Technical Samples
Tray 1 – Resin, Cast Pewter and Mixed Materials
Ring (2003) Lynne Murray.
Materials: Silver, semi-precious stones and enamel.
Techniques: Wax carving, lost wax casting and stone setting.
Key words: tension setting, sprew, flask, molten metal, rubber mould, vulcanizer and wax injector.
Technical Samples
Tray 1 – Resin, Cast Pewter and Mixed Materials
Cast pewter samples (1998) Sue Downing.
Materials: Pewter and brass jump rings.
Techniques: Casting from found objects.
Key words: Burnout, sprue and investment mould.
Technical Samples
Tray 1 – Resin, Cast Pewter and Mixed Materials
Metal and Leather Bracelet (Date Unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Titanium, suede, wood and leather cord.
Techniques: Rivets, Anodizing, piercing and hinges.
Key words: Cold connections, colours and electrolyte.
Technical Samples
Tray 1 – Resin, Cast Pewter and Mixed Materials
Resin and silver hair pieces, 1998, Kelly MacConnachie.
Materials: Resin and silver.
Techniques: Soldering, gold plating, bezel setting and resin moulds.
Key words: Mixed materials and resin casting.
Tray 2 – Mixed Metals and Wood
Technical Samples
Rivited Titanium Forms, (Date Unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Titanium and copper pins.
Techniques: Riveting, piercing, fly pressing, drilling, anodizing and scoring.
Key words: Movement, cold connections and brooch pin.
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Tray 2 – Mixed Metals and Wood
Rivet Sample Brass and Silver Plate, (Date Unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Brass.
Techniques: Tube rivets, silver plating, piercing and surface texture.
Key words: Rivet.
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Tray 2 – Mixed Metals and Wood
Forged Brooch and Necklace, (Date Unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Brass, wood, copper and silver.
Techniques: Forging, oxidizing, jump rings and doming.
Key words: Movement, planishing hammer, forging hammer, cold connections, spacers, doming block, doming punch and rolling mill.
Technical Samples
Tray 3 - Thread and Wire
French knitting samples, from Edinburgh College of Art 2nd year wire project, (Date Unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Wire and thread.
Techniques: Crochet and wire wrapping.
Key words: Negative space, colour and movement.
Technical Samples
Tray 4 – Enamel
Enamel Samples, ( Date Unknown) Karen Mabon.
Materials: Brass, Copper, glass enamel.
Techniques: Jump rings, forging, oxidizing, enamel and pillar drill.
Key words: Surface texture, repetition, cold connections and movement.
Technical Samples
Tray 4 – Enamel
Enamel Chain, (1993) Nadia Scott Moncrieff.
Materials: Brass, copper and glass enamel.
Techniques: Jump rings, forging, oxidizing, enamel and pillar drill.
Key words: Surface texture, repetition, cold connections, chain and movement.
Technical Samples
Tray 4 – Enamel
Enamel on copper Samples, (2014) Josephine Conkie.
Materials: Copper and glass enamel.
Techniques: Tube rivets, piercing, drilling, fly pressing and photo transfer.
Key words: Colour, kiln and glass.
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Tray 5 – Wood and Leather
Stained Wood Bangles, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Wood and leather.
Techniques: Wood staining and wood work.
Key words: Colour.
Tray 5 – Wood and Leather
Technical Samples
Stained Wood and Leather necklace, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Wood and leather.
Techniques: Wood staining and wood work.
Key words: Jewellery findings and colour.
Tray 6 – Metal Forms
Technical Samples
Formed Copper Hairpin, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Copper, plastic thread and silver pin.
Techniques: Enamel paint, fly pressing, engraving, soldering and drilling.
Key words: Textures, mixed media and colour.
Tray 6 – Metal Forms
Technical Samples
Copper form with Engraving, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Copper.
Techniques: Engraving, chasing, fly pressing, oxidizing and soldering.
Key words: Rubbed back oxidization, hydraulic press, hammer, chisels, pitch and graver.
Tray 6 – Metal Forms
Technical Samples
Chased Face, (circa.1990) Colleen Thompson.
Materials: Copper and steel pin.
Techniques: Chasing and soldering.
Key words: Pitch, chisels, light hammer and annealing.
Tray 6 – Metal Forms
Technical Samples
Pierced Patinated Brooch, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Copper, brass
Techniques: Piercing, soldering, patination and fly pressing.
Key words: Patina solution, saw blades, C- saw and colour. Tray 7– Paper
Technical Samples
Edinburgh College of Art 2nd year paper project, (date unknown) Artist Unknown.
Materials: Paper.
Techniques: Quilling.
Key words: Recycle, non-precious materials, origami.