Karen Williams: Rollprinting Metal Workshop for Jewellery

Karen Williams: Rollprinting Metal Workshop for Jewellery

Saturday 20th July

10.30am-4pm

£80 Includes tea and coffee

Ages 18+

Suitable for beginners and more experienced

Join jeweller Karen Williams on this one-day course exploring how to create textured surfaces on copper for use as jewellery. You will create a jewellery piece of your choosing, such as a pendant, earrings or simple brooch, while using traditional metalsmithing techniques.

During this workshop you will explore how to texture metal using a roll mill, using dried plants and leaves which leave subtle textures in the copper, which you will then oxidise to highlight the print.

You will begin the day with experimenting with textures and creating your own catalogue. You will be rolling a variety of different materials including paper, lace and plants through the mill to imprint onto copper. This can result in some exact crisp textures as well as unexpected organic results. Through a design process you will select the elements you find most pleasing, before sawing/cutting, filing and forming to create your wearable piece.

Karen will bring a selection of items/textures to roll, however you are welcome to bring your own items if you wish. If you plan on bringing your own items, consider that most things are single use as they will be squashed in the process, and that only dried plants or leaves can be used. You could also bring objects such as fabric, lace, cupcake wrappers or laser cut/die cut paper or card.

Karen Williams is a jewellery artist based in Bethesda, North Wales. Her work is influenced by the textures and forms found in nature especially from around the coastline of Anglesey.

Please note: You will be working with copper, however silver sheet will be available to buy from the artist at an additional cost if you should require.

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Karen Williams: Gweithdy Argraffu Metel ar gyfer Gemwaith

Dydd Sadwrn 20fed Gorffennaf

10.30am-4pm

£80 Yn cynnwys te a choffi

18+ oed

Yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a mwy profiadol

Ymunwch â’r gemydd Karen Williams ar y cwrs undydd hwn sy’n archwilio sut i greu arwynebau gweadog ar gopr i’w ddefnyddio fel gemwaith. Byddwch yn creu darn gemwaith o'ch dewis, fel tlws crog, clustdlysau neu dlws syml, tra'n defnyddio technegau gof metel traddodiadol.

Yn ystod y gweithdy hwn byddwch yn archwilio sut i weadu metel gan ddefnyddio melin rolio, gan ddefnyddio planhigion sych a dail sy'n gadael gweadau cynnil yn y copr, y byddwch wedyn yn ei ocsidio i amlygu'r print.

Byddwch yn dechrau'r diwrnod gydag arbrofi gyda gweadau a chreu eich catalog eich hun. Byddwch yn rholio amrywiaeth o ddeunyddiau gwahanol gan gynnwys papur, les a phlanhigion drwy'r felin i'w hargraffu ar gopr. Gall hyn arwain at rai gweadau creision union yn ogystal â chanlyniadau organig annisgwyl. Trwy broses ddylunio byddwch yn dewis yr elfennau sydd fwyaf dymunol i chi, cyn llifio/torri, ffeilio a ffurfio i greu eich darn gwisgadwy.

Bydd Karen yn dod â detholiad o eitemau/gweadau i'w rholio, fodd bynnag mae croeso i chi ddod â'ch eitemau eich hun os dymunwch. Os ydych chi'n bwriadu dod â'ch eitemau eich hun, ystyriwch mai defnydd sengl yw'r rhan fwyaf o bethau gan y byddant yn cael eu gwasgu yn y broses, ac mai dim ond planhigion neu ddail sych y gellir eu defnyddio. Gallech hefyd ddod â gwrthrychau fel ffabrig, les, papur lapio cacennau bach neu bapur neu gerdyn wedi'i dorri â laser/wedi'i dorri'n marw.

Mae Karen Williams yn artist gemwaith wedi'i lleoli ym Methesda, Gogledd Cymru. Dylanwadir ar ei gwaith gan y gweadau a'r ffurfiau a geir ym myd natur yn enwedig o amgylch arfordir Ynys Môn.

Sylwch: Byddwch yn gweithio gyda chopr, fodd bynnag bydd llen arian ar gael i'w brynu gan yr artist am gost ychwanegol os bydd angen.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ruthin Craft Centre, Lon Parcwr, Ruthin, United Kingdom