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KU: Lode for metalsmiths
By Jill Osterhout
Special to the Kansan
To find original jewelry in Lawrence, one doesn't have to stray far from campus. The University of Kansas has one of the largest jewelry and metallsmithing departments in the country.
Tucked into two corridors of Broadcasting Hall is a mine of precious jewels.
In a glass case at the end of the corridor are bracelets, earrings, pins, necklaces, rings and bolo ties made of silver, gold, copper, bronze. Some pieces are shaped like houses, people and feet. There are geometric and not-so-geometric designs.
About 25 undergraduate students and three graduate students, all majoring in jewelry and metalsmithing, make the jewelry as part of their course work.
The department also has two faculty members, much larger than the departments at other universities, and an instructor, associate professor of design.
He said about 70 students not majoring in jewelry took introductory courses.
Havener said the department had become more popular in the past few years. Started in 1949, the department was the first of its kind to exist in a public institution. Enrollment was high in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but with the 1980s came more career-oriented students and a drop in enrollment.
Havener's expertise is in silvers mithing. The other staff member, Ollan Valanne, associate professor of design, concentrates on enamel-
But a greater demand has led to an increased number of classes in the past couple of years.
Working in this field is not easy, Havener said. It is painstaking, taking about two years to gain a vocabulary and an understanding of the craft.
"It takes a great deal of patience and control." he said.
Students are taught to work mostly with metals and silversmithing, Haveren they. They learn to polish, shape and give texture to the metals, as well as to set stones and add other colors and elements. They are graded on craftsmanship, design, effort and their ability to stay with a task. As students become advanced, they develop more of a personal identity with their work.
Julie Williams, Tecumseh grad
uate student, said that students tended to work in the medium that they feel most comfortable with. She likes to work with sterling silver and semiprecious stones.
Williams travels to arts and crafts fairs to sell her pieces. She usually takes pieces that are "production work," or items that can be made quickly without much effort, such as earrings. The prices range from about $15 to $40. She also takes a class in the department so that she can continue to use the studio.
Kristin Beechel, Cotter, Ark., senior, sells some of her jewelry on consignment at the Phoenix Gallery, 812 Massachusetts St. The prices of her work range from $25 to $250, according to the amount of time and effort spent on a piece, which can take anywhere from a
Ellen Williams, Lawrence junior, sells some work on commission or to family and friends. She likes working with sterling silver and makes bracelets, rings and other pieces. But she considers some of her work too precious to sell.
few hours to several days. Bolts
ties and bracelets are the most
expensive items because they are
the most complicated to make.
"It's like a child and I can't sell it," Williams said.
The back corridors of Broadcasting Hall are busy now, but not for long. The jewelry and metal-smithing department will be moving to the Fowler Shops in the Art and Design Building this summer. Next fall, students and staff will be in their new shops, ready to create even more treasures at KU.
Financing approved for halls' renovation
By Christine Reinolds Kansan staff writer
The Senate unanimously approved an appropriations bill last week that would earmark $1.73 million for maintenance and ongoing improvement projects for KU student housing.
State Rep. Phil Kline, R-Overland Park, said although some areas of capital improvements usually came under attack by the House, the residence hall improvements were expected to pass. Kline is chairman of the joint committee on state building construction, which sponsored the bill.
Alan Conroy, fiscal analyst for the legislative research department, said $750,000 would be used to expand the Lewis Hall cafeteria. The cafeteria also would be used by Templin Hall and Hashinger Hall.
The bill appropriated the remaining money to the following projects: McCollum Hall renovations, $500,000; Sellars Scholarship Hall renovations, $400,000; and the replacement of four roofs at Stouffer Place Apartments, $80,000.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said the bill was a reapproval of projects that were approved last year.
These projects will begin as soon as the ongoing renovations at Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall and Pearson Scholarship Hall are completed.
The McCollum renovation will convert some double-occupancy rooms into single rooms.
"Students want more privacy and single rooms." Stoner said. "We would like to change from doubles to suites or apartments."
"The roofs are 30 years old and at the end of their life," he said.
Stoner said the replacement of the roof on building three at Stouffer Place was ready to begin.
Kim Kelly, president of Stouffer Place Neighborhood Association, said two apartments on the west end of building three leaked when it rained.
Kelly said the roof would be replaced near the end of the semester along with the installation of a covered bus stop for the residents' children.
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