PATINAS : OXIDATIONS
2-day Workshop with Judy McCaig
December 13 & 14 2025
Duration: 14 hours
In this workshop, we will explore various ways of finishing the surfaces of different metals to create diverse effects through colours, shades, textures and patina.
Patination is a technique that involves the application of colour chemically on a metal surface in order to achieve an aging effect on a particular piece. Copper that is exposed to the natural elements, reacts with the oxygen in the atmosphere and, thus, a layer of oxide is formed on its surface, which has a green colour. This outer layer developed by the oxidation of the copper is known as “patina”.
We will work with patinas on copper and copper alloys – brass, nickel silver – while, some formulas can be also applied on silver. At the same time, we will explore ways of colouring, using natural ingredients.
Instructor: Judy McCaig | Jewelry Artist, printmaker/painter
Workshop Duration: 14 hours | December 13-14 2025
Schedule: Saturday to Sunday, 11:00-15:00 & 16:00-18:00
Number of Participants: 7-10 people
Participation cost: 330 € + VAT 24%
Judy McCaig is a Scottish jeweller, printmaker/painter. She was born in Edinburgh in 1957. From 1975-79 she studied at Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art, Dundee, Scotland. In 1980, on completing a one-year post-graduate, specialising in jewellery and photography, she was awarded The Scottish Education Department Major Travel Scholarship to study Native American Indian art in the USA. Later the same year, she continued her research at the Royal College of Art in London, graduating with an M.A. in 1983. Since then, her travels have taken her to faraway places, Indonesia, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Thailand. On her return to London, she studied printmaking for three years and set up her studio there in 1987. Since 1991 she has lived and worked in Barcelona, Spain. Since 2001 she has taught at the Massana School of Art in Barcelona and the Taller Perill since 2009. She has been a visiting lecturer in Schools and Workshops in Germany, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Argentina, the USA, the UK, and Canada. Her work has been shown extensively at galleries and museums worldwide.
