Jewelry: Foldforming

Discover foldforming, the process of repeatedly folding, annealing, and unfolding metal with hand tools to create 3D forms. Take advantage of metals' natural ductility and plasticity to create original, origami-like forms that resemble chased soldered pieces. Explore traditional and experimental folding techniques and apply them to the creation of jewelry or small objects. Learn to incorporate foldforming into finished jewelry or small metalwork. Prerequisite: ability to solder and saw unassisted; can be learned in ADS595 Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Fundamentals, ARTT245/ART060 Jewelry & Metalsmithing, or ARTT123/ART082 Crafts with a metals focus.