This course positions ferrous metal (iron & steel) as a conceptual and practical focal point for jewelry. Designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of metalsmithing, learners practice various techniques for basic forming, fabrication, assembly, and finishing of ferrous metal in the creation of wearable sculpture. Projects combine different metals or other materials such as leather, wood, bone, stone, and scrap metal, and students explore the potential and limits of iron as a material in relation to adornment, function, and the body.
- Teacher: Matthew Haugh