Course summary

Please note: This Cardiff Met accredited programme is delivered by a partner institution, Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys Campus. Applicants are encouraged to enquire directly to Coleg Gwent for this course. 01495 333777 hello@coleggwent.ac.uk https://enrolment.coleggwent.ac.uk/ The Artist Designer Makers Foundation Degree will teach you how to creatively develop your own style, reflecting the imaginative way you see and communicate with the ever-changing world. The FD Artist Designer Maker is a course that has making at its heart. You will gain hands-on experience with materials from metals, glass and ceramics through to wood and textiles. Using traditional techniques along with the latest technology to create new and original ways of making. You will develop your own unique style and consider where your work sits within creative practice. You will learn from professional practicing artists, designers and makers, sharing their passion and acquiring new skills. Ceramics - Modelling, throwing, mould making, casting, firing and glazing Metal - Small metalsmithing with copper, brass and silver, welding, soldering, and enamelling Wood - Joinery, marquetry Glass - Casting, fusing, slumping and painting Textiles - Stitch, print and construction Digital fabrication - 3D printing, laser cutting, 3D digital modelling, scanning, digital stitch, digital print textiles You’ll learn to work independently and creatively in a variety of contexts, as we support your enthusiasm to design, manufacture, market and sell your own work. We’ll support you in developing professional skills in every assignment, including creative problem solving, project management, working to a brief and completing work to a deadline. Through continuous self-reflection, you will develop and identify personal strengths, helping you to recognise transferable skills and how they’ll be useful for future employment.