Thursday, September 16, 2010

Try your hand as a Silver Smith?

SILVER SMITHING MASTER CLASS WITH

HENDRICK FORSTER

www.forster-studios.com

Theme: BACK TO BASICS

Concept: To design and make a 3-dimensional, functional object for the table, an implement with a handle that is to hold a volume of food: spoon, ladle, fork, cheese knife etc.

Process: Alloying, melting, pouring ingots, hot-forging, cold-forming, planishing, finishing. Included in the process would also be the making of tools for the object.

Outcome: Each participant should have a finished object at the end of the workshop, as well as a greater understanding of the basic metallurgical principles of working with silver.

Materials and Tools provided
 
 
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

133 Newcastle Street Studios

Dates 28 Sept to 2nd Oct 2010 (5 days)

Time: 0900-1600
Room: D113
COST $650.00

ENROLMENT: Contact enquiry.art@central.wa.edu.au for an enrolment form
Note: 10 places only – full fees must be paid to reserve a place.

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