and the
AURORA SILVER SMITH
~ Present ~
Roycroft Metalsmithing in the Jennings Style
Dates and locations to be announced.
Friday-Sunday, ; Friday 7: 00 - 9:00 pm ~ Reception, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm class workshops
Roycroft Master Artisan, Alburn Sleeper, offers a two-day hands-on workshop in metalsmithing. Each participant will complete 2 projects; one in copper and one in silver. The copper piece will be a household item which allows for some learning and experimentation prior to working on the silver item which will be a wearable piece of art. Artist will select and design items to be made.
Some of the following skills will be taught
and used while others may only be demonstrated: making a chasing tool, Roycroft chasing techniques, Roycroft design, hammering techniques and styles, soldering, filing,
repousse, hand-finishing, surface texturing and
patination.
Materials fee covers metal for projects and consumables
(sandpaper, gas, patina solution, saw blades, associated machinery and tools etc.)
Tools will be provided by and remain the property of the instructor.
lburn Sleeper, is an Master Roycroft Artisan in metal. He has been working in the
arts and crafts metal and jewelry area for over 50 years.
He is a former student
of Walter U. Jennings who taught him to make the traditional Roycroft square rose, a floral motif referred to by Mr. Jennings as the “tudor rose”. Mr. Sleeper designs and creates Roycroft style jewelry and metal ware and has many pieces in national as well as international collections.
31 South Grove Street
East Aurora New York 14052
Fax: 716.655.8498
info@roycroftcampuscorp.com
www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com
Sunday-Saturday
10am to 5pm.