Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing

Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing encourages you to pursue your own personal direction and career goals in jewelry/metals while developing a strong foundation in traditional and contemporary metals techniques. The curriculum is designed to broaden students’ understanding of the jewelry/metals field and its historical and contemporary context through research and experimentation. You will learn a variety of processes for working with metal and non-metal materials, explore art content, and study contemporary forms as well as historical antecedents. Throughout the course sequence, you will be challenged to develop your own personal style while building a repertoire of techniques. Coursework places equal emphasis on creative problem solving and technical proficiency.

 

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2006 - 2011 BFA in Art - Jewelry & Metalsmithing (Acrobat Icon 159 KB)

2012 BFA Jewelry & Metalsmithing (Acrobat Icon 262 KB)

 

Faculty:

 

Yuko Yagisawa
Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Associate Professor

yagisawa@msudenver.edu
303-556-5616 | Art 187E
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Facilities:

The Jewelry Design/Metalsmithing studio provides 18 individual workstations and a separated discussion area within the studio. Metalsmithing area can be separated by industrial soundproof screen from the workbench area.

The studio facility consist of the following:

  • A well-equipped metalsmithing studio
  • Torches (Natural gas and compressed air, acetylene & air, oxy-acetylene, micro torch, annealing torch)
  • Fume exhaust hoods
  • Rolling mill
  • Metal shear
  • 36" sandblaster
  • Small and large drill presses
  • Casting equipments (vacuum caster, centrifugal casting machine)
  • Vulcanizer
  • Small and large drill presses
  • Belt sander
  • Disk sander
  • Titanium rectifiers
  • Lathe
  • Grinder and buffing/polishing machines with air filter
  • Electric 50 ton hydraulic press
  • Tumbler
  • Ultrasonic
  • Steamers
  • Small and large enameling and casting kilns
  • Flexshaft stations
  • Etching station