WORKSHOPS
Sandra Noble Goss

IDYLLWILD ARTS METALS WEEK
I will be part of this exciting week June 26 to June 30, 2011, in Idyllwild, California, along with five other jewellery artists.

"Metals Week 2010 is designed to be a week of creative and social renewal where you can relearn how to be open to learning and seeing from a creative perspective. You will be working with master instructors in an environment that encourages opportunities to test ideas, try new techniques and create work as well as network and exchange ideas with others jewelers and metalsmiths. Whether you come to learn new skills or enhance the skills and techniques you already know, you will have the opportunity to grow as an artist in metal."

Sandra Noble Goss . Married Metal & Non-Acid Etching
Pauline Warg . The Art of Setting Small Gems
Joanna Gollberg . The Rings Class
Charity Hall . Drawing & Painting in Enamel
Harold O'Connor . Surface Embellishments
Fred Zweig . Hinges & Articulations

www.idyllwildarts.org . summer@idyllwildarts.org . 951-659-2171, ext.2365
PO Box 38, 52500 Temecula Drive, Idyllwild, CA 92549
Located in the beautiful mountains of Southern California

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For over 25 years I have taught jewellery making to adults and children. My teaching experience includes summer programs at Haliburton School of the Arts, a yearly elective program for third year jewellery students at Georgian College, Barrie, and body decoration and introductory jewellery to children and teenagers in public and high schools through the Ontario Arts Council "Arts in Education" program. My workshops can run from one evening to a week or two. Several are appropriate as weekend workshops.

ADULTS & JEWELLERY STUDENTS:

• Married Metal Techniques: I teach students to create designs and patterns in metal using different coloured metals (such as copper, brass, bronze and sterling silver). The techniques taught include married metal, multi-metal lamination, twisted wire lamination and mokume gane.
  
  
• Patina:
  I use cupric nitrate to patinate copper, brass and bronze. Students learn how to create a range of coloured finishes from bright turquoise (verdigris) to green, brown and black on these metals.
  
  
• Non-Acid Etching of Copper, Brass and Bronze:
  Ferric Chloride will safely etch copper, brass and bronze. In an etching course I instruct students in various methods of applying resist, using photocopied images, the etching process, patination finishes and cleaning and polishing. This technique is useful for not only jewellers but also for printmakers, metalsmiths, and bookbinders.
  
  
• Gold Leaf:
  High karat gold leaf can be easily applied to patinated metals, textured metals, wood, ceramic, plaster and plastic to produce a lush and rich finish. This course would cover the use of various sizes, methods of application and protective coatings.
  

National Ballet School workshop

Sandra Noble Goss
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781 Second Avenue West, Owen Sound, Ont., N4K 4M2 Canada
Tel: (519)371-1857