This class focuses on methods in traditional gilding. These are methods that were employed historically to gild wooden surfaces and make these surfaces look like solid gold. Methods in surface preparation with discussions on preparing rabbit skin glue and chalk gesso, bole clay and different karats of gold. Students will learn how to gild on flat and carved surfaces and how to burnish the gold to create the look of solid gold.
Tools needed: All students should bring a gilder’s tip, gilder’s mop, sable brush, gilder’s pad, gilder’s knife and agate burnisher.
Tools can be purchased through the following retailers:
Canada: Gwartzman’s Art Supplies | Dragging the Line
United States: W&B Gold Leaf | Sepp Leaf
Schedule:
January 12: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
January 13,14: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
January 15: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
This class focuses on methods in traditional gilding. These are methods that were employed historically to gild wooden surfaces and make these surfaces look like solid gold. Methods in surface preparation with discussions on preparing rabbit skin glue and chalk gesso, bole clay and different karats of gold. Students will learn how to gild on flat and carved surfaces and how to burnish the gold to create the look of solid gold.
Tools needed: All students should bring a gilder’s tip, gilder’s mop, sable brush, gilder’s pad, gilder’s knife and agate burnisher.
Tools can be purchased through the following retailers:
Canada: Gwartzman’s Art Supplies | Dragging the Line
United States: W&B Gold Leaf | Sepp Leaf
Schedule:
January 12: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
January 13,14: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
January 15: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
