The Design And Production Of Modern Danish Furniture Including Personal Observations, Richard F. Dickinson Jul 1965

A Study Of The Design And Production Of Modern Danish Furniture Including Personal Observations, Richard F. Dickinson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present a brief background of the history of modern Danish furniture design, and (2) to relate some of the recent and varied applications observed in the use of woods in modern Danish furniture which may be introduced in a design or planning unit.


An Investigation Of The Need To Correlate Academic Subject Areas With Industrial Arts, Ernest James Boedcher Jun 1965

An Investigation Of The Need To Correlate Academic Subject Areas With Industrial Arts, Ernest James Boedcher

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study was initiated as a result of a need that became apparent in two industrial arts seminars at Central Washington State College. Studies reveal that industrial arts teachers use principles, laws, and applications of mathematics and science daily, but these are seldom recognized and made meaningful to the students. As a result of this study industrial arts teachers may see a way to use this material to initiate similar situations in their teaching.


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 …


Photographic Color Printing, James W. O'Neill Aug 1962

Photographic Color Printing, James W. O'Neill

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine the process that is necessary for dye formation in a colored negative; (2) to investigate the process of .making a color print; (3) to evaluate a color print in regard to density and color balance; and (4) to enable one to correct the color balance of a colored print.


(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


Creative Glazing Through The Trial And Error Method, Ted Wiprud Aug 1962

Creative Glazing Through The Trial And Error Method, Ted Wiprud

Graduate Student Research Papers

This research paper will deal with trial and error glazing. The main purpose will be to show that trial and error glazing goes beyond practical consideration and lends itself to the philosophical aspects of creativity.