A Touch of Gold: The Keum-boo Process, June 28 – 30, 2024

June 28 – 30, 2024
Diane Weimer Studio,
Long Beach, California

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Keum-boo is a beautiful and cost-effective technique used to bond pure gold and silver to the surface of jewelry and hollowware. 24k Keum-boo foil can be purchased commercially but rolling your own foil allows many possibilities for application as the foil can be much thicker and handled more easily. You will learn all the basics of rolling your own 24k gold or fine silver foil, applying it to three dimensional, flat, and textured metal surfaces, and techniques for finishing. Jayne will be demonstrating unique ways she has developed to use Keum-boo in production as well as one-of-a-kind work in silver and 18k gold.

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Tools and Materials

Sterling silver or Argentium
Gloves to protect your hands from the heat.
Vellum, tracing, and file folder paper
Scotch tape
Two cross lock tweezers, like Rio Grande #115206
Precision pattern tweezer like Rio Grande #115012
Small paint brush with NATURAL bristles
Containers for water
Small containers to hold cut keum-boo materials
Exacto knife, scissors, paper punches, decorative edge scissors, or any other cutting devices from craft stores
Nail polish and remover to use as a mask for patinas