Metalsmith Essentials: Get the Most Out of Your Rolling Mill Online Workshop with Richard Sweetman

Description

Have you ever wanted to know how to use a rolling mill to create beautiful jewelry designs? Look no further than this online workshop with Richard Sweetman! In his online workshop, Metalsmith Essentials: Get the Most Out of Your Rolling Mill, you’ll learn a variety of metalsmithing techniques such as how to roller print designs, roll delicate sheets of gold for use in keum boo, how to do basic fold forming, and more.You’ll learn how to pour your own ingots from scrap metal and learn the basics of annealing and rolling sheet metal. Advance your metalsmithing skills today!

Lesson Breakdown:

Introduction:

• Rolling Mill Overview
• Meet Richard Sweetman
• Richard’s Top 5 Tips
• Tools & Materials

Rolling Mill Techniques:

• Rolling Sheet Metal
• Roller Printing
• Rolling Wire
• Rolling Gold
• Fold Forming
• Care and Repair

Techniques Covered:

• Rolling Mill
• Rolling Sheet metal and Wire
• Roller Printing
• Fold Forming
• Pouring Ingots

Workshop Includes:

Discussion board & Gallery: The discussion board is a great way to interact with other users in the course. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, express your inspirations, and share images of your work.

Optional Quizzes: Short optional quizzes to test your knowledge as you progress through the lessons.

Run time: ~ 75 minutes

About the Instructor:

An artist and teacher for more than 30 years, Richard Sweetman received his BFA from Colorado State University and his MFA from the University of Oregon. He worked as a goldsmith in San Francisco before accepting a teaching position at Arapahoe Community College in Denver, where he built a very successful metals program. He currently runs a co-op metalsmithing studio in Denver. Visit zephyr-street-studio.com for more information.