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 21-22, 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: $400.00
Fee Non Members: $450.00
Material Fee: $40 --- 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 11-12, 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: $425.00
Fee Non Members: $475.00
Material Fee: $100 --- 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: September 25-26, 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: $400.00
Fee Non Members: $450.00
Materials Fee: $100.00 --- 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