WELCOME TO OUR COURSES
Please scroll down for dates and details of our upcoming courses and workshops. Some are offered for beginners, those with some experience and professional hand engravers. To date, all our courses have been in London but we are delighted to have two courses in Manchester this year. Some courses are members only and all fee paying courses offer discounts to members. It really is worth taking a few minutes to join at www.membermojo.co.uk/handengravers. Membership starts from as little as £30.
Hand Engraving: Basic Principles courses
Whether you are a complete beginner or a professional jeweller or silversmith looking to diversify your skills, the ‘Hand Engraving: Basic Principles’ courses are an in-depth introduction to the techniques and tools of hand engraving on metal. Taught by professional engraver Wayne Parrott and engraver and silversmith Angus McFadyen, the class size is kept to just eight students and run as a weekend course. Generous discounts are available to members. It’s quick and easy to join, with memberships starting from £30 per year. If you are interested please book early, as places are limited and usually sell out. Booking Form Hand Engraving Courses 2019
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AIMS OF THE COURSES
For beginners:
The aims will be to develop a sound basic understanding of the tools, techniques and materials used in hand engraving, on which to progressively build skills and knowledge.
For improvers and professionals:
Basic techniques covered
- The setting up, sharpening and polishing of appropriate tools.
- Holding devices and methods.
- Marking out and transferring techniques.
- The cutting of metal, with exploration of combined techniques.
- Production of samples from a supplied master.
- Methods of erasure.
- Finishing techniques.
- Health & safety issues.
Engraving aspects
- Lettering.
- Pictorial engraving.
- Applications of engraving as a decorative element in jewellery making.
- Heraldic work.
ABOUT THE TUTORS
Wayne Parrott
Wayne is a highly respected and experienced engraver and teacher. He also runs his own workshop covering a wide range of skills within the subject, including calligraphy, heraldry and his specialist interest: hand cut seals. Wayne is one of just three engravers to have won the prestigious Hand Engravers Association Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to engraving and passing on skills.
Angus McFadyen
Angus is a professional silversmith and engraver with over 25 years of experience producing tableware and working to commission. The majority of Angus’ work is surface decorated with low relief pictorial engraving, often with gold or silver inlays. In recent years Angus has specialised in clock and watch engraving. Angus is an experienced workshop leader, having taught at the Goldsmiths’ Centre and for the Creative Dimension Trust.
Book now – request a booking form from info@handengravers.org.uk
Current course dates and prices
Courses are usually in London or Manchester. The courses are aimed at all skill levels, from complete beginners, to improvers, to experienced jewellers and silversmiths.
COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING WORKSHOP
21st-22nd September 2019, 10.30am-5.00pm (two day weekend workshop)
NEW FOR 2019!
Using the print workshop at the Hot Bed Press, the weekend workshop will introduce experienced hand engravers to the skill of copperplate engraving. Overseen by Angus McFadyen, technicians from the Hot Bed Press will teach engravers how to use the printing presses. This workshop will not teach students how to engrave but it gives engravers a unique opportunity to experiment with copperplate engraving and test print as they go along, learning from the technicians and fellow engraving students. Aimed at professional and experienced hand engravers, this workshop is not suitable for beginners.
The course is co-ordinated by Angus McFadyen; a professional silversmith and engraver with over 25 years of experience producing tableware and working to commission. The majority of Angus’s work is surface decorated with low relief pictorial engraving, often with gold or silver inlays. In recent years Angus has specialised in clock and watch engraving. Angus is an experienced workshop leader, having taught at the Goldsmiths’ Centre and for the Creative Dimension Trust.
The workshop aims to preserve and promote the ancient skill of copperplate engraving in the UK. All workshop participants will be given a postcard sized piece of copper to take away from the workshop and engrave in their own time with a design of their own choice. The completed plates must be returned to the Hand Engravers Association by 31 March 2020 and will form part of a new handling collection, displayed at exhibitions and demonstrations.
With thanks to the generous support of our partner, the Goldsmiths’ Centre, the course is offered FOR FREE. To be eligible to apply for a place you must return a completed application form, be UK resident and a member of the Hand Engravers Association. (Join at www.membermojo.co.uk/handengravers). There is no age limit.
Download the APPLICATION FORM Copperplate Workshop 21-22 September 2019
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28 AUGUST 2019, midday
HAND ENGRAVING: BASIC PRINCIPLES – SOLD OUT
4th – 6th October 2019, 10am-5.30pm (three day intensive course, Friday – Sunday)
£370 (non members) or £335 (members) Tutor: Angus McFadyen, Venue: The Forge at Craft Central, London E14 3AE . Please email info@handengravers.org.uk for more information and a booking form.
We now have a waiting list for this event. Please email info@handengravers.org.uk to be added to this. We will be running further courses later in the year.
HAND ENGRAVING: BASIC PRINCIPLES – SOLD OUT
31 May – 2 June 2019, 10am-6pm (three day intensive course, Friday – Sunday)
£370 (non members) or £335 (members) Tutor: Angus McFadyen, Venue: The Forge at Craft Central, London E14 3AE
This course is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the reserve list please email info@handengravers.org.uk.
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