Steel Champlevé Workshop with Sharon Massey
In this workshop, we will use electrolytic etching to create pattern, imagery, and/or text on mild steel sheet for champlevé enamel. Electrolytic etching is inexpensive to set up and maintain, and is a relatively safe way to etch metal.
Time & Location
Jul 17, 2018, 9:00 AM – Jul 19, 2018, 4:00 PM
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO 80120, USA
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About The Event
In this workshop, we will use electrolytic etching to create pattern, imagery, and/or text on mild steel sheet for champlevé. Electrolytic etching is inexpensive to set up and maintain, and is a relatively safe way to etch metal. Steel is a lightweight, inexpensive, and rigid material that can be used in a variety of applications for jewelry or sculptural objects, creating options that aren’t possible with traditional copper enameling. Preparing the steel for enamel and understanding the options for finishing for the surface are critical to working in this alternative material. This workshop is appropriate for all levels of metalsmiths and enamelists.
Sharon Massey lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she is an Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metals at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Sharon’s jewelry was selected for both Schmuck 2014 and Schmuck 2015 in Munich, Germany. From 2012 to 2015 she served on the board of directors of the…
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