Set It and Forget It! Electric Kiln Mokume Gane
Explore a Western-inspired method of creating mokume-gane using a digitally controlled electric kiln to fuse copper and sterling silver. Mokume-gane, or "wood grain metal," is a traditional Japanese metalworking technique in which multiple layers of different metals are carefully cleaned, stacked in alternating layers, compressed, and heated to fuse into a solid block, or billet. By carving through the layers and thinning the billet, a variety of intricate wood-grain patterns emerge in the sheet metal. Starting with the creation of their own billet, participants will forge and pattern it into sheet metal, ultimately fabricating a mokume-gane ring.
- Registration will close one month prior to the start of class.
- A material fee/deposit of $170 will be added at check out.
- Enrollment is open to participants aged 18 +