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**Canceled due to Covid-19 closure of BARN. Registrants have been notified. 5/13/20 SK

This 1 day workshop teaches how to easily hot burnish 24K gold foil onto silver objects. This incredibly simple designing technique was re-introduced to the West from Korea in the last twenty years. It lets you apply 24k yellow gold shapes onto silver sheet to be used for later construction, onto finished silver objects, on any gold alloy, platinum and palladium.

Please bring silver sheet or finished silver jewelry, which you would like to use in practicing the Keum-boo technique.

The white silver/gold alloy Electrum can be used the same way and with liver of sulfur provides options for yellow, white and black on the same silver object. This is a really rapid, easy method of adding the richness of 24k gold to silver and gold objects.

Check out another workshop with Charles Lewton-Brain:

A Jeweler's Bench Tricks and Tool Hacks
2 sessions, Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Details:

• This is an intermediate level class. You need to be able to solder independently and other basic jewelry skills. If you have questions about prerequisites, please call Nanz Aalund at 206-842-4475 x223 or email her at Nanza@bainbridgebarn.org.
• Please bring silver sheet or finished silver jewelry, which you would like to use in practicing the Keum-boo technique.
  
• Prerequisites: Basic jewelry making with Sterling or Argentium silver.
• $40 materials fee is included in the class fee when you register. 

Instructor: Charles Lewton-Brain has studied and worked as a goldsmith and artist in Europe and North America for over 40 years. He has lectured and published internationally on his research into manipulating metal and art of jewelry. He has been honored with Canada’s highest award in Craft and retired as Prof. Emeritus from the Alberta College of Art, in Calgary. 

These workshops are the result of his lifelong research into technical and compositional systems in metals, as well as his art practice, conceptual research, and design skills. “My workshops are about thinking, using metalworking as compositional systems and providing deeper insights to students and professionals.” -CLB

Contact: Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org