Lesley Jane Jewellery

Contact Name: Lesley Peate

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The Bridge Studios
454 Western Avenue
Cardiff
Cardiff
CF5 3BL

Lesley Jane Jewellery

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Lesley Jane Jewellery's Courses

Have a go at kiln fired enamelling

Have a go at kiln fired enamelling

In-person course

3 hour workshop, suitable for complete beginners, enamelling on copper with kiln-fired vitreous enamel. Participants will experiment with various decorative techniques and will complete several pieces of jewellery to take home. What previous workshop participants have said: "I have just done a one day enamelling workshop with Lesley and I can thoroughly recommend it! It was great fun and I made 3 beautiful necklaces, it is great value for money. Lesley is really knowledgable about her craft and is a brilliant teacher" "Fab workshop learning to enamel with Lesley. Friendly,...

Jewellery from reclaimed copper

Jewellery from reclaimed copper

In-person course

You will use traditional metalworking tools and techniques to turn copper reclaimed from electrical cable and heating pipes into a bracelet and a pendant or a pair of earrings. You will learn how to soften and shape wire, texture metal sheet and use a piercing saw to cut out shapes. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and the price includes all the materials you will need to complete two pieces of jewellery to take home with you at the end of the workshop. I provide aprons, but it's best...

Minature Copper Bowl Making

Minature Copper Bowl Making

In-person course

This workshop introduces you to basic metalworking techniques which have been used for centuries to form copper. You will begin by cutting a disk from a flat sheet of metal. Through successive rounds of heating and beating the metal you will create your own little bowl. Once you are happy with the shape, you will planish and polish it to bring out the beautiful shine and colour. These bowls are small but very beautiful so you may wish to just keep it as a delightful ornament or you could use...

Raku fired enamel soap dish making

Raku fired enamel soap dish making

In-person course

On this workshop you will get the chance to have a go at a variety of techniques including cutting out a shape with a piercing saw, drilling, annealling (softening) metal, forming a bowl shape in copper and enamelling. At the end of the final firing of your bowl, we will have a go at the raku technique, borrowed from ceramics, which uses smoke to achieve an unpredictable lustrous finish. You will complete either a soap dish or, if you prefer, an ornamental trinket dish to take home with you at...

Transparent enamels and recycled silver

Transparent enamels and recycled silver

In-person course

You will be melting down some scrap pieces of fine silver into an unpredictable shape and then reforming it to make a pendant or perhaps a pair of earrings. Then you’ll add some colour with transparent enamels and create a finished piece of jewellery. This is a good follow-on session for those who have attended Have a go at Enamelling, but is also suitable for beginners.