Jewellery making: working with recycled materials

- Reflect on perceptions of value and preciousness
- Produce a mood board to inform your ideas, designs and making
- Source your own waste materials or use those supplied, and explore the potential of these to create jewellery
- Experiment and produce a range of samples, test pieces and models exploring materials, processes and ideas
- Record your findings using an appropriate method such as sketchbook, technical / reflective journal, camera
- Select and work with appropriate processes and techniques to transform humble materials in to wearable pieces of jewellery
- Identify and solve problems such as joining several different materials and creating appropriate fastenings / fittings, etc.
- Discuss what you have learned and apply your new skills and knowledge to your jewellery practice
- Contribute to a culture of mutual support within the group, and enjoy the profitable exchange of ideas, information and inspiration
- Apply Health & Safety best practice to your jewellery-making.

Basic course equipment and materials will be provided. You will need a sketchbook to record and work through ideas as well as a pen and pencil. Due to the nature of the course you are encouraged to bring along waste materials to work with. You will need to provide any unusual materials that you may wish to use. If you wish to work with precious metals you will need to provide these yourself.

There will firstly be a presentation to focus on the course theme. You will be encouraged to record your ideas and use these to inspire your designs and making. We will use the internet for research. You may find it useful to do some work outside the designated class time in order to progress and use the workshop and tutor time appropriately. There will be 1:1 and group practical demonstrations of appropriate techniques. Group discussions, brainstorming sessions and feedback are encouraged.