I’ve been asked for the condensed version of what to expect at a Charles Lewton-Brain Conference at the Center for Metal Arts. This is based on all my notes and posts, which did not cover everything. And since it's *my unofficial* version of the agenda, it's not perfect. Also note! Charles adapts to the needs and interests of his students, so content will vary…
Day 1 Slide show and lecture
Lunch lecture: Bench Tricks Charles offers a variety of topics including Bench Tricks, Small Scale Photography, Making Chasing Tools, and Jeweler’s Bench. Students vote for the day’s topic. Demonstrations:
Hands-on time for students 3:15- 5pm 6pm Pot luck dinner and viewing of entries for the Lewton-Brain Foldform Award Day 2 Impromptu pre-class discussion of patinas led Charles to set up a quick ammonia patina demo that was revisited many times. Students could patina their work if they wished. Demo reviews by request Each morning Charles asks students which folds they would like to see demo’d again, and he runs through them all. New demonstrations:
Lunch lecture: Making Chasing Tools (occurred at some point between demos.) Hands-on time for students 3-5pm Day 3 Demo reviews by request New demonstrations:
Lunch lecture: Making Chasing Tools (occurred at some point between demos.) Recommended metal books Hydraulic press slide lecture Hands-on time for students 3-5pm Dinner outing Day 4 Demo reviews by request More about patinas More about scoring and bending Lunch: an impromptu field trip to Harbor Freight; a guided tour of tools by CLB New demonstrations:
Lewton-Brain Foldform Award winners announced and viewed Hands-on time for students 4-5pm August 2012 on SueLacy Wired is dedicated to the 5th annual Charles Lewton-Brain Conference on Foldforming, taking place Aug 3-6 at the Center for Metal Arts in downstate NY. To view the series, click category "5th Annual Charles Lewton-Brain Conference" in the far right column on this page. (Are you a metalsmith interested in foldforming? Join our official Facebook group.)
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8/15/2012 03:32:49 am
So that's the source of all those intent faces when I would come downstairs! What I heard from the weekend was "Charles is a good presenter--he knows how to keep things interesting, even when we've been sitting for hours."
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