CUAGLA401 — Experiment with techniques to produce glasswork

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• use a process of thorough research and experimentation to confirm ideas for own work
• identify and acquire resources required to complete chosen work
• adapt and use a range of glassworking techniques to create a single major work or multiple glass objects that:
• shows technical proficiency in chosen techniques
• reflects understanding of elements and principles of design
• demonstrates innovation and the emergence of an individual style
• review and document the research and development process.

Knowledge evidence

• describe intellectual property requirements relevant to producing glasswork
• summarise methods used to research creative and technical approaches to glasswork
• explain how the works of other practitioners may be used to inform individual practice
• describe the role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for glass objects and how it relates to the development of an individual style
• explain ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of glassworking techniques
• describe, for the elements and principles of design, the detailed characteristics, key interrelationships, use in glasswork and how they may be challenged
• summarise, for a wide range of tools and equipment used to produce glass objects, key physical features, uses and maintenance requirements
• list and describe the physical properties and capabilities of a wide range of materials used to produce glasswork
• list suppliers of resources for professional glassworking practice with particular emphasis on raw, part-processed and processed glassworking materials
• describe practices and procedures for working safely and sustainably with materials, tools and equipment for producing glasswork.

Foundation skills

• Learning: Identifies own skills gaps and may initiate a learning plan to progress professional career
• Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information to support design ideas and to identify key information about resources
• Writing: Uses clear, specific and industry related terminology to document a comprehensive record of research, conceptual idea development and production
• Oral Communication: Clearly represents ideas for designs and techniques using relevant industry and conceptual language Uses questioning and active listening techniques to elicit different perspectives about creative ideas and feedback and to confirm understanding
• Numeracy: Uses basic calculations to measure and record dimensions of display areas and appropriate size of art pieces to suit requirements Uses basic calculations to determine and record quantities of equipment, tools and materials Interprets budgetary constraints and supplier prices and calculates sometimes complex order costs
• Navigate the world of work: Takes responsibility for compliance with legal, safety and sustainability practices associated with creative work
• Interact with others: Discusses design concepts and collaborates with other artists to generate new ideas and solutions to achieve best outcomes for own creative work Engages in an open conversation to elicit and consider the merit of feedback from peers and others to enhance future performance
• Get the work done: Takes responsibility for completing own creative works from design inception to realisation, efficiently and logically sequencing the stages of preparation and production Manages own decisions about appropriate design ideas and techniques by experimentation with a range of explored options Resolves problems with technique through experimentation and analysis Reviews work in progress resolving problems through refinement of approach Creates opportunities to use a more innovative approach and personal style

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