FOLD FORMING (PICS)

Janice Fowler - Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:47am

I have been learning some fold forming, from Lewton-Brains site and ganoksin and other online jewelry forums. I am only beginning to scratch the surface, but here are some pieces I have done.

score and fold

Some of these are score and fold - where you take a separating disk and score the back of the piece and then fold it along the score lines. Solder from the back is used to reinforce the score lines/fold line on those.

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Janice, I'm a BIG fan of

Bill Roberts (not verified) - Friday, October 26, 2007 - 10:26am

Janice,
I'm a BIG fan of fold forming, both for small scaled jewelry work as well as large scaled pieces. It's one of the fastest "form development" methods I've ever used. Loved seeing your pieces. I really like your second image.......it's my fav.

bill

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Thanks Bill! Unfortunately

Janice Fowler - Friday, October 26, 2007 - 10:52am

Thanks Bill!

Unfortunately I haven't played with it in a while. I get caught up in a new skill until a new one comes along that interests me. Like now its repousse....but I want to come back to fold forming....just so much to do and so little time! I have been contemplating a 'need' to settle in on a few techniques and really just concentrate on them. Sometimes I feel rather schizophrenic in leaping all around. Maybe its the nature of the beast for some of us, but it seems the people who REALLY excel have focused on a technique or area and devoted a lot of time to learning it and then pushing its limits. I think I'd like to do that, but can't seem to settle on any one thing.

~Janice

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They look great!

Fred Zweig - Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:41am

Janice,

It is great to see you explore the possibilities of a process such as fold forming. Charles is an incredible metalsmith and great to talk to. It is possible to do foldforming and combine it with repousse and chasing. Sort of like you did on the second piece.

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith

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fold forming

visitor - Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:36am

Janice,

Your pieces are really beautiful and I love the patina.

Peggy

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Great work

eligius1427 - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 8:59am

I love these pieces. Didn't know anything about fold forming till i saw it on this site yesterday. It seems very versatile and the possibilities endless. Can't wait to explore it further.

Jake

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Jake, I look forward to

Janice Fowler - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 11:16am

Jake, I look forward to seeing what you make!

Here is the site to go to for information:

http://www.brainpress.com/Foldforming.html

Enjoy!

~Janice

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Roller printed ?

B.J. Severtson - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 10:58am

Janice.
Like these, very much. Just caught your reply to another post and it reminded me that I wanted to notice, to mention your roller printing on pic one.. Many won't understand how that's done. I'm not set up to demo it at this time. Perhaps you could ? Just another day on the butterfly farm. Brad

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