Transcript GLASS BEADS

COPPER ETCHING
• Etching by goldsmiths and other metal-workers in
order to decorate metal items such as guns, armour,
cups and plates has been known in Europe since
the Middle Ages at least, and may go back to
antiquity.
• Relief etching was invented by William Blake in
about 1788, and he has been almost the only artist
to use it in it’s original form.
• Etching is also used in the manufacturing of printed
circuit boards and semiconductor devices, on glass, and
in the preparation of metallic specimens for microscopic
observation.
Rembrandt,
Self-portrait,
etching,
c.1630
In Spain, Francisco de Goya (17461828) - one of the world's most
influential printmakers - was the
undisputed leader of the Romanticism
Art Movement. In 1799, he produced a
series of 80 etchings entitled Los
Caprichos commenting on a range of
human behaviour
Etching by Daniel Hopfer, who is
believed to have been the first to
apply the technique to printmaking
Jamie Spinello
Celestial
Variation III
Jamie Spinello
Occult Moon Jewelry
Scripted Jewelry
Scripted Jewelry
Student Examples
Copper Etching Process
• Saw, file, sand piece of copper into desired
jewelry (earrings, bracelet, pendant, etc)
• Cover all areas of copper with paint enamel
• Scratch away enamel on areas you want to etch
• Place copper in acid bath
• Clean enamel off of copper using steel wool.
• Sand, buff, & finish piece of jewelry