I will be teaching an enamel on silver course this summer in Red Deer, Alberta. Here's the info from my press release:
Karin Jones presents a champ-levé enamel workshop at Red Deer College, Alberta, July 18-22, 2011, as part of RDC's popular "Series Summer School for the Arts". For a complete list of jewellery, art and craft courses, please go to:
http://www.rdc.ab.ca/continuing_education/visual_arts/Pages/summer_school_arts.aspx
Champ-levé Enamel on Silver
Course Description:
Champ-levé is a type of enamel in which the colour is inlaid into a recessed pattern in the metal, giving it a similar look to stained glass or mosaic. Complex, multicoloured patterns can be created using this torch-fired method. Because students will learn to make a piece of jewellery from start to finish, they will learn basic jewellery techniques such as cutting, soldering and polishing, as well as the torch-fired enamel process. This technique is well-suited to the most basic home jewellery studio, as no kilns are required. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced.
Course fee $595 (CDN) plus GST ($29.75)
Instructor Bio:
Karin Jones is a Vancouver-based, German-trained goldsmith and metal artist with 20 years experience in the trade. Her Champ-levé enamel designs are well-know throughout western Canada. She has also spent many years as a bench goldsmith, and has recently turned her attention to working in steel, specializing in Damascene inlay (silver and gold inlay on steel).
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