Etching Bimetal
Instructor: April Bower
2 - day online class
Saturdays, April 12 and 19
2pm - 4pm EST
CLASS FEE: $198
Class Description
This online workshop is designed for both budding and seasoned artists who wish to explore unique possibilities with fusing your own copper/silver bi metal billets and creating patterns with the contrasting colors of metals. Using recorded lessons you can refer to over and over you can:
1. Get comfortable with torch fusing & rolling the silver/copper bi metal billets.
2. Learn several different applications of resists from hand drawn to photo transfer resist.
3. Become confident with the chemical etching process and low tech set ups for home studios
4. Roll the etched layers into usable sheets
5. Explore methods & tricks for setting and fabricating finished pieces with your bimetal.
6. Practice the patination process that brings out the true beauty and contrast of this bi metal.
The Zoom meet ups with week work time between, will give you the opportunity to ask questions, solve issues you may encounter, & share with others your progress with this unique process.
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About April
April Bower has always been fascinated by all the varied processes involved in metalworking. “Metal is an extremely versatile medium, that can be cast, stretched, compressed, pounded, welded, textured and colored or melted down to start all over again. From steel to copper to gold and silver, from ancient forging techniques to modern electroforming, the possibilities are endless.”
After receiving a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, she spent 18+ years doing bench work in fine jewelry stores in Arizona.
Over the years her focus has spanned from fine jewelry to copper fountain sculptures. Primarily a Goldsmith, Bower teaches metalsmithing online and in live workshops at Art Retreats and studios throughout the US. She specializes in Argentium silver, bimetals & reticulation with texture & contrast being the driving elements.
