Foldforming Jewelry and Metalsmithing Workshop
Join guest artist, Charles Lewton-Brain, to learn the technique of foldforming to incorporate into your jewelry-making & metalsmithing.
Fold Forming Workshop
Join Guest artist, Charles Lewton-Brain in this special 3 day workshop learning about the process of foldforming, a technique he pioneered. This workshop is an overview of the whole system. Foldforming is a new, rapid, easily learned way of shaping sheet metal with hand tools. It is a compositional system of metal forming that emphasizes forming using the metals characteristics. Rather than forcing form upon the material forms are derived from the natural plasticity, ductility and elasticity of the metal. An original invention, it is internationally recognized as a new approach to working metal. Developed steadily since 1980, many schools teach it and thousands of people use the methods. Shaping is extremely efficient and fast (many radical changes in cross section and surface can be made in 3-5 minutes). Tools are simple; fingers, hands, hammers, mallets, anvils and rolling mills. Complex high relief forms are produced from single sheets of metal often with a single annealing. These shapes resemble chased, constructed and soldered forms. The techniques work with all metals and are applicable for jewellery, holloware, sculpture, enamelling, anodizing etc.
Instructor - Charles Lewton - Brain
Date - August 18, 19 & 20, 10am - 4:30pm
Experience: All levels are welcome
Material kit of $85 - payable online or in-class
About Charles Lewton-Brain
Charles Lewton-Brain learned and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States. His work is concerned with nature and structure. His jewelry and research into compositional systems for metal working hasbeen published internationally. He invented and disseminated foldforming, a system of working sheet metal new to the field. Charlesreceived Canada’s highest honor for Craft, The Saidye Bronfman Governor Generals Award. He co-founded the Ganoksin.com Project with Dr. Hanuman Aspler in 1996, now the worlds largest educational website for jewelers. He has over 1000 pages of his writing there.
For additional information on studio access or private lessons:
Email info@thebenchri.com or call 401-484-8161
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Highlights
- 2 days 6 hours
- In person
- Free parking
- Doors at 9:50 AM
Refund Policy
Location
The Bench Jewelry Studio
560 Mineral Spring Ave
5-102 Pawtucket, RI 02860
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Agenda
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Day 1 - Introduction to foldforming
Introduction to foldforming, Heistad Cup, Line Folds, Simple, Centered, Extruded, Pinched, Reflected, Forged, Rueger, a glimpse of other categories. (maybe wire, planish scored and bent)
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Day 2
Remaining line folds. Rolled folds (Plunkett, Good, Pleats, Paper Die) and T-folds, Basic, Biased, Unannealed, Alternate, Forged diagonals, Wedge, Multiple Wedges, Basic Bowls, Chased, Table Insert, (maybe hydraulic press forming blocks and forming Die-if you have a press), Form and Shear.
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Day 3 -
Remaining T-folds: Boat, Pleated, Woven, Paper Models, Cross Folds, Others.