If you have questions that aren't answered in these notes, see me. E. Carroll Hale

By this time in your sculptural career you should have amassed a personal tool kit. I assume you have (or have immediate access to) common tools like hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, scissors, putty knives, surforms, and the like.

Anyone using power equipment must undergo a safety check first.

TOOL/MATERIAL SOURCES: If you need to get a tool or some materials there are sources nearby.

Ace Hardware is just a short distance away in the University Shopping Center - they're open until 8:00 PM on week nights - closed on Sunday.

Lowe's is only a little farther away (next to Wal-Mart) - they're open until 9:00 PM on week nights and 5:00 Pm on Sunday.

Scott-Gross welding supplies is at 6013 Atwood Drive - Phone: 624-9030. (Atwood Drive parallels the Martin Bypass. Go to the Honda dealer, turn in beside it - Greathouse Drive - take the first right - Atwood Drive - you'll see the Scott Gross sign on your right.) Their hours are 9:00 to 5:00 Mon-Fri.

Brown and Tribble is at 661 South Keeneland Drive (I'll have to draw a map for you) it is basically a metal fabrication plant. However, they can supply you with steel stock. Their hours are like Scott- Gross'.

There is a metal scrap yard on Us 25 South that will sell you scrap at reasonable prices - sometimes they have what you need, and sometimes not! They're open 9:00 to 5:00 on weekdays and until noon on Saturday.

Some of the more difficult materials to get (plaster, shot sand, casting wax)are on hand in the studio. You are expected to provide yourself with commonly available supplies like burlap, galvanized hardware cloth, nails, screws, glue, and so on. . .

VERY IMPORTANT

You must provide yourself with proper safety equipment and clothing. You must provide your own earplugs or muffs - eye shields, and respirators or dust masks. Further, besides having the obvious safety equipment, you must dress properly for the task at hand. Many projects, for example, require gloves and hats. If you are engaged in welding, you'll have to wear proper shoes, long pants, and a long sleeved jacket - this clothing has to be cotton, wool, or leather because synthetics burn through easily or melt onto the skin. REMEMBER, SAFETY FIRST!!!

BTW, The studio has some specialty safety equipment like welding helmets and kevlar foundry gear.

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Course Syllabus - Art 321

I. ART 321--Sculpture Survey II. Three credit hours.

II. Prerequisite: ART 220

III. Course Description: Continuation of Sculpture sequence, with basic sculptural problems set in foundry and constructive processes.

IV. Texts and Materials:
1. Text: None. The instructor may require supplementary texts.
2. The principle materials used will be a variety of foundry materials and materials suitable for welding.

V. Objectives - General
To foster an understanding of sculptural techniques as they relate to foundry and constructive processes.

Objectives - Specific:
1. To introduce the student to the visual and technical problems of sculpture which are unique to metal casting and constructive welding media processes
2. To introduce the student to the expressive and communicative aspects of sculpture especially those dealing with the figure and abstraction.
3. To introduce the student to the critical and evaluative aspects of sculpture

VI. Activities and/or Procedures:
1. The course will consist of a combination of problems relating to methods employed in foundry casting and welded constructions.
a. Basic (solid form) Lost-Wax bronze casting.
b. Hollow core bronze casting
c. Basic Constructive Sculpture - simple welding of open forms using steel rod and found objects.
d. Basic Constructive Sculpture - welding fabrication of closed forms using sheet metal.

2. Each problem may consist of:
a. Lecture/demonstration dealing with the technical and visual nature of the problem.
b. Study assignments in the text or other sources
c. A suitable period of class time for the development of each problem.
d. Group and individual critiques upon completion of the problem.
e. Written tests on study assignments.

VII. Course Calendar: Course Calendars will be customized for each semester

VIII. Course Requirements: Completion of all assignments, tests and quizzes given is necessary for a passing grade. The student may be required to attend art exhibits and lectures outside of normal class time. The student must provide him/herself with materials and equipment as directed by the instructor. Studio time outside of scheduled class meetings is required.

IX. Attendance Policy: The Art Department's attendance policy is in effect. Its major provision; 15% absences (excused or not) automatically result in an "F".

X. Evaluation: Sculpture assignments will be evaluated by critique session. Students must participate in critiques. Each assignment will be evaluated both in terms of the specific set-problem and in general art criteria. Each project will have essentially equal weight in determining the course grade unless otherwise noted by the instructor. Any book reports, quizzes, tests and papers assigned will be factors in determining the course grade. Relative weight given to these will be determined by the instructor. See the attached "Grading Method" sheet.

STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THEMSELVES WITH A BASIC SET OF HAND TOOLS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT AS THE INSTRUCTOR DIRECTS.

STUDENTS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED (MATERIALS/TOOLS) WILL BE COUNTED AS ABSENT EVEN IF THEY ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT.

STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY A STUDIO FEE TO COVER EXPENDABLE MATERIALS.

DISABILITY STATEMENT
If you are registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities, please obtain your accommodation letters from the OSID and present them to the course instructor to discuss any academic accommodations you need. If you believe you need accommodation and are not registered with the OSID, please contact the Office in the Student Services Building Room 361 by email at disserv@eku.edu or by telephone at (859) 622-2933 V/TDD. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in an alternative format.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students are advised that EKU's Academic Integrity Policy will strictly be enforced in this course. The Academic Integrity policy is available at <www.academicintegrity.eku>. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity.

