Learn the processes of chasing, repousse, and annealing metal. Chasing involves chiseling the design onto the front of the metal using chasing tools. Repousse means to push from the back with a hammer and hardwood blocks or dowels, giving the metal a raised dimension. Annealing involves heating the metal to a cherry red, cooling it and then quenching in cold water.
Materials: approx. $40 materials fee paid to instructor on 1st day
Instructor Griffe Griffiths is a Master Metalworker of the Baulines Craft Guild who has been exploring the many facets of metalwork for over 40 years. He was educated in England, where he attended schools that emphasized the arts – literature, theology, poetry, theatre, music, gardening, and fine craft. He studied how nature and religion influence the arts and the myths and symbols that influence mankind.