METALS – FALL WEEKEND
OCTOBER 18 – 21, 2024

Ashley Buchanan
Let’s Powder Coat It!

Students in this workshop will learn to create a clean, durable, and colorful finish on jewelry or other small metal objects through the industrial process of powder coating. During the weekend we will cover the basic methods of application, experiment with alternative processes, and discuss the equipment needed to assemble a personal powder-coating set-up. This workshop will provide students with a practical and accessible finishing option that can be easily integrated into any studio practice. Bring finished pieces, unfinished projects, and lots of metal objects to powder coat. Beginning students can work with pre-cut metal shapes, simple wire drawings, or found metal objects. Come ready to work and play! All levels. Lower metals studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: Society for Contemporary Craft (Pittsburg), and The Art League (VA), Penland; multiple awards of excellence at high end craft shows around the US; exhibitions: Racine Art Museum (WI), Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), SOFA Chicago; publications: two 500 Series books (Lark Books), Metalsmith, American Craft (featured as short-listed artist for Emerging Voices Award). 

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Enrollment opens May 1