Dedicated Training – Online
Get unstuck in your Metalsmithing with One to One support and coaching.
Personalised expert guidance to solve your specific metalsmithing challenges so you can work with confidence and move forward.
How would you like to finish some of those pieces clogging up your workbench? Maybe you hit a technical problem that YouTube can’t help you with, you don’t have the right tools, your skills are not specific enough, or well developed enough, or you just lost your motivation because you hit a barrier? This is exactly what these one on one online sessions are for, so that you can make progress on stalled projects, unblock blockages, develop your technique, and untangle creative knots. Progress!
Or would you like to learn or develop a specific skill, or skills? How about Anticlastic/Synclastic Forming? Sinking and Raising? Asymmetric Raising? Fold-forming? Improve your Planishing? Learn from scratch or take it to the next level.
Wherever you are in your metalsmithing adventures, I can help you expand your skills, learn new techniques and enjoy your making more. No judgement if you feel you have ‘holes’ in your skillbase. There is so much to learn
“I found the sessions really helpful in moving both me and my work forward.”
You will get:
Focused 1:1 attention on your own work, not generic demos
Shortcuts to effective results so you can move forward quickly
Clear breakthroughs in a short amount of time
Specific actionable feedback that lets you make progress faster
A safe space to ask anything – there’s no such thing as a silly question
Tailored troubleshooting and ways to streamline your process
A clear plan for next steps and skills to practice
“I would highly recommend as you were able to adapt and make the sessions specific to my needs.”
What’s included?:
Intro session: 45 minutes.
We’ll meet and get on with discovering what I can help you with, identifying blockages, issues, where you need support, what kind of support you want, so that the main workshop session can be as effective as possible. I may ask you to send me images or videos so I can really see how best to help you.Main Workshop session: 90 minutes.
Tailored to you, this might look like demos, tutorial videos, deep discussion, mentoring, questions, sharing resources, feedback, analysis, or of course, a combination of these things.Review, wrap up and next steps: 45 minutes.
This session is to review, pick up any loose threads, consolidate gains, and importantly, identify next steps, so that the improvements can continue.
You will also get private access to recorded replays of the sessions so you don’t need to take notes.
“Being able to watch the recording afterwards was also very useful.”
FAQ – Is this right for me if…?
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Yes, if you want to learn new techniques, to scale up to sculptural wearable pieces or objects (e.g. bowls, spoons, boxes, vessels), I can help you stretch and develop your skills.
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Yes, wherever you’re at in your adventures in silversmithing, as long as you have a basic workshop set-up, I can help you learn new skills.
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Yes, I can help you make tools simply and cheaply, and/or guide you in buying wisely and prioritising what you really need, plus analysing your set-up and identifying gaps, advising on how to improve it cheaply and easily, without wasting resources or money.
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Yes, I can help you add you to repertoire of skills, and also find ways of working more efficiently and effectively, and streamlining your processes.
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Yes, if you have a passion for metalsmithing and you want to learn more, you are qualified!
“Being given tips for good posture and holding / using the hammers made a real difference also increasing control over the hammer.”
Testimonial Q&A – Fleur Grenier Pewtersmith
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Following receiving an Arts Council DYCP award for raising pewter, although using pewter not silver I knew you would be able to teach and guide me through a variety of techniques that I could adapt. I also needed guidance with tools learning which was the right one for a specific process and adapting for a specific job as well as using them correctly so that over time I would use them correctly without causing injury.
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Yes and yes! It clarified so many issues that I was having, initially when I started the project, I was unsure which stake to use with which hammer to achieve the desired outcome. How to hammer the metal so I could emulate the shapes and forms that I had designed. So often I was being directed by the metal as I just did not have the skills. I now feel in control and know once I have a design how to reproduce that, obviously still lots to learn and a lot more practise but now so many more opportunities have opened up due to me having the knowledge and skills.
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Posture, whenever I have previously done any hammer work it has been for short periods of time so not really something I had considered. Starting this project initially with pain in my arms due to not having to anneal the pewter so can continuously work the metal. Being given tips for good posture and holding / using the hammers made a real difference also increasing control over the hammer.
Also Rest – resting myself and the pewter which I have now also found out is not only beneficial for me but the pewter as well.
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Yes definitely, having that personal guidance for specific projects was invaluable, your teaching style was easy to follow and supportive. I was using pewter which is different to other metals, but you were able to transfer your skills and knowledge to ensure they were relevant for me and my work. Being able to ask questions and send images / videos outside of the session was really helpful as sometimes it was not until I tried things that issues arose. I would highly recommend as you were able to adapt and make the sessions specific to my needs.
Being able to watch the recording afterwards was also very useful.
“I now feel in control and know once I have a design how to reproduce that, obviously still lots to learn and a lot more practice but now so many more opportunities have opened up due to me having the knowledge and skills.”
– Fleur Grenier, Pewtersmith –
