Mokume Gane
In this workshop you will get an introduction to Mokume Gane, which litteraly translates as "wood-grain metal". You will learn how to make metal sheets with intruiging patterns that you can use in your own jewelry designs.
Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese metalworking technique developed in the 17th century by master swordsmiths. In Mokume Gane, several layers of contrasting colored metals are fusion welded together under very high pressure into one solid block of metal. The unique patterns are achieved by further forging or engraving this block untill you have a beautiful metal sheet at the end.
In this course you will be working with layered silver and copper to make a Mokume Gane sheet, that you can use as part of your own jewelry design.
This workshop will be thaught in English and there is place available for 5 students.
Included:
- a block of Mokume Gane (value: 50 €, depending on possible price fluctuations of precious metals)
- use of the bigger studio equipment
- instruction leaflet
- drink and biscuit
To bring yourself:
- pencil
- paper
- an apron if you wish
- silver plate, thickness 1 mm
- basic jewelry materials: round plier, half round plier, flat plier, shear, saw frame and sawblades, drills (0.7, 0.8, 1 mm),needle files, big files, sanding paper, silver solder (hard, medium, soft), soldering flux and dish, tweezer, centre punch, charcoal block for soldering, compass, measering rule, third hand with tweezer, binding wire, steel scriber
- a metal hammer and a rubber mallet
- a set of burrs (not pointy)
Teacher: Sabine Amtsberg
Sabine Amtsberg is a German jewerly artists who runs her own studio. She gratuated in metal design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim. In her work, a special focus lies on Mokume Gane, an ancient Japanese metalworking technique.
Sabine's jewelry has been exhibited in galleries in Germany and the USA. She has been featured in several international publications.
- Level 2
- Duration: 12 hours (2 sessions of 6 hours)
- Teacher: Sabine Amtsberg
Photo's Sabine Amtsberg