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ALL COURSE WORK MUST BE COMPLETED OR A FAILING GRADE WILL RESULT
NO EXCEPTIONS

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE GRADING METHOD IS APPLIED

GUIDELINES - GENERAL ASSIGNMENT (PROBLEM) (General guidelines are overall directions concerning materials, techniques, dimensions and general formal concerns.) MAKE AN OPEN FORM USING APPROXIMATELY 20' OF 3/8" ROUND ROD (mild steel). THE OVERALL WORK SHOULD EXPRESS THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGULAR SHAPE/FORM (student's choice). THE FINISHED WORK SHOULD BE PAINTED IN MONOCHROME.

GUIDELINES - TECHNICAL - THE WORK MUST BE FREE-STANDING. THE FINISHED WORK MUST BE AT LEAST 24" IN ONE OR MORE DIMENSIONS. ALL WELDS SHOULD BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

GUIDELINES - CREATIVITY AND AESTHETIC - THE WORK SHOULD PRESENT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT IS NEW. AVOID OBVIOUS, EVERYDAY SORTS OF RESPONSES TO THE PROBLEM (THEYARE USUALLY NOT VERY INNOVATIVE). EXPRESS YOUR INDIVIDUALITY. IF YOUR WORK LOOKS A LOT LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER WORK IN THE CLASS, CHANCES ARE IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY CREATIVE OR ORIGINAL.
AESTHETIC - THE WORK MUST BE TRULY THREE-DIMENSIONAL IN ITS APPEARANCE. THAT IS, IT SHOULD PRESENT A VISUALLY WELL ORGANIZED APPEARANCE WHEN VIEWED FROM ITS MAJOR ASPECTS. PATINATION OR COLORS (IF ANY) MUST BE APPROPRIATE TO THE SHAPES/FORMS OF THE WORK.

40 POINTS: SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM INHERENT IN THE GUIDELINES
Suppose that in evaluation (critique) analysis reveals the following. The work is made of steel as directed and is made as an open form. Further, it is painted in monochrome as per the assignment. However, instead of being based on the development of a singular shape/form the sculpture is a compilation of unrelated shapes. Such a work might very well be perceived as pleasing by the casual viewer - HOWEVER, it fails to satisfy a major part of the assignment's general guidelines and will be graded down! Out of the 40 points possible, such a mistake would probably result in the loss of 15 points.. Conversely, if the project actually were a thematic development of a singular shape/form (as well as satisfying the other guidelines), it could receive all 40 points.

30 POINTS: TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY (Technical proficiency refers to how well-made a work is. An alternate term would be craftsmanship. Parts should be shaped, surfaced, and assembled with appropriate skill. A work that falls apart, won't stand as it should or is crude where it shouldn't be is not technically proficient.) If, in critique the work is found to be structurally sound (the welds all hold), and it meets the dimensional requirements, but the paint job is messy - there are lots of runs and drips - (since it is fairly easy to apply paint smoothly this would be considered poor craftsmanship) it would be appropriate to take off major points. Clumsy or sloppy work of any sort will severely cut into the 30 points available to be calculated towards a project grade. On the other hand, appropriate craftsmanship could get all the available points.

30 POINTS: CREATIVITY AND AESTHETICS - Creativity (Originality) is the degree to which the student responds to the assigned problem with a solution that is fresh and innovative. In art, creativity and innovation are extremely important. If the steel sculpture that results from this project presents new and "different" ways of putting forms together it will be considered "creative", and could receive up to 15 points in this area.
Aesthetics deals with the appropriateness of all elements of a work to its function. In slang, this might be called "rightness". The degree to which the art elements work to elicit an appropriate response from the viewer is the aesthetic effectiveness of an artwork. In judging the finished work the instructor (critic) makes aesthetic judgements the basis of how well (appropriately) all the elements that go into the work relate to one another. Usually the instructor asks himself a number of questions about the work. For example: Does the color emphasize elements appropriately, or does it downplay areas that should be emphasized? Is the overall form appropriate to the medium? How do the elements (parts) relate, are spatial forces resolved?) If the answers to these questions are positive, the work is said to be aesthetically successful. Success in this area could bring another 15 points to the total grade.
N. B., Grading in the area of Creativity/Aesthetics is at least partially a "judgment call". The instructor relies on his experience with the world of art generally, and student work particularly.

AN EXAMPLE OF CALCULATING A GRADE:
( ASSUMING THE WORK IS TURNED IN ON TIME)
The problem was generally solved with only minor lapses - 36 points awarded. 
Technically, the craftsmanship was only moderately skillful - 21 points awarded. 
Creatively, the work was an unusual response to the problem (good) and, aesthetically, there were a very few inappropriate form relationships (not so good) -27 points awarded. 
TOTAL POINTS – 84 
GRADE - B
(IF THE WORK IS NOT TURNED IN ON TIME, THE GRADE WILL BE LOWERED APPROPRIATELY)

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