Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

Book onlineand receive a5% discounton coursesFirst timebookers receive10% discountwhen bookingby phoneJapanese WeekOctober 20–25For more information please see page 32TutorsJEWELLERY AND ENAMELLINGMake hair and bridal accessoriesOctober 4–6WE4117 | £222 | NEW |Learn how to make original headdresses,tiaras and combs for your hair using vintageand recycled materials – antique brooches, silkflowers, vintage lace, old bead and chains. Arange of techniques to create individual piecesare demonstrated giving you the skillsto continue making work at home.SARAH DREWRing-linking with stones and beadsfor jewelleryOctober 10–13LW4130 | £302 |Create an individual piece of jewellery as youmaster the techniques of chain mail or ringlinking,using semi-precious stones or beads inyour design to add colour, pattern and detail.ALISON EVANSJewellery – create rhythm andmovement with simple elementsOctober 20–244D4162 | £390 | NEW | /Learn how to transform shapes and forms intoa jewellery design using repeated components.The focus is on composition, rhythm andmovement in design as you explore ideasthrough experimentation. Be inspired by WestDean Gardens – full of interesting seeds andpods at this time of year.KAYO SAITOA large selection of glass bead making and fusedglass jewellery courses can be found in theGlass section on page 30.CAROL BLACKBURN is a designer who workswith polymer clay, beads and tassels. She is an activemember of the British and American Polymer ClayGuilds and studied textiles at Manchester and theRoyal College of Art.TIM CARSON trained at the University for theCreative Arts and has taught jewellery at LondonMetropolitan University until recently. His humorous,kinetic jewellery is exhibited in Europe and the USA.PENNY DAVIS trained at Sheffield HallamUniversity and works for the trade as well asproducing her own work. She is an experiencedmaker who constructs, enamels and threads beads.SARAH DREW runs a business in Cornwall makingjewellery and fashion accessories from recycledantique brooches and beads and reclaimed flotsamand jetsam from the beach. She has had twobooks published recently – Wild Jewellery and HairAccessories.ROBERT EBENDORF is known internationallyfor his use of unusual materials and his willingnessto share his techniques and ideas with students.His work is widely held in museum and gallerycollections.ALISON EVANS is well known for her exquisitejewellery based around the techniques of chain mail.She trained at Portsmouth and exhibits her work inLondon and internationally.NORA FOK studied at Brighton Universityspecialising in plastics. She is known internationallyfor her innovative sculptural jewellery made formnylon mono-filament with work in many nationalcollections.HELYNE JENNINGS studied art at Loughboroughand the Royal College of Art. She works with paperand other materials, layering and painting to producejewellery and art which is exhibited widely.PAT JOHNSON is an artist-enameller and a writeron enamelling. She undertakes large-scale work,bowls and pictures. Commissions include murals forthe Peabody Trust.DAPHNE KRINOS trained at Middlesex in theeighties, since then she has been designing andmaking her distinctive jewellery featured in manypublications and exhibitions in the UK and abroad.Her work is in several public collections.JOAN MACKARELL is an enameller and maker ofsmallwork and jewellery. Until recently she taughtat London Metropolitan University and is a foundermember of the British Society of Enamellers.SARAH MACRAE, a studio jeweller and teacher,trained at the University of Brighton. She is theauthor of Designing and Making Jewellery and exhibitsregularly with the Designer Jewellers Group.SHEILA R MCDONALD is a graduate of GlasgowSchool of Art and the Royal College of Art. Sheworks as a freelance jeweller and enameller,undertakes commissions and exhibits widely.KAYO SAITO trained in Japan and at the RoyalCollege of Art and has won several jewellery prizes.Her work is shown in mayor European galleries andis in the Goldsmiths Company collection.JANE SHORT trained at Central and the RoyalCollege of Art and specialises in individual piecesthat combine engraving with enamel. She worksto commission and has work in many collections,including The Goldsmiths’ Company, the CraftsCouncil and the V&A Museum.MARY ANN SIMMONS was made a Freeman ofthe Goldsmiths Company in 2008 and has workin the British Museum and Goldsmiths’ Companycollections. She is a leading expert on photo-etchingin this country.CLARA VICHI makes jewellery in mixed metalsusing calligraphy and typography as her inspiration,and etching as a process. She trained at the RoyalCollege of Art.KEYSuitable for AllIntermediateBeginnersAdvancedMAKE YOUR OWN WEDDING RINGSWith this ring, I thee wed… what could bemore romantic than giving and receiving a ringthat you have made for each other. The goldrings that you’ll make on this one day course willremain with you as a symbol of your love andcommitment to one another. You can eitherre-use jewellery or metal that you may alreadyhave from a sentimental and meaningful sourceor use metal you have purchased. You are guidedby the tutor step-by-step in the processes ofcasting, wire drawing, forming, soldering, filing,finishing and polishing to produce wedding ringsthat are individual and eternally yours. Pleaseemail bookingsoffice@westdean.org.ukHallmarking and engraving on request.Kayo Saito0844 4994408 | bookingsoffice@westdean.org.uk | on-line booking at www.westdean.org.uk 35