Classes

To sign up for a class contact Field Art Studio or the Society of Gilders (SOG).   As a regional educational center for the Society of Gilders, Field Art Studio offers the following classes:

  • Traditional water gilding
  • Mordant (Oil) gilding
  • Ornament replacement
  • Toning a frame surface

Metal Leaf Gilding

Date: August 22-23, 2009 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area) Short Description: The class covers the basics of surface preparation and the application of metal leaf (brass, aluminum, broken leaf, bronze powder) and the gilding of an 8" x 10" pictures frame with metal leaf. Materials are included.

Fee Members: $350.00
Fee Non Members: $400.00
Material Fee: $25 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of metal leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $0.00
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig

Traditional Water Gilding

Date: September 12-13, 2009 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area)
Short Description: The class covers the basics of burnished water gilding through the preparation of rabbit skin glue, gesso, bole; the application of these materials and the gilding of an 8”x10” picture frame with 22k gold. Materials and a gilding tool kit are included.
Fee Members: $375.00
Fee Non Members: $425.00
Material Fee: $70 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of 22k gold leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $90 ---2 brushes, a gilder’s tip, pad, an agate burnisher, a gilder’s knife, a mop
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig

Ornament Restoration

Date: October 3-4, 2009 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area)
Short Description: This class will cover the basics on how replace missing compo ornaments, making molds and casting; repairing gesso losses; and matching tone of repairs. Basic gilding skills are required. Students will work on actual antique frames in class or bring your own frame.
Fee Members: $300.00
Fee Non Members: $250.00
Materials Fee: $70.00 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of 22k gold leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $90.00 ---2 brushes, a gilder’s tip, pad, an agate burnisher, a gilder’s knife, a mop
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig

Metal Leaf Gilding

Date: March 20-21, 2010 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area) Short Description: The class covers the basics of surface preparation and the application of metal leaf (brass, aluminum, broken leaf, bronze powder) and the gilding of an 8" x 10" pictures frame with metal leaf. Materials are included.

Fee Members: $350.00
Fee Non Members: $400.00
Material Fee: $25 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of metal leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $0.00
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig

Traditional Water Gilding

Date: April 10-11, 2010 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area)
Short Description: The class covers the basics of burnished water gilding through the preparation of rabbit skin glue, gesso, bole; the application of these materials and the gilding of an 8”x10” picture frame with 22k gold. Materials and a gilding tool kit are included.
Fee Members: $375.00
Fee Non Members: $425.00
Material Fee: $70 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of 22k gold leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $90 ---2 brushes, a gilder’s tip, pad, an agate burnisher, a gilder’s knife, a mop
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig

Ornament Restoration

Date: April 24-25, 2010 (10am-5pm)
Location: Field Art Studio, 24242 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 (Detroit Metro area)
Short Description: This class will cover the basics on how replace missing compo ornaments, making molds and casting; repairing gesso losses; and matching tone of repairs. Basic gilding skills are required. Students will work on actual antique frames in class or bring your own frame.
Fee Members: $300.00
Fee Non Members: $350.00
Materials Fee: $70.00 --- a wooden picture frame, 8” x 10”, chopped and joined; 1 book of 22k gold leaf, shop materials
Tool Fee: $90.00 ---2 brushes, a gilder’s tip, pad, an agate burnisher, a gilder’s knife, a mop
Class Size: 4-10
Instructor: Jerome (Jerry) Feig