Surface Decoration: Jewelry
Sandy MacFarlane
March 15, 10 – 3 pm
$75, members $67.50 + $20 material fee
This workshop will introduce you to a variety of ways to create interest in your jewellery designs by creating textures, colours, and patterns on metal surfaces. Mechanical techniques will include forging, stamping, carving/filing, engraving with burrs and roller- printing. Adding colour with patinas will be explored, as well as depletion guilding and applying metal leaf. Metal finishes and polishing techniques will also be covered.
A knowledge of basic metal working skills such as sawing, filing and finishing are recommended, but not required.Tools and materials provided.
Supplies: Due to the small scale of objects, visual enhancement tools are recommended, such as a magnifying visor or magnifying glass (please bring your own). Manual dexterity and attention to detail are important skills needed in this course.
The Art School of Peterborough
174A Charlotte St.
Peterborough, ON
K9J 2T8
705-742-3221
