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A Record Of Work: A Study Of Object Art And Micro-Environmental Art In Jewelry, Catherine A. Sigler

All Master's Theses

This paper represents the study of Object Art and Environmental Art in Jewelry. By utilizing the media, the technology, the environmental objects of this culture, a series and study of Object Jewelry began.

This study was concerned with the non-functional aspects of Jewelry with emphasis on imagery, symbolism and technique.

Today, contemporary jewelry reflects ideas, moods, forms, and relationships of our cultural and technical environment. Movements in the field today are tending towards creating Object and Environmental Art, rather than pedestal art, which was predominant prior to 1960.

Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee

All Master's Theses

It was the intent of this study to create a series of original pieces of jewelry and micro-sculpture employing new ideas with traditional methods and techniques; (1) combining common gadgets of everyday use into unusual surroundings in order to create a piece of jewelry; and (2) applying new concepts in the manufacturing of jewelry by means of experimental castings.

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.

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 …