Thursday, May 18 & Friday, March 19  /  10:00am – 4:00pm

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Course Description:
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.

Price: Member $255 / Non-member $310    Limit: 10
Materials Fee: TBD

 

 

head shot SharonSharon Massey is an Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metals at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). In 2016 she was the only American chosen to exhibit in the 25th Legnica International Jewelry Competition in Legnica, Poland. Her jewelry was selected for both Schmuck 2014 and Schmuck 2015 in Munich, Germany. From 2012 to 2015 Sharon served on the board of directors of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). In 2009 she received the Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) Emerging Artist Award and was included in Lucca Preziosa Young. Images of her jewelry have been published in eight books, including The Art of Enameling and Art Jewelry Today 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Editions. Sharon’s work is included in the collection of the Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. She received her BFA from Winthrop University in 1999 and her MFA from East Carolina University in 2006. After living in Pittsburgh for 5 years, she now lives in a renovated commercial structure in Homer City, PA with her husband and their dogs.

 

 

Location:
Westchester Center for the Arts
Westchester Community College
196 Central Avenue,
White Plains, NY  10606

Entrance is on the street level — on the right side facing the Bronx River Parkway.

Refunds and Cancellations

Conference and workshop fees are refundable up to April 18, 2017 (less a 10% administrative fee); after April 18, 2017 the administrative fee increases to 25%. Workshop cancellation notification must be made in writing (email is preferable). Workshop fees will not be refunded after April 18, 2017 if the resulting vacancy cannot be filled.

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