Hydraulic Die Forming
This class focuses on introducing the students to the basic tools and processes involved with Hydraulic Die Forming. Students will be encouraged to draw from various sources for their 2-D images which, will then be made into a matrix die. Students will then learn to use the matrix die to press out metal forms from copper, brass or sterling silver sheet metal. These formed metal pieces will then be incorporated into a finished piece such as a pendant, brooch, belt buckle etc.
* hydraulic die press and repousse and chasing can be taken as one workshop with a 15% discount for booking both.
174 North 11th Street Brooklyn, New York, NY 11211• (718) 387-6200
This class focuses on introducing the students to the basic tools and processes involved with Hydraulic Die Forming. Students will be encouraged to draw from various sources for their 2-D images which, will then be made into a matrix die. Students will then learn to use the matrix die to press out metal forms from copper, brass or sterling silver sheet metal. These formed metal pieces will then be incorporated into a finished piece such as a pendant, brooch, belt buckle etc.
* hydraulic die press and repousse and chasing can be taken as one workshop with a 15% discount for booking both.
174 North 11th Street Brooklyn, New York, NY 11211• (718) 387-6200
TEACHER BIO
Raphael Martin is an artist and goldsmith with extensive experience of the jewelry industry and the field of jewelry production. Raphael received his BFA at Memphis college of Art, and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently works in NYC as a freelance designer and metals consultant.
“I have a great appreciation for the craft of metalworking and the visual arts. I have a passion for creating unique sculptural pieces that convey a story line. I am interested in the way that mechanisms provide kinetic movement in my work - and how these movements mirror reality. I search for the humorous qualities of daily life and transcribe them in my work – using metal as a medium for dialog”.
Raphael has recently returned from traveling in Mexico where he sipped some fine sipping tequila.
Raphael Martin is an artist and goldsmith with extensive experience of the jewelry industry and the field of jewelry production. Raphael received his BFA at Memphis college of Art, and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently works in NYC as a freelance designer and metals consultant.
“I have a great appreciation for the craft of metalworking and the visual arts. I have a passion for creating unique sculptural pieces that convey a story line. I am interested in the way that mechanisms provide kinetic movement in my work - and how these movements mirror reality. I search for the humorous qualities of daily life and transcribe them in my work – using metal as a medium for dialog”.
Raphael has recently returned from traveling in Mexico where he sipped some fine sipping tequila.
