Imagery on Die Formed Silver, May 9 – 13, 2025

Register at: Denver Jewelry Studio

Elizabeth Lyne is inspired by graceful forms and patterns in nature – soft lines and swirls of feathers and fur, flower petals and butterfly wings. She has brought those impressions to her jewelry, developing methods of etching to create a unique process. She controls and duplicates her results to provide deep texture and detail to make her jewelry come alive.

Jayne Redman is known for her unusual way of working with metal in three dimensions, often using multiples of the same shape to convey a single idea. Using nature as her inspiration she considers combinations of form and function, integrating mechanics with design and applying innovative engineering methods. She has perfected the process of quickly duplicating shapes by cutting them out with blanking dies and then forming those shapes with tools and jigs of her invention.

Jayne and Elizabeth have combined their knowledge in this workshop.

Transform drawings, photos, or imagery from copyright free sources, into high contrast black-and-white designs for etching on silver. Learn how to edit your designs digitally and manually and create layouts of multiple shapes. Use die forming techniques to add dimension and efficiently cut out your etched silver. Make silhouette dies for rounded forms and mirror images, non-conforming dies for detailed contours, and hybrid dies combining both for detail and larger relief areas. Use thermal plastic for quick contouring within silhouette dies or to create definition in recessed areas. Make blanking dies to instantly cut out formed shapes or incorporate them within a larger outline.