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Gilding classes are held periodically throughout the year. Please feel free to call or write if you have questions or wish to inquire about the status of a particular
workshop, to explore private instruction or to ask about arrangements for conducting a gilding workshop in your area. ~
A Summary of Gilding Workshops currently offered through Charles Douglas Gilding Studio ~
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An Introduction to Traditional Water Gilding (3-Day Workshop)
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This popular intensive workshop
has been expanded to a 3-day course of study, introducing the student to the traditional method of water gilding. Students
are guided through each of the steps including preparation of gesso and clay bole grounds, laying of genuine 23k gold leaf,
burnishing, and toning. The oil gilding method will also be discussed as well as an overview of patination principles. Handouts,
including recipes, a bibliography of educational materials, and a supplier list will be provided. Each student will gild his
or her own picture frame to take home. Traditional water gilding is designed for use on wood and may be used for such objects
as frames, furniture, and architectural elements. Workshop Fee: $650.00 : includes a book of 23k gold leaf, materials, use of all gilding tools, a
frame to gild and take home, and entrance to the nearby Seattle Art Museum for the class trip to view the Italian gilded frame
collection Workshop: An Introduction
to Traditional Water Gilding
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m Class size is limited to 8 students
An Introduction to Gold Leaf Gilding (1-Day Workshop) ~
Spend the day getting acquainted with a variety of methods of gold leaf
gilding for use on wood, glass, metal, and stone. Hands-on demonstrations and experimentation with traditional water gilding,
mordant gilding/oil gilding, and glass gilding. Try your hand at a variety of different ways of working with gold leaf as
used over the centuries. Explore the use of materials such as clay bole, gesso, oil size, gelatin, acrylic emulsion, and dragon’s
blood. Bring your questions! Workshop Fee: $225.00 : includes use
of all classroom materials, gold leaf, and supplies and use of all gilding tools.
“An excellent class for students to determine which area of gilding
they would like to explore further”.
~Charles Douglas
Workshop: An Introduction to Traditional Water Gilding
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m Class
size is limited to 8 students |
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Oil Gilding…and other Mordants
(1-Day Workshop)
Mordant gilding, the application
of any of a variety of binders onto a prepared ground to adhere gold leaf, is a centuries old gilding technique. Many examples can be found in Cennini’s 15th c treatise “Il Libro
dell’ Arte”, including the preparation of oil size. Students are guided through the oil gilding process as used for applying gold,
silver, and other metal leaves to frames, furniture, and decorative
objects. Other suitable materials for oil gilding include glass and stone.
Each student is provided an unfinished picture frame to gild and take home, using an acrylic emulsion mordant and brass leaf. Students also participate in a hands-on oil gilded class project
using genuine 23k gold leaf.
Workshop
Fee: $225.00 : includes use of all classroom materials, gold leaf, and supplies and use of all gilding tools.
Workshop: Oil Gilding…and other Mordants
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Class size is limited to 8 students
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email: charles.studio@usa.net
CHARLES DOUGLAS GILDING STUDIO
by appointment
~ For further information, write:
P.O. Box 75614
Seattle, Washington 98175
Phone: (206) 795-8376
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