Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and techniques of cast and fabricated metal sculpture with an emphasis on artistic visual expression. Students will be introduced to the tools and techniques of cast and fabricated metal sculpture through hands-on experimentation and the examination of three-dimensional art theory and artworks of historical and contemporary metal sculptors. Beginning level experiences in steel fabrication such as blacksmithing, oxygen-acetylene welding and cutting, metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, and the lost-wax method for bronze and aluminum casting utilizing ceramic shell investment are emphasized.Usually HeldMon Wed 6:00pm–8:50pm