Granulation Workshop

February 11th

Granulation is the ancient technique of fusing small spheres of silver or gold onto a piece of jewelry to form a decorative element. In this class students will learn the basics of fusing fine silver, both wire and sheet, before going on to learn the technique of granulation. We will cover the process of making our own granules, preparation of the metals, fusing of fine silver and the granulation process itself. Come take a step back in time and learn this fascinating process. Good torch skills a must!

This is a 2-weekend workshop.

Feb 11 & 12, Feb 18 | Sat & Sun, Sat | 11am - 5:30pm | $350

$350, materials included

With instructor Jill Hurant

Keum-Boo Workshop

March 3rd

In the ancient Korean technique of keum-boo, pure gold foil is bonded to the surface of another pure metal, such as fine silver. This produces a rich gold color, while using very little gold. The simplicity of this technique makes it an easy, inexpensive way to add gold to your work. In this 2-day workshop - we will learn how to bond pure gold foil to other fine metals which are called diffusion bonds. We will shape our metals into pendants and create different finishes. This is a great technique to inexpensively add gold to metals like silver, copper and iron for a beautiful mixed metal look.

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Mar 3 + 4 | Sat + Sun | 11am - 5:30pm | $200