Love and Longing - Promise Vessels

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Course Overview

Learn how to make living jewellery and come away with a greater sense of wellbeing and environmental awareness.

During this short course, participants will be invited to make and wear a living 'vessel’. This vessel will be a small wearable object made from either a biodegradable natural material such as string, paper, cotton fabric, and corn starch or made from recycled objects and materials. Learners will then fill this vessel with soil, compost and seeds that are native to the Goulburn Valley region and/or house a living plant.

By wearing this living jewellery and taking it home, participants will have the opportunity to form a relationship with the item through daily plant care. The wearer will then have the responsibility to plant out and care for the ‘growing jewellery’, highlighting the fragility of life and nature and promoting a sense of responsibility.

Designed for beginners, this course will teach participants some basic professional jewellery-making skills, including how to saw pierce, file, emery, form, shape, construct, assemble and polish an object (vessel) while gaining insight into basic design principles. The course will also enable collaboration and the opportunity to discuss and learn about a range of recycling and environmental issues.

Participants will need to:

Wear safe, closed-toe footwear (no sandals or high heals)
Bring a sketch/notebook, pen and pencil

Course dates and times

The course runs over two full Saturdays and three Friday afternoons. Please refer to the Attendance and Commitment tab below for detailed dates and times.

This is non-accredited training. When students complete this course, they will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Studying during COVID-19 Restrictions

During COVID‐19 lockdown periods, this course will have the majority of the training delivered using online methods of teaching and communication while students engage from home with their trainers. Any required practical components of the course will be moved to a more appropriate time later in the year.

Course Dates & Times

Shepparton - Archer Street

Public, Fri 23rd Sept - Fri 7th Oct (Fri x3 1pm-5pm, Sat x2 9am-4pm) / 2022

Wangaratta - Docker Street

Public, Fri 8th July - Fri 16th July (Fri x3 1pm-5pm, Sat x2 9am-4pm) / 2022

Detailed Fee Information

1. Full Fee

$225.00

The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Please note all fees and charges are correct at time of publication for 2022 and may change without notice.

Material fees cover costs associated with the following where applicable, and not limited to:

Classroom activity consumables, handouts and booklets
E-Learning resources and associated license access fees
Excursions

Additionally some courses require students to purchase or supply text books, kits, tools, uniforms and personal protection equipment. Some specific materials may be purchased through the GOTAFE Bookshop. A full list with associated costs will be provided to you at your course information session or during the pre-training review Interview.

Further details on fees available

Attendance & Commitment

The course runs over two full Saturdays and three Friday afternoons. Participants will be required to attend the following sessions:

Wangaratta:

Session 1: Friday 8 July | 12-4pm or 1-5pm (4 hours)
Session 2: Saturday 9 July | 9am-4pm (6 hours)
Session 3: Friday 15 July | 12-4pm or 1-5pm (4 hours)
Session 4: Saturday 16 July | 9am-4pm (6 hours)
Session 5: Friday 22 July | 12-4pm or 1-5pm (4 hours)

Shepparton:

Session 1: Friday 23 September | 1-5pm (4 hours)
Session 2: Saturday 24 September | 9am-4pm (6 hours)
Session 3: Saturday 1 October | 9am-4pm (6 hours)
Session 4: Friday 4 October | 1-5pm (4 hours)
Session 5: Friday 11 October | 1-5pm (4 hours)

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