Lost and Found
June 26, 2022 - July 8, 2022
Robert Ebendorf · Smithsonian American Art Museum
Workshop at a glance
Approach your jewelry making with curiosity and playfulness.
Techniques
- Cold connections and rivets
- Skillful sawing
- Tabbing and prong setting
Materials
- Found materials
- Bones, sticks, broken porcelain, plastic, tin, and unusual found materials
Outcomes
- A new way to look at problem solving using cold connections
- A joyful and playfulness of curiosity
- A fresh view of design
Artist Bio
Robert Ebendorf was born in Topeka, Kansas and is a metalsmith and jeweler and co-founder and former president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). He received his BFA and MFA from the University of Kansas, Lawrence and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the State School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Norway. Ebendorf was awarded the 2010 North Carolina Governor’s Award as well as the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from SNAG. He has been invited by the Smithsonian Institution to participate in its Archives of American Art Oral History Program.
Arrowmont Connections
Workshop Description
This workshop will explore a wide range of concepts applicable to personal adornment and the narrative object. Working with both traditional and alternative materials – silver, copper, wire, recycled materials, and found objects – participants will fashion objects of personal importance, expression, and adornment. You will also investigate the use of color and collage as a design tool. Through demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on projects, students will discover the many methods of selection, integration, and assembly inherent to a range of materials. Intermediate hand skills such as sawing, and soldering are required.
COURSE FEE: $1,210 · materials list
The health and safety of students, faculty, and staff is a priority at Arrowmont. To that end, a Personal Conduct & Social Distancing Policy has been adopted to foster a safe learning environment during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here for the detailed Policy.
