The Brooch: Front to Back a workshop with Kim Buck

Even though contemporary jewelry is a 3 dimensional media, the main source of communicating contemporary jewelry is through digital channels - internet, social media etc. All of these picturing the jewelry 2 dimensionally.  As makers we need to focus on the whole jewelry piece, not only what the viewer sees but also on what the owner and wearer sees, feels and relates to. This relationship between object and wearer is what makes jewelry unique compared to other form of artistic expressions.
 
The workshop will start with a short lecture about the work of Kim Buck focusing on the physical mechanisms of wearing jewelry on the body. Secondly a short lecture about the history of the western brooch.
 
Main part of the workshop will be small themes focusing on the way the brooch is fastened to the body. Each student will make several brooches during the workshop with different approaches to fastening the brooch focusing on personal expression and methods.


Workshop fees: RMB 5200 yuan (Approx 652 €)
Participants: Maximum 15 people
Course language: English and Chinese
Dates and hours:
Thu 01.11.2018, 10:30 – 17:30 h.
Fri 02.11.2018, 10:30 – 17:30 h.
Sat 03.11.2018, 10:30 – 17:30 h.
Sun 04.11.2018, 10:30 – 17:30h

Participants should have related metalsmithing skills.
Participants will receive detailed information before the workshop begins.
Modifications reserved.