HEART, HAND AND HAMMER: FORGING FOR JEWELRY APPLICATIONS
John Cogswell
Forging is probably the oldest metalworking technique. It is the classic method by which metalsmiths hammer-form, or ‘forge’, wire, rod or ingots into elegant, lightweight, flexible forms.
Forging is essentially a two-stage process: in the initial stage, the metal is shaped by a series of sequential hammering operations, transforming it into an object which possesses varied structural cross-sections and fluid graceful contours; in the final stage, the surface of the rough-forged form is refined by “planishing”, producing the characteristic reflective, subtly hammer-textured surface.
We will focus on light forging to produce small scale jewelry (e.g. earrings, bracelets, neckpieces and fibulae).
Forging is essentially a two-stage process: in the initial stage, the metal is shaped by a series of sequential hammering operations, transforming it into an object which possesses varied structural cross-sections and fluid graceful contours; in the final stage, the surface of the rough-forged form is refined by “planishing”, producing the characteristic reflective, subtly hammer-textured surface.
We will focus on light forging to produce small scale jewelry (e.g. earrings, bracelets, neckpieces and fibulae).
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John Cogswell's Bio
John Cogswell is a jeweler, silversmith, educator and author/illustrator. He recently retired from the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, NY, and previously taught at Parsons School of Design, NYC, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and Hofstra University, LI. He was also former Director of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. In addition, he has conducted numerous workshops at such locations as Arrowmont; Brookfield; Haystack; Penland; Appalachian Center; Peters Valley; Touchstone; WCFSG/WildAcres; FSGNE/Atlantic Center for the Arts and many others. He was the 2006 inductee into the National Metalsmiths’ Hall of Fame and was selected as Touchstone Center for Crafts’ 2007 Artist of the Year.
John is the author and illustrator of Creative Stonesetting, and has served as a technical consultant and contributing author for several contemporary jewelry texts including Metals Technic, Contemporary Silver and The Penland Book of Jewelry. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, and is included in many public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, the Jewish Museum, NYC and the Ackland Museum of Art, Chapel Hill, NC.
John Cogswell is a jeweler, silversmith, educator and author/illustrator. He recently retired from the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, NY, and previously taught at Parsons School of Design, NYC, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and Hofstra University, LI. He was also former Director of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. In addition, he has conducted numerous workshops at such locations as Arrowmont; Brookfield; Haystack; Penland; Appalachian Center; Peters Valley; Touchstone; WCFSG/WildAcres; FSGNE/Atlantic Center for the Arts and many others. He was the 2006 inductee into the National Metalsmiths’ Hall of Fame and was selected as Touchstone Center for Crafts’ 2007 Artist of the Year.
John is the author and illustrator of Creative Stonesetting, and has served as a technical consultant and contributing author for several contemporary jewelry texts including Metals Technic, Contemporary Silver and The Penland Book of Jewelry. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, and is included in many public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, the Jewish Museum, NYC and the Ackland Museum of Art, Chapel Hill, NC.
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