Gold Leafed - Gilded Wishbone and tiny Seashell

Karen Charbonneau Zukas has been making all kinds of stuff  for most of her life.  She is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University. She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston. She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years. She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013. She is currently working on a book which is a series of short animal stories from her personal experiences. She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural Emporium at Kilburn ! Email: kczukas@comcast.net 

At $2,950.90 an ounce today, this course is a BARGAIN !! This is a unique and invaluable skill, taught by one of your favorite local artists. Learn the time honored technique of gilding or gold leafing, first brought to us by the Egyptians in 400 A.D. !! The Romans had it and now you can have it too! In this 90 minute workshop, you'll learn the basics of gold leafing on a 3 dimensional object as a process. You'll learn how to prepare a surface, the proper products for adhering the gold leaf, application of the gold, polishing and varnishing if necessary. We'll provide one wishbone, one shell and gold leaf per student. this workshop, you'll learn the process of preparing, adhering and Gilding an object with gold leaf folias.  We will teach you, step by step how to turn an ordinary object into an ornate keepsake.  If you can save a wish bone between now and the class, that would be great, we do have them available to share, but a person can only eat so much chicken We also have very small seashells, for you to gild as well.  Although it remains significant to this day, gilding is an age-old technique. The process is believed to have originated in Turkey more than 8,000 years ago, and was commonly used by the ancient Egyptians, the Phoenecians, and eventually the early Europeans.