Teacher: Elisa Deval
Dates: June 21st 2019 to June 23rd 2019
Price and schedule:
€400 + 22% VAT
Friday from 5pm to 8 pm
Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm
Info at: info@alchimia.it
Objectives
This workshop will cover the basics of Nunome-Zogan or waive-inlay in English.
The technique allows the inlay of silver and gold patterns onto iron and copper-based alloys such as Shakudo and Shibuichi. During the darkening process the colour of the base metals will turn into different shades of black, grey and blue black. This effect emphasizes the silver and gold inlays. It’s possible to create anything from subtle glittering gold traces to big and intricate motifs on top of the dark metal background.
Program
Creation of the base texture on different types of metal using a particular chisel.
Execution of the silver (or gold) inlay based on one’s individual design.
Polishing of the samples.
Darkening of the samples with the Rokusho coloring technique.
Besides samples it’s possible to create some simple pieces of jewelry.
Tools and non-precious materials as well as handouts on the course are supplied by the school
Author’s Biography
Elisa Deval graduated at the Alchimia contemporary jewelry school in Florence. Her teachers were artists Manfred Bischoff and Manuel Vilhena. Her jewelry has been shown in international galleries, currently her work is represented by Galerie Noël Guyomarc’h in Montreal, Canada and by Gallery Eleni Marneri in Athens, Greece. In 2009 she developed an interest in Japanese metal techniques, she studied in Japan and attended workshops in Italy with Japanese teachers.
Since 2012 she has been teaching week-end workshops on Nunome Zogan technique.
