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Hollow Forms Workshop
Learn how to make beautiful hollow form beads and pendants in this two day masterclass with jeweller Joanne Tinley.
Hollow beads and pendants are a great way to create tactile, large but light pieces of jewellery. In this workshop Jo will teach you three different ways of creating them, and go through as many variations of the techniques as time will allow.
The three methods that covered are:
• round lentil beads (plus a variation using other shapes)
• closed boxes
• hydraulic pressed forms made using Jo’s own range of silhouette dies
You will also cover other silversmithing techniques such as texturing using a rolling mill, sawing and piercing and of course soldering. A range of Jo’s rolling mill texture sheets and silhouette dies will be available for you to use. Previous experience of soldering and sawing is a requirement of the workshop.
Please note that the photos showing designs with stones are examples of what can be made with the hollow form beads. I will discuss them and give lots of tips on how to use the hollow forms in your own designs but we will not have time for stone setting during the master class.
Only 8 places are available to ensure that everyone gets the help and attention they need and so that everyone gets enough time using the equipment. This class is not suitable for under 16 year olds.
A copy of Jo’s booklet ‘Hollow Forms and Beads: techniques, projects and inspiration’ is included in the workshop fee for you to use in class and take home with you.
Your Tutor
Jo Tinley is an experienced jeweller based in Southampton, Hampshire, making handcrafted jewellery in sterling silver and gold inspired by the British countryside. Texture is central to her work. Her patterns start as hand drawings, which she transfers onto silver with a rolling mill. She also uses Keum Boo, a traditional Korean technique, to bond pure gold foil to silver.
Jo is a qualified teacher with over twenty years’ experience, and has taught jewellery making to beginners and more experienced makers through workshops, weekly classes and private tuition. Her jewellery projects have also been published in UK and US magazines and books.
