Granulation Basics, a modern approach. A Workshop by David Loepp

While the technique of granulation requires long-term repetition to develop proficiency and mastery, the basic skills and insights gathered during the course will prepare you to continue in autonomy. Silver alloys will be used during the course, unless you wish to use gold at your own expense.

Important Information:
Duration: 24 hours in 3 days.
Cost: 1200 €.
Teaching language: English/Italian.
Materials: The school provides, included in the participation fee, the pure and alloyed silver needed for the exercises. The objects made by participants remain their property.
Skills: Intermediate level of proficiency and basic knowledge of metallurgy, particularly the properties of metals and the preparation of alloys.
 
The workshop will be activated with a minimum of 5 participants.
Participants may request the list of tools from the school office to purchase their own, or they can rent a complete kit provided by the school.

15% discount on total tuition for enrolment and payment by December 31, 2025.

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David Loepp was born in 1951 and grew up in Wyoming. In 1969, he moved to Paris. Three years later, he moved to Sicil,y where he apprenticed as a goldsmith and sculptor. Fascinated by ancient jewellery, he worked primarily with the exponents of “archeogioielleria” in Messina and Rome where he opened a workshop in 1996. He has worked in experimental archaeology for the past two decades in collaboration with the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy’s National Research Council and the Antiquitates Center for Experimental Archaeology in Civitella Cesa.
Long-term projects in experimental archaeology include:

• The refining of gold and thermodynamic characterization of the process based on evidence from Sardis and the interpretation of textual sources.
• Characterization of the color phenomena of shakudo.
• Ancient strategies for the reduction of chalcopyrite ores and the winning of copper.
• Joining methods in antiquity

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