Workshop Introduction to Riveting
Judy McCaig

RIVETING / COLD CONNECTIONS in contemporary jewelry - intensive class of 1 day / 8 hours

Rivets of different types are used to unite two or more pieces, be them of the same material or not, especially useful when pieces cannot be soldered or reheated.

Although it is one of the oldest methods that exists of joining pieces together, today its importance as a cold connection technique is ever greater. Rivets enable the connections of recycled, found objects and natural elements.
Riveting is a simple mechanical, strong way of joining together layers, volumes, fragments and fragile elements; stones, ceramic, glass.

This short course introduces the basics of riveting. Learning and practising the various types of rivets heads and their uses. Design and composition, construction and finish of pieces.


Judy McCaig is a Scottish jeweller, printmaker and painter.
Since 1991 she has lived and worked in Barcelona. Since 2001 she has taught at the Massana School and since 2009 at the Taller Perill. She has been a visiting lecturer in schools and workshops in several countries and her work has been shown extensively at galleries and museums worldwide.
Her work often features abstract landscapes which draw on observations from her extensive travels and studies of ancient and modern cultures.

[image: examples of works by Judy McCaig]