Environmental Studio – Ring Making with Mother & Daughter Duo with Ceilidh Dalton & Amber Ecclestone

In this fun introductory course with Amber Eccleston and Ceilidh Dalton, You'll learn basic basic wax imprinting techniques to design your own silver ring.

• Dates: Saturday 21st February, 
  
• Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
  
• Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands and NatureArt Lab, M16 Artspace,
  21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith, ACT

About the course:

Come and learn about the trees and plants of Jerrabomberra wetlands, feel the
texture of their bark, leaves and seeds. Choose a texture that resonates with you
and imprint it on wax to turn into a custom sized and designed silver ring.

Ceilidh and Amber will be co-teaching the class, with one or the other taking the lead.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify key trees and plants at Jerrabomberra wetlands
• Choose an appropriate texture to imprint
• Understand the history and process of lost wax casting
• Imprint a texture on casting wax
• Design and make a custom ring from wax appropriate for casting

Pre-requisites: This course is suitable for 16+ beginners with little to no silversmithing experience, or for those wishing to build on the foundations of their jewellery designing practice.

Materials:  Materials will be provided by the tutor and the silver ring produced will be cast and finished by Palloys.

Materials Cost Included in the course:  $170 for 12 grams of silver and processing costs.

About the tutor:

Ceilidh Dalton is a practicing environmental artist, teacher, curator and toolmaker. Her studies in Environmental Studio, while studying a Bachelor of Design Arts in Gold and Silversmithing, fed her passion for conservation and environmental art. 

Ceilidh went on to do a residency at Mulligans Flat and Jerrabomberra Wetlands which included teaching nature inspired silver jewellery workshops. She was a finalist for the Chief Ministers Inclusion Awards for Innovative Design, based on her work as a person with disability. Their first solo art exhibition 'Interlinked' was designed to be accessible for everyone.  Ceilihd is particularly passionate about eucalypts and native animals and often incorporates them into lost wax cast jewellery. Teaching is based on feeling a need to pass on the skills they were privileged to be taught at the ANU school of Art Gold and Silversmithing workshop and Ceilidh delights in passing on her specialised knowledge of lost wax casting to students.

See more of Ceilidh's intricate work at Instagram @ceilidhdaltonmetalartist

NatureArt Lab Awards

• 2022, Telstra Best of Business Award for Promoting Sustainability, ACT Winner and National Finalist
• 2024, Telstra Best of Business Award for Building Communities, ACT Winner and National Finalist

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