Gold Application Techniques with Charles Lewton Brain

This two day weekend workshop lets students paint and design with different metal colors onto background metals. The results of a two year research project for the Society of North American goldsmiths, and 25 years of ongoing research. It includes fusion applications (gold painting), making doublee, Keum-boo, depletion gilding (tumbaga, guanin), fusion inlay, overlay, incised overlay procedures and a discussion of fire gilding and substitution approaches. Control factors for free compositional choice are defined and demonstrated. Many of the techniques work well under enamels as given in a presentation to the 1993 Enamelist Society Conference in Cincinnati. This is a very wide ranging and deep way of creating pattern on sheet metals.

PREREQUISITES
students should have a basic knowledge of soldering and sawing

COST
$395 BoMA members, $445 for non-members. Non-member difference will be collected at the workshop
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Materials fee: $TBD (payable to the instructor)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain trained, studied and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States to learn the skills he uses. His work is concerned with Process and Beauty as well as function. He thinks of decision making in metal as drawing, working with the same sensibilities of mark and commitment as when working with pen and ink. Many pieces use a 'printmaking' approach to working metal, that is that the work is done in separate steps in groups and layers building towards the finished piece. Process and the tensions between nature and structure are part of his concerns. His work and writing on the results of his technical research have been published internationally.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT STUDENTS SHOULD BRING
Notebook, pens, camera to record samples if desired.
Sterling sheet in mixed gauges
Sterling wire in mixed gauges
Various carat 16g gold wire or gold jewellery scrap to make wire and gold enamelling foil
Or a minimum one gram 24k gold grain or sheet. (Suggested source is a coin shop)
Solder and soldering equipment and supplies, a hemostat is recommended.
Your favorite hand tools, saw, pliers, flex shaft etc. Silicon carbide separating discs, and flex shaft screw mandrel for them
Safety glasses and ear plugs or muffs
Emery paper selection
​Your favorite hammer, chasing tools, stamps, chasing tools etc.
Cash or check made out to BoMA for materials kit*

​MATERIALS KIT $55 payable to BoMA
Thick copper sheet, 3 mm (1/8th inch), precut
Nickel silver or brass wire, 22 gauge, (0.8mm)
16 g (1.5mm) sterling wire, a piece of sterling silver sheet metal, 18g (1.2mm about 1 inch square (2.5cm)
One scrap gold ring or mixed scrap gold, about 3 grams for demonstration
About 1 gram 24k gold for demonstration
Household ammonia, table salt and some large glass or plastic lidded jars.
Clear (transparent) auto enamel spray paint, (transparent lacquer)
Selection of abrasive papers, (emery papers)
Ferric chloride liquid for etching.
Potassium Sulfide (liver of sulfur)
​ *Materials kit purchase is required for all BoMA workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials require to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.

CANCELLATION POLICY
You may cancel up to 45 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing. To cancel, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com.
Cancellations less than 45 days prior to the start date will not be refunded,
In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.

WAITLIST
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