Silversmithing – make a silver pickle fork with Abigail Brown

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About this course

Experience hand forging sterling silver using hammers. One piece of metal is transformed from a rectangle sheet into a fork, with a handle that is long and thin or short and fat. Take control of the metal and produce a silver fork, a unique special gift, a family heirloom.

Timetable

Student registration: 9am
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Lunch is included

General Information

Tutors

Abigail Brown, Tutor at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation

Abigail Brown

Abigail Brown has been producing contemporary designs in silverware since graduating from Loughborough University School of Art & Design in 2001. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is widely collected.

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