Organizer
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Angela Cork MA RCA
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Angela Cork is Principal of Bishopsland Educational Trust and is an established silversmith and industry leader with both a strong technical, design and academic background. She is also a Fellow of Bishopsland. Her work is represented in many prestigious galleries and exhibitions and many private and public collections including The P&O Makower Trust for the National Museum of Wales, Birmingham Museum & City Art Gallery and the Goldsmiths’ Company.
Other Organizers
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Chamine Ghuss
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Chamine Ghuss holds a First Class Honours degree in 3D Design & Crafts from the University of Brighton, alongside a teaching qualification from the University of Bedfordshire. After completing a two-year postgraduate programme at Bishopsland, she is now developing her creative practice utilising one of Bishopsland's Incubation Workshops. Chamine specialises in the fundamental silversmithing techniques, creating objects of adornment that explore conceptual narratives of ephemeral memories. With over five years of teaching experience, Chamine is a passionate educator whose practice spans silversmithing, jewellery and the wider creative arts. She leads the planning and delivery of Bishopsland’s short courses and external outreach programme, and also tutors in schools, where her warm and inclusive approach supports learners of all backgrounds.
Press forming with Angela Cork
The objective of this short course will be to design and make a small press-formed object using the method of creating an open die tool. You will gain knowledge of the technique of press forming and hands-on experience of the Hydraulic and Fly press. Through a combination of demonstrations and one-to-one guidance, participants will:
Experiment with the process
Undertake a project of their own design
Gain an understanding of non-conforming and conforming die pressing techniques
Learn how Hydraulic and Fly presses produce different results
Acquire skills in making their own tools and the materials required for creating press-formed objects
Cover additional techniques such as soldering and hand construction
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