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Level X
Jewellery Making in Metal | Beginners – Autumn Term
COURSE OVERVIEW
This bumper packed course will equip you with key skills. At the beginning of the course you will make a silver ring with cut-outs. From this project, you will experience piercing, drilling, using files,annealing, pickling, forming, soldering, finishing and polishing. In the second half of the course you will create a piece of your own design that encompasses techniques such as: texturing via the rolling mill, granulation (melting silver into balls), texturing via pendant motor, sweat soldering (laminating metal sheets), twisted wire, liver of sulphur patination (making silver black), and making or using fittings.
Silver for your initial ring is provided by the college. You will need to purchase materials for your further projects. The cost will be determined by your design – you will be given guidance by the tutor.
Tutor: Sarah SilveSarah began working in the jewellery industry in 1990 and was a model making assistant for a costume jewellery manufacturer. She graduated from Buckinghamshire College in 1995 with a BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design(silver/metal) and worked at the bench for an independent retailer. With an interest in emerging technologies she joined The Laser Group at The University of Liverpool undertaking a PhD in Laser Forming and Creative Metalwork. Sarah spent some years as a researcher and a lecturer in Product Design at Brunel University. She decided to return to practice in 2013 and attended the Bishopsland postgraduate silversmithing programme.
This course runs on a Wednesday, 1830-2100.
FURTHER INFORMATION
This course is suitable for new learners and those with experience.
By the end of the course you will be able to make a number of pieces using a range of basic techniques. After completing the course you can book on to our Jewellery Making in Metal Improvers course. The course covers stone setting if that interests you,alternatively you can continue extending your skills.
There is no formal assessment