Faculty of Art, Media & Design   » Faculty of Architecture & Spatial Design    
 
Faculty Courses Research

Home
Overview
How to Apply
Contact
News & Events

Pre-Degree
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Short Courses
International Students

Ethos
Groups
Staff Research
Students
RAE 2008

Short Courses

S&J Evening Class

Enamelling
Tutor: Penny Davis

Duration 10 weeks (Wednesdays), 17.30 - 20.30
Dates October 2012 dates coming soon
Fees £250
Duration 7 weeks (Wednesdays), 17.30 - 20.30
Dates October 2012 dates coming soon
Fees £175

Enamelling is the technique of melting glass on to metal in order to produce inspiring colours and unique effects.

During the course you can experiment with many of the traditional and non-traditional techniques of enamelling in order to add colour to jewellery, small work or panels.

Some of the areas covered will include champlevé, cloisonné, basse taille, use of foils, scrafitto, wet packing, sifting, and liquid enamels.

Tuition will be in groups and on an individual basis.
Suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience.

Students will need to bring the following small tools:

Piercing saw and blades (3.0)
Scribe
Small planishing Hammer
Pliers:
Snipe nosed
Half round flat nosed
Metal tweezers
Small paintbrush (size 00 or 000)
A selection of small lidded pots

Tools can be purchased from www.hswalsh.com

Ideally students will bring their own Silver Sheet Silver can be bought from www.cooksongold.com


See Penny Davis' work on www.pdjewellery.co.uk


How to book a place

Visit our How to Apply page.

For enquiries and further information
S&J Short Course Programme Coordinator: Beaulagh Chapman
Email: b.chapman@londonmet.ac.uk


» Back to S&J Evening Short Courses


 


 
 
 
 
 
London Metropolitan University
*