Beginners Silversmithing

You will learn the basic techniques of silversmithing for jewellery such as piercing out sheet metal, annealing metal to soften it, basic soldering, adding texture, how to form work three dimensionally, working with mixed media and create your own Fastenings. You might possibly learn to set a stone (depending on how you progress). If not, this will be covered during the second term if you re-enroll. Exploring art and design is a particularly important part of the course so you can develop your own style of design. We will look at the work of different jewellery artists and derive our own designs from external sources. Most classes begin with a short demonstration of technique. This is followed by workbench time for you to develop the technique to your own design. As much one-to-one support will be given as possible. Health and safety will also be covered in an appropriate way for the subject.