Ever wondered what to do with all those bits and bobs and found objects that you have been collecting over the years, well, here’s your answer!

Aim: You will learn the skills needed to complete a piece of jewellery, either a brooch or pendant, within a day, using a variety of found objects. Basic skills involved will be saw piercing and riveting. You will explore the fundamentals of colour, composition and layering techniques within a jewellery framework.

Requirements: A basic understanding of jewellery making, (saw piercing, riveting) a preference, but not essential.

Course Outline: In the morning, we will complete a set exercise: make a key ring or pendant using letters (monogram)

We will experiment with coloured Perspex, an exercise in colour contrast and composition. In the afternoon you will be able to complete a small brooch of your own design, using a bottle top as a base.

What to bring: 

• Bring as many found objects as possible, bring more than you think is necessary as five of the objects will be donated to the class for everyone to use.

• Mask

• Apron

What we supply: All equipment and tools needed to complete the jewellery will be supplied. If you have any of these items, please feel free to bring as well:

• Thin wood

• Coloured Perspex

• Illustrated biscuit tins

• Plastics of all sorts

• Metal bottle top of a champagne cork

• Old jewellery

 

About Pierre Cavalan: Pierre is a world-renowned jewellery artist and educator with many years of experience. He has work held in many significant national and international collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the Museum of Arts and Design New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas and the Imperial War Museum London, UK.