I am a metalsmith artist who teaches traditional art in a private
school in Chicago. The school has plans to expand its Art Department
by adding a metals studio. We need a professional architect or
engineer with experience designing school art rooms, spefically a
metals studio with lots of bells and whistles. We need resources to
help us design a safe, functioning and architecturally efficient
space. I have exerience using metals studios, but not enough to
design one.
You should borrow/buy a book by Monona Rossol titled ‘The Artist’s
Complete Health and Safety Guide’ - it’s available from Amazon. It
highlights safety procedures and proper ways to set-up equipment for
different art materials. It is very thorough and comprehensive.
Product Information
Media: Paperback
Manufacturer : Watson-Guptill Publications
Release data : 01 December, 2001
I had to take an exam given by Mrs. Rossol at the art center where I
teach - it was very eye opening and informative. Through the
resources listed in her book, you will probably find more references
to the you need to properly set-up an art studio for
metals.
In fact, anyone who has a home studio or a shop should read this
book, it is wonderful.
A number of schools use my book, The Jewelry Workshop Safety Report
as a core text to use when designing new facilities. A description
is here Brain Press Books, CDs, DVDs and Videos
I know of such an organization that would fit nicely. Their firm
designs custom jewelry plants to schools. They understand needs of
metalsmiths and jewelers.
Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA 02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857 http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio