Jewellery 16-19 Workshop
Course
In Twickenham
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Twickenham
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Start date
Different dates available
The 16-19 Workshops are 8 week courses specifically aimed at 16- 19 year olds looking to learn practical and creative skills or try something completely different. All the workshops take place in our brand new art studios and are run by experienced tutors. This Jewellery course is suitable for complete beginners. This course will give you the basic skills you need to design and make jewellery in a structured environment. You will be given projects, with plenty of demonstrations, help and guidance.
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Subjects
- IT
- Basic Skills
- Design
- Art
- Jewellery
- Earrings
- Jewellery workshop
- Jewellery Design
- Jewellery engraving
- Design techniques
Course programme
This course will give you the chance to explore a fully equipped Jewellery workshop and its potential for creative output.
Your Course is a practical introduction to jewellery making and designing. You will be set projects covering basic metal working techniques and design skills. You will be taught through practical demonstrations, group and individual tuition and you will learn from hands on experience.
You will actively take part in:
• Designing and making earrings from metal discs
• Designing and making a textured copper or silver ring
• Designing and making a pendant or key ring
• Cutting metal sheet using the guillotine, shears, disc-cutters and saw
• Texturing using hammers, punches and the rolling mill
• Hard-soldering rings and findings
• Polishing using polishing machine and the barrel polisher.
• Drilling holes using a pillar drill or pendant drill
• Oxidizing (blackening copper and silver)
• Working with wire using pliers to produce findings for earrings and pendants
Jewellery 16-19 Workshop