Tutor: Melanie Blaikie
10am - 4.30pm
This one-day, onsite silver clay workshop is designed for a range of abilities including adventurous beginners
Workshop Details
Silver clay is an amazing new form of silver that can be shaped with your fingers like clay. You will learn how to, and make, three different ways of making a ring and methods for settings stones into your rings. This will be a productive and relaxing course with plenty of time to experiment and be creative with precious metal clay. No expensive tools or equipment are needed.
For this workshop it would be helpful if you have some experience of working with silver clay – but adventurous beginners are also very welcome.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in your workshop fee. This is because the amounts used vary from person to person, depending on the project(s) completed. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £45. The tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments for materials in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book if your course involves buying materials from the tutor.
Please Bring With You
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4.30pm
This one-day, onsite silver clay workshop is designed for a range of abilities including adventurous beginners
Workshop Details
Silver clay is an amazing new form of silver that can be shaped with your fingers like clay. You will learn how to, and make, three different ways of making a ring and methods for settings stones into your rings. This will be a productive and relaxing course with plenty of time to experiment and be creative with precious metal clay. No expensive tools or equipment are needed.
For this workshop it would be helpful if you have some experience of working with silver clay – but adventurous beginners are also very welcome.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- sizing a ring
- rolling and shaping silver clay
- using a ring mandrel to create a perfectly shaped ring
- setting stones into rings
- firing, polishing and finishing
Materials
Materials are not included in your workshop fee. This is because the amounts used vary from person to person, depending on the project(s) completed. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £45. The tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments for materials in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book if your course involves buying materials from the tutor.
Please Bring With You
- glasses if needed for close work
- a notebook and pen if you wish to take notes
- an apron can be useful but is not essential.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.