Day 35 My Life is... Forging

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Hollow Forms Link -Divide your paper into 5 rows with 4 columns. 

Learning Objective- You will be able to create your own person forged design jewelry piece about your life.  This can be a ring, sculpture or pendant.  

Language Objective- Write down the following definitions.

Vocabulary -

• forging-  can be defined as the controlled shaping of metal by the force of a
  hammer. This technique lends itself to graceful transitions from plane to plane
  and appealing contrasts of thick and thin sections. It is equally appropriate
  for large and small work. Gold, sterling, and copper forge very well. Low-zinc
  brasses can also be forged but require frequent annealing.
  plane- a flat, two-dimensional surface.
  anvil- a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.
  It is a sign of good forging to require very little filing. Force and control
  must work together. 
  Control in forging comes from the cross-peen. Its wedge
  shape can push the metal in only two directions. This push can be directed
  along the axis to increase length or outward from the axis to increase breadth.
  Forging Tips
  • Sit or stand close to the work in a posture you can comfortably maintain.
  • Work on a smooth, hard, stable surface.
  • Keep your fingers and thumb wrapped around the hammer handle, not pointing along it.
  • Anneal as needed; don’t press your luck.
  • Keep the hammer face polished.
  • The hammer must make solid contact with the anvil; don’t strike with a“jelly wrist.”
  • Don’t hold the work piece where you intend to hit it.

https://www.beatrizfortes.com/products/hawk-eye-5-sterling-silver-necklace

                                   

https://www.etsy.com/listing/536694661/forged-iron-bracelets-hand-forged-iron?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_cam

Harry Bertoia https://www.knoll.com/knollnewsdetail/Jewelry-Harry-Bertoia

My Life is…  Forging Design  Rubric      

Demonstrate competency in traditional and new art media	Exemplary 4 Advanced	Accomplished 3 Proficient	Developing 2 Partially Profi cient	Beginning 1 Unsatisfactory
Evidence Outcome: Create works of art representing traditional subject matter that use new media	Excellent care and craftsmanship shown in the work. Your design has included all three forging techniques in an experimental way, (twist, taper, loop). Your design is original  and unified.  You can see the meaning of the work by looking at the piece, (my life is…), no cliché images were used. The piece is wearable, no sharp edges or points, or free standing and sculptural.  You have used other jewelry techniques, (soldering, piercing, riveting, linking, etc.)  to complete the piece.  Proper filing has left the edges completely smooth. Surfaces are smooth or neatly textured and   you’ve used patinas correctly and neatly on every surface.	Proficient/satisfactory care, craftsmanship and skill shown in the work. Your design has included all three forging techniques, (twist, taper, loop). It is original no cliché images were used. The meaning may not be obvious. Piece is wearable, no sharp edges or points, or free standing and sculptural.  Proper filing has left the edges mostly smooth The design is unified. Surfaces are mostly smooth or neatly textured and you’ve used patinas correctly and neatly on every surface.	Developing care, craftsmanship and skill shown in the work.  Your design includes two of the three forging techniques. You may have used cliché images for the design. The piece has some sharp edges or points, but is wearable or free standing.  Filing has left the edges smooth in some areas. The design isn’t unified. Surfaces are not smooth or  textures are uneven. You may have    used patinas incorrectly or not at all.	Beginning care, craftsmanship and skill shown in the work.   Your design includes one of the three forging techniques. You may have used cliché images for the design. The piece has  sharp edges or points, and isn’t wearable or free standing.  No Filing has taken place. The design isn’t unified. Surfaces are not smooth or textures are uneven and not deliberate. You may have    used patinas incorrectly or not at all.

Agenda-

• Harry Bertoia  Jewelry link - https://harrybertoia.org/about-harry-bertoia-jewelry/jewelry/
• Early Works - https://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/01/jewellery-exhibition-early-work-harry-bertoia-cranbrook-museum-of-art-detroit/
• Watch Forging Demonstration

• Twist 
• Tapper 
• Loop