JEWELRY:  CHASING AND REPOUSSÉ
NANCY MEGAN CORWIN

Discover techniques to embellish your work with layers of textures. Create sculptural details in low and high relief. Repoussé the back of your piece with a combination of steel, brass, plastic and wood tools. Chase the front with texturing, stamping and undercutting using unique tools that refine surfaces with sharper edges. Fabricate your own chasing tools and dies for specific forms and textures. Jewelry/metal smithing skills and a familiarity with tools and studio equipment are needed. Download Materials List.

Nancy Megan Corwin is a jeweler/metalsmith, teacher and writer. She uses the techniques of chasing and répousse to embellish or add details to her pieces. She is an adjunct instructor at Cabrillo College and Montery Peninsula College in California, and teaches workshops around the United States, Canada, and England. Her work is exhibited widely in public and private collections.
http://www.nancymegancorwin.com