Bishopsland Educational Trust Summer School: Enamelling
4-6 August: a 3-day, intermediate-to-advanced course exploring a number of experimental enamelling techniques using powered and lump enamel.
- Booking essential
The techniques covered will include sieving enamel, grinding lump enamel, preparing enamel on 3D and 2D metal surfaces, cloisonné, basse-taille, working with fine gold and silver foil and other surface decoration techniques. If there is something you specifically wish to be covered, please do let us know and we will endeavour to include it.
In this enamelling masterclass you will be strongly encouraged to experiment and develop your skills through a sequence of experimental samples that reflect your personal aesthetic.
Our 3-day intermediate-to-advanced courses are primarily for the Bishopsland Fellows community and other more advanced makers. The course will feature both 1-to-1 and group tutoring, and attendees will be asked beforehand about specific areas or skills you’d like to focus on.
Your tutor for this course is Sheila McDonald. Sheila originally studied Textile Design at the Glasgow School of Art before being drawn towards silversmithing and completing a Masters in Jewellery Design at the Royal College of Art, London. After many years in Norfolk, Sheila has relocated to Scotland and her current workshop is in Beaverhall Studios, Edinburgh. She also teaches short courses at West Dean College, Chichester. Sheila is a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
The course takes place over three days, from 4-6 August. The course fee includes accommodation.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £650.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 07557 994732
- Suitability
This course is only suitable for those over the age of 18
- Meeting point
Hills Yard, Buscot, Faringdon SN7 8BY.
- What to bring and wear
Wear practical clothes and footwear (closed shoes, no open toes) and ensure arms/legs are covered. Long hair must be tied back. You will need to bring an apron.
- Accessibility
There is plenty of parking on site and accessible parking spaces are marked. There are some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the Estate. Seating is provided but the nature of the course may necessitate some standing. Please contact Bishopsland Educational Trust if you wish to have an informal chat about accessibility.
- Other
Sheila will provide you with all of the material such as copper, silver, enamels, foils and materials for test pieces and will charge you at cost, likely to be approximately £10 (excluding silver). Extra silver and foils will be available to purchase.
Upcoming events
Open Days
13 April, 11 May, 8 June, 13 July, 10 August, 12 October: visit our exhibition and take a look behind the scenes on one of our Coleshill Village Open Days.
Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
17 April to 11 October, 1pm and 2.30pm Thursdays and Saturdays: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.
Make a Set of Silver Stacker Rings in a Day with the Bishopsland Educational Trust
3 May: design and make your own set of silver stacking rings.
Oxfordshire Artweeks at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre
14-18 May, 11am-5pm: a range of craftspeople will be exhibiting traditional crafts with a modern twist.