Gold Leafing (Gilding) Classes
with John Perkins
Classes are held periodically throughout the year. Please contact me about the status of a scheduled class or for private instruction.
Introduction to Gold Leafing
Gilding Frames
Mordant Gilding
Upcoming Classes:
Advanced Gilding Techniques, Glass Gilding
Location
Drala Design Studio, Callejon del Toro 5 (off the Salida a Celaya by the Kuni Doni Restaurant) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Here is a map and contact information.
Fee & Registration
Fees vary for each workshop. Please see the Class Descriptions
below for details.
To hold your place a 50% payment is required. Balance due before class starts. Register & make payment arrangements by email
Scheduled classes subject to change.
Cancelation
If you cancel more than 7 days ahead you will receive a full refund of deposits paid.
Less than 7 days ahead no refund. If I cancel class you will receive a full refund of deposits paid.
For more information
Tel: 044-415-109-4728 or email
CLASS DESCRPTIONS
Introduction to Gold Leaf Gilding (1 Day)
10 am to 5 pm
Spend the day learning gilding on wood, glass, and metal through hands-on work, demonstrations and experimentation. Try your hand at a variety of different ways of working with gold and metal leaf for art, frames, furniture, and architectural elements with traditional water, mordant (oil and other adhesives) and glass gilding.
An excellent opportunity to explore and develop practical skills and knowledge to incorporate gold leaf into your artistic repertoire.
By the end of the day you will have a finished picture frame to take home along with something to put in it!
Handouts and a supplier list will be provided.
Class Fee: The class fee is $US 125.00 and includes materials and use of all gilding tools.
Limited to 8 students • No experience needed
Water Gilding Frames (1 Day)
10 am to 5 pm
An introduction to the methods of water gilding considered the ultimate in the gilders art. We will use modern formulations for traditional materials laying of genuine 22k gold leaf and silver leaf and the techniques of burnishing, and toning.
By the end of the day you will have a finished picture frame to take home as well as sample boards.
Handouts and a supplier list will be provided.
Class Fee: The class fee is $US 110.00 and plus a $US40 materials fee, use of all gilding tools.
Class size is limited to 8 students • Pre-requisite Introduction to Gold Leaf Gilding or instructor permission
Mordant Gilding for Metal & Wood (1 Day)
10 am to 5 pm
Mordant gilding is the application of a variety of adhesives to adhere gold leaf. This is the most commonly used technique for gilding with real and imitation gold and metal leaf.
You will be guided through the oil gilding process for applying gold, silver, and other metal leaves to frames, furniture, and decorative objects. You will be provided an unfinished picture frame to gild with real 22 k gold leaf to take home.
Class Fee: The class fee is $US 110.00 plus a $US40 materials fee. Includes the use of all gilding tools gold leaf and supplies.
To hold your place a 50% payment is required. Balance due before class starts. Register & make payment arrangements by email
Limited to 8 students • Pre-requisite Introduction to Gold Leaf Gilding or instructor permission
What people are saying:
... great class! Good overview...got a feel for what is involved.
......Jackie S.
... thank you... I've taken other classes here in San Miguel, but none so thorough or organized.
.....Jan L.
... the workshop was very well laid out, organized. Your patience and encouragement of everyone was notable and quite lovely!
......Kathleen M.
... thanks for the class, it was fun and really insightful and i sure did learn muchisimo
... Holly W.
About the instructor:
John Perkins worked as museum conservator of furniture and decorative arts for the National Historic Parks Service in Canada and the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles. He has been gilding for 20 years. For the last 3 years he has been leading the gilding work at the great Stupa of Dharmakaya in Colorado - one of the world's great monuments.