Jewellery from Found Objects

Description

Join us at Dunblane’s EcoFest 2025 for an exciting up-cycling workshop, learning how to transform small objects and salvaged materials into non-precious contemporary jewellery. Bring along your own found objects and you can discuss with the tutor if they have the potential to be up-cycled into something wearable! We’ll explore a variety of cold connection methods such as jump rings, wire rivets, tube rivets and tab settings, and explore not just their functional possibilities, but also their potential to enhance the design of your jewellery. With a bit of careful consideration, a well-placed rivet or tab can become an integral part of your jewellery design. You can use cold connections to join almost any non-precious materials that reflect your own influences and style. You could assemble anything from kitch plastic nick-nacks to tasteful foraged wood. Explore the possibilities of combining colourful plastics with muted beach finds, shiny new objects with weathered old ones, pristine edged lego bricks with rusted metal…the possibilities are endless! We’ll begin the day with an overview of all the different techniques we’ll cover, and the different ways they might feature in your finished jewellery pieces. After some short demonstrations, you’ll have the opportunity to try the techniques yourself and practice under the supervision of your expert tutor.

What's included in the price?

CSSJ provide you with a variety of materials, in addition to your own, that you can join together using your new skills.

Cancellation policy

Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts

Maker

Central Scotland School of Jewellery

with Craft Courses since 2019

Message the tutor

CSSJ is more than just a school; it is a community for creative learning in the historic city of Dunblane. We offer a wide range of classes for adults of all ability levels, from those who are looking to take up a new hobby, to those looking to expand on their existing repertoire of jewellery skills. Choose from regular weekday classes, weekend workshops or summer schools; our flexible programme of events has something that will fit in with your life.