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Raised and Altered Vessel Forms
Ready to make some magic with the wave of a hammer?! In this workshop led by metalsmith extraordinaire Tim Lazure, students will start off with a flat disc of metal and using varying hammers and steel stakes will explore how "fluid" metal can be. Like clay, metal is malleable and can be pushed and pulled into countless shapes and forms – just not quite as fast as clay! This intensive 5-day class will begin with a crash course in raising (forming flat sheet into a 3D shape) and planishing (smoothing the forms surface with hammers) metal into a refined volumous vessel. Students will then be shown different chasing and repoussé techniques using pitch, unique hammers, and chasing tools to alter their form and embellish its surface with patterns and textures.
Meet the instructor
Timothy Lazure is a Professor in the Metals Design program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He received his BFA at Rochester Institute of Technology and his MFA at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. His body of work is diverse in scope - including jewelry, flatware and hollowware, furniture, and sculptural pieces.
Tim exhibits his jewelry, silversmithing and furniture in national and international exhibitions. Throughout the years, Tim has taught workshops across the country from Florida to Alaska. He has pieces in the permanent collections of the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, NC, the Gallery of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC, the Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles, CA, and the Racine Art Museum in Racine, WI.
View Tim's work at www.timlazure.com.
Materials & Tools
There is a $15 materials fee for this workshop that is payable upon registration. The materials kit fee covers two pieces of 18g copper sheet metal and use of studio consumables. Metalwerx will have raising hammers, chasing hammers, chasing tools, sandbags, and all basic metalsmithing tools available for class use. The instructor will also have pitch available for communal use for the duration of the class.
While all tools and supplies needed for workshop objectives will be available during the class, you are invited to bring any of your own/favorite:
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raising hammers
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chasing tools
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container for melting your own pitch into (if bringing your own)
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any of your own basic metalsmithing tools - saw, compass, etc.
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sandbag - for chasing on
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sharpie
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pencil and notebook - for notes
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ear protection - either ear plugs or mufflers
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utility gloves - HIGHLY recommended to dampen vibrations