Resin crafting for beginners

Description

This class is ideal for those who have never worked with resin before. During the course, you will learn how to design, create and build in resin. During the making process we will cover: -Mould making -Mixing epoxy -Pouring epoxy -Mould release -Gluing up -Flattening/sanding -Polishing -Finishing -Adding jewellery fixings The course will be split into two sessions during the day. Session 1 (morning): Will focus on designing and creating amazing art in resin. During this session, you will create 3 different resin pieces. 1 in a mould, 1 with live wood edges and 1 in a light catcher shaped by you e.g. a heart, a star, or a dog paw with resin glass elements in it, so that it catches and shows off the sunlight. You will learn how to build moulds, mix, and pour resin and create unique art that can include wood, dried flowers, colours or objects. Session 2 (afternoon): This is all about how you take the dried resin, cut and sand it into shape, polish it and add the fixings to turn them into jewellery or ornaments. For this element, we will have resin blanks for you to choose from, so that you can learn how to cut, shape, polish and finish resin jewellery that you can take home at the end of the session. By the end of the day, you will have 1 or 2 pieces of jewellery or finished items to take home, and the 3 pours you did in session one. During the day you will also have the chance to learn how to use some of the following: - Power drills - Hand sanders - Jigsaw cutters - Speed sander - Band saws as well as all the hand tools required to work in resin. The course schedule and the topics to be addressed are merely illustrative and subject to modification depending on the participant's skill levels and the priority of subjects that participants wish to delve into on any given day.

What's included in the price?

What's included in the price? -All materials and tools are included in the course. -PPE gloves and eye protection, though we do recommend you wear old clothes or bring an apron just in case. -All courses are run indoors in the dry with heating. -There is also free tea and coffee on tap, throughout the day.

Cancellation policy

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

Maker

Black Paw upcycle project

with Craft Courses since 2016

Message the tutor

Scott has been upcycling furniture for many years, but it was only after family and friends asked how they could make the inventive pieces in his home that Scott first started sharing his skills. Over 7 years later Scott continues to host a number of Black Paw upcycling experiences in his workshop, helping people to create their own pieces of upcycled furniture and learn the skills needed to upcycle at home.