Printing and Colouring Anodised Aluminium: 2-Day Course with Laura Cave
1 – 2 Nov 2025
10 am – 4 pm
Explore the creative and impactful application of colour to anodised aluminium and add an extra dimension to your jewellery.
The course wil cover:
- Immersion dyeing, including colour mixing and dip dyeing techniques
- Use of resists to create masks for abstract and photographic patterns
- Various printing processes including mono printing, making and using stamps and low tech “lino” techniques.
- Sealing the metal to fix the colour.
- How to cut, finish, polish and form the metal to a professional standard
About the tutor
Laura Cave is a designer/maker who has worked with anodised aluminium in jewellery and installations for over 25 years. She specialised in the technique at the Royal College of Art, where she gained her MA, during which time she also worked for Jane Adam, whose innovative work in anodised aluminium has been widely influential. Laura has taught practical workshops in colouring and anodising aluminium extensively throughout the UK on degree and masters level university courses, as well as in community and adult education settings. Her work and expert knowledge in screen-printing onto anodised aluminium is showcased in Lindsay Mann’s definitive book on the subject, Design and Make Coloured Aluminium Jewellery. Laura is also the founder and CEO of Just Trade, a fair trade jewellery company that works collaboratively with artisans in Asia and South America.
