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Course Overview
Master anticlastic raising and advanced silver smithing techniques to create striking three-dimensional sculptural jewellery in silver.
Our Sculptural Silver: Anticlastic Raising Course teaches how to transform flat sheet silver into flowing, complex, three-dimensional forms. Using anticlastic raising alongside a range of advanced metal sculpting techniques, you’ll develop the skills to create bold, dynamic jewellery with real sculptural presence.
This is a highly practical course, designed to build confidence in advanced forming and finishing while giving you the creative freedom to realise your own jewellery ideas.
Throughout the course you’ll work on a series of sculptural jewellery pieces, guided from initial forming through to final finishing. Each piece explores different aspects of three-dimensional silversmithing, giving you a broad and transferable set of skills to apply to your own designs beyond the course.
By the end of the course, you’ll have developed skills and understanding in:
This course is designed for experienced jewellers with prior silversmithing experience who want to push their practice further. If you’re confident in the fundamentals and ready to explore more advanced sculptural techniques, this is an excellent next step.
The minimum age for students attending group bookings is school year 11, 15-16 years of age provided they are accompanied by fee paying adults. We do not offer group bookings for under 18’s unless at least 1 fee paying responsible adult attends the class.
Course fees include solder and saw blades. Metals, findings and a variety of stones are available for purchase at the school.
Cost of course materials can vary based on amount required and fluctuations in market prices.
As a general guide, materials for a single day silver course with semi-precious gemstones are usually between £30-£55. Costs of materials for a full term using silver are usually around £50-£80. To minimise costs silver can sometimes be substituted for copper. Copper is currently around 1/10 the cost of silver.
Kingham Jewellery School is based in Kingham in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire. We’re easily accessible from Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Burford, Witney and the wider Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area. Find us here
As a student you are responsible for your own safety in the workshop. The most important things to remember are;
A more comprehensive guide to workshop safety can be found in our Workshop Guidelines pdf.
By the end of the course, you’ll have developed skills and understanding in:
