Surface Embellishments Workshop

Surface Embellishments Workshop

Adult Workshop | This class has been canceled

Adult all levels

3/9/2024 (one day)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM EDT on Sat

$230.00

$207.00

Ever want to add texture to metal or add a design to sheet metal? Plain metal can be a little boring so why not jazz up metal surfaces? We hammer textures into metal, use metal design stamps and letter stamps. We will also use an electric pencil to draw on metal, etch patterns into copper or brass using an acid, and a rolling mill with fabric, ribbons and patterned paper for a roller printed texture. Bring in any sheet metal you wish to texture, and jewelry that can be textured as well.

 


JOY RASKIN is one of the youngest craftspeople to be accepted into the League of NH Craftsmen in 1986 after completing a BFA from RISD and a MFA from UMass Dartmouth, focusing on flatware (and earned the nickname "Spoon Lady"!). After a short stint as a bench jeweler for several fine jewelry stores, repairing jewelry, she went back to making flatware full-time after winning an Individual Artist Fellowship from the NH Council for the Arts in 1995. Winning the Individual Artist Fellowship gave her the boost to go sell her artwork throughout the US doing fine craft shows. In 1996, she started teaching jewelry making/metalsmithing at a local art college and branched out to teaching all over NH, MA and CT. She’s also a creative teacher, teaching a broad range of jewelry and silversmithing techniques at various schools in New England. She's currently working full time as a metalsmith in her studio, teaching metalsmithing and working as a goldsmith for a local gallery.