Add the beauty of gold to your silver jewelry pieces with minimal expense! Keum-boo is an ancient technique of bonding 24kt gold to fine silver without the addition of solder or flux. It adds beautiful contrast and increases the aesthetic of your work. A process called 'depletion gilding' will also allow students to use the keum-boo technique on sterling silver pieces. See what a difference a little gold can make.
About the Instructor
Michele Throne makes her living as a full-time metalsmith and jeweler. She has a BFA from Florida State University and in a previous life, was a Montessori art specialist and teacher. Michele lives in the mountains and her work is inspired by nature and the human experience. To see Michele's work, visit her website, Sidhe Designs.
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable using a torch and be proficient at soldering and sawing.
Materials Kit* $65 payable to instructor
Includes
Allcraft KB24 24kt gold foil
20 gauge sterling sheet & fine silver
*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
What you’ll want to bring:
leather work gloves
small fine scissors
additional 20g sheet silver (optional)
Finished fine silver or sterling jewelry pieces that may work for adding Keum-Boo (optional)
Optivisor or magnifiers (optional)
Maximum 8 students. All participants will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the title “Please Add Me to the Waitlist” with the name of the class and your name.
About the Instructor
Michele Throne makes her living as a full-time metalsmith and jeweler. She has a BFA from Florida State University and in a previous life, was a Montessori art specialist and teacher. Michele lives in the mountains and her work is inspired by nature and the human experience. To see Michele's work, visit her website, Sidhe Designs.
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable using a torch and be proficient at soldering and sawing.
Materials Kit* $65 payable to instructor
Includes
Allcraft KB24 24kt gold foil
20 gauge sterling sheet & fine silver
*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
What you’ll want to bring:
leather work gloves
small fine scissors
additional 20g sheet silver (optional)
Finished fine silver or sterling jewelry pieces that may work for adding Keum-Boo (optional)
Optivisor or magnifiers (optional)
Maximum 8 students. All participants will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
- You may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing. To cancel, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com.
- Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start date will not be refunded.
- In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
- Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.
- If a class has multiple sessions, and you miss one, there is no make up opportunity and the instructor will not catch you up at the next class session. You may not join the next scheduled class, as there’s a maximum number of students for every class and it’s not fair to the other students.
- If you are late to a class, the instructor will not catch you up. There’s a structured curriculum for every class and its not fair to other students to skip part of the curriculum to catch up a student who’s late.
- Snow. Colorado has frequent snowstorms in the winter and does a good job maintaining their roads in the snow. Snowy weather is a regular occurrence in our area and most people are accustomed to traveling under such conditions. Classes will be cancelled only in the case of inclement weather conditions that would make class attendance unsafe.
- By clicking on the “I’m going” button and by paying the registration fee, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.
- No Exceptions.
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the title “Please Add Me to the Waitlist” with the name of the class and your name.
