(The art of laying gold leaf)
Saturday 13th September
1pm-3.30pm
Join me at my new Venue in Staffordshire where I will be working in collaboration with Jo Booth Design in Cheadle. This fabulous hidden crafting gem provides an intimate atmosphere in which to begin your Kintsugi journey with me.
You will have the opportunity to repair two ceramics using Kintsugi techniques that make this a fun and rewarding workshop
You can relax and unwind whilst practicing this beautiful and meditative artform. Kintsugi embraces the imperfections that a broken ceramic challenges us with, and makes them whole and even more beautiful than before!
Please contact Jo directly on 01538 528081 or her mobile 07969 627335 to book.
Tickets £45 per person.
Rheged is a gallery, café, cinema, shopping venue, workplace and creative space on the edge of the Northern Lakes. A place where friends, family and colleagues can share a meal, watch a film, hold a meeting, see an exhibition, buy a gift or catch up over coffee.
Learn the art of contemporary gilding, how it has changed over time and how you can use it in your own home to give your possessions the Midas touch!
During the workshop you will learn how to gild a picture frame with Dutch Gold leaf and add your own unique flair to an ornament, object or fresh flower. Gilding is a relaxing and creative experience that you can share with others
Your golden picture frame and gilded decoration will make stunning mementoes of the day or beautiful gifts for loved ones.
Amelia has a Master's degree in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and is a gilt frame, objects and decorative surfaces conservator and restorer. She has worked in the Fine Arts sector for over four years restoring and conserving antiques.
17 Oak Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JD
This is a practical course aimed at beginners, although more experienced students are welcome. Over four days, you will master the art of traditional oil and water gilding. Using skilled processes, you will prepare a picture frame, picture rail, and decorative ornaments for gilding with 23.75ct gold leaf. Additionally, you will gild a letter of the alphabet, students will need to inform us of their chosen letter when booking.
When you have completed this course, you will have the skills to make and prepare gesso and bole using traditional recipes, and how to lay both smoothly. You will become proficient in preparing, gilding, and burnishing gold leaf on bare wood surfaces and learn the artistic skill of antiquing them.
Mould making and composition casting used in traditional antique frame conservation is an endangered heritage craft. On this course you will have the opportunity to learn the practicalities of this vanishing art.
Included in the course is a field trip where you will gain first-hand knowledge of historical gilded frames.
The course will run for four days from 9th - 12th March 2026
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