Stone Pendant Workshop
9:30am - 4pm Sunday 13 October 2024
Stone Pendant Workshop
$250 - $270 | Eschelle Walters
Examples of cabochon stone pendants by Eschelle Walters. Photograph: Amanda Galea.
Design your own silver pendant with professional jeweller Eschelle Walters in The Studio. Participants will be guided through the process of making an individual shape for a back plate, forming a bezel to fit a cabochon stone, attaching the bezel to the plate, and creating jump rings. Eschelle will demonstrate how to use silversmithing tools and techniques to achieve neat soldering and for sawing, sanding and polishing. Attendees will take home a unique, ready-to-wear sterling silver pendant.
This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some silversmithing experience who wish to further develop their skills. Class sizes are small to enable one-on-one teaching so book early to ensure your spot.
Member Discount
Enter the discount code MEMBER at checkout after you select the "continue to payment" button. If you are not already an Umbrella Member and want the workshop discount, sign up here.
Umbrella Members $250 | Full Price $270
Please note that participants will be working with micro motors for extended periods of time, and that jewellery-making requires looking at small objects closely. There will also be supervised use of a gas blowtorch. A Workshop Access Requirements Form will need to be completed prior to the workshop day. Attendees must wear closed in shoes, tie their hair back and bring vision correcting glasses if they are normally worn. Umbrella will provide each participant with safety glasses and a P2 rated mask.
There will be a 30-minute lunch break during this workshop. Umbrella has a refrigerator and microwave available for use, and tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day.
Limited to 6 spaces (ages 18+) | Bookings close on the Friday prior to the Workshop Day at 4pm. | The workshops will take place in Umbrella’s downstairs studio at 408 Flinders St (next to Mary Who? Bookshop and opposite Woolworths). | All bookings subject to Umbrella's workshop and public programs booking policy.
Eschelle Walters is a professional jeweller based in Gurambilbarra / Townsville. She creates unique bespoke commissions for her clients in a range of precious metals and stones. From sentimental and special occasion rings, pendants, earrings, and bracelets, to the repair and restoration of beloved antiques. Eschelle is passionate about all areas of jewellery from faceting the raw gemstones, to recycling metal and repurposing heirloom pieces. She is inspired by the natural beauty, colours, and geometry of our world.
Image: Eschelle Walters. Photograph: Amanda Galea.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region - Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal - as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
Umbrella is a Dealer Member of the Indigenous Art Code. This means we are committed to fair and ethical trade with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and transparency in the promotion and sale of artwork. As a Dealer Member and signatory to the Code we must act fairly, honestly, professionally and in good conscience in all direct or indirect dealings with artists.
Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
