E-Etching and Champleve | Melis Agabigum and Joshua Kosker | Tue-Fri, July 9-12 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Adult | Metal | Levels 2-4
Members: $620 | Non-Members: $660
Course ID: 3D2406
*This workshop must meet a minimum number of students by June 4, 2024.
Concept
Etching at home might seem daunting, but will be a breeze after this workshop. Learn how to safely set up an at-home electronic etching station, explore various etching methodologies, and practice enameling with champlevé designs.
Experience
Demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on work address the differences between electronic and chemical etching, techniques for creating designs to be etched on metal, including PNP or magazine transfer, nail polish resist, and paint Sharpie resist, and the process of enameling the recessed areas created through etching. Leave this workshop with a pile of samples and a working list to create an etching station at home.
Skill Level
Previous metalsmithing experience is preferred.
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INSTRUCTOR
Melis Agabigum and Joshua Kosker are drawn to the melding of jewelry and metalsmithing traditions with non-traditional materials and interdisciplinary techniques. Through experimentation and risk taking, they challenge their students to foster a critical dialogue that examines emerging trends in the contemporary art jewelry field. Melis earned her MFA from UW-Milwaukee and is an Assistant Professor and the Area Coordinator of Metals/Jewelry in the Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University. Joshua earned his MFA from Bowling Green State University and is the Art Shop Supervisor and Area Coordinator of Foundation Art in the Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University, as well as a Lecturer in Digital Fabrication & Design at UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts.
