Cuttlefish Casting Weekend with Anna Watson

Cuttlefish casting is an ancient technique of casting in metal using found cuttle bones that get washed up on the beach. Two bones are rubbed together to form a flush flat surface between which you can press objects and scratch designs. Creating a pour hole you can then melt and pour molten metal into the mould creating beautiful cast designs that retain some of the texture of the cuttle.

Most materials are provided including cuttle bones and a limited amount of pewter and silver. Extra silver can be purchased on the day, silver is between 60-79p per gram, it fluctuates daily. Please bring design ideas and objects you wish to cast.

This course is suitable for all levels

Costs: £150

Times: 10:30 - 16:30

Dates: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October

Location: Red Room

Maximum: 8

Anna Watson graduated from the University of Brighton with a First Class degree in Materials Practice where she specialised in woodwork and metal. For the past eleven years she has worked in the jewellery industry for commercial designers and artisan jewellers. Anna runs her own jewellery business where she designs work for shops and creates work for national and international exhibitions. In 2018 she did a residency in Athens and has since exhibited in Germany, Greece, Portugal and China. Anna particularly enjoys teaching and encouraging students to develop their designs and ideas.

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