Traditional Arts Fair – Tinsmithing
Traditional Arts workshops
Our workshops will take place in the Garden room and/or outside with plenty of space for physical distancing, Covid safe hygiene protocols in place and a limit of 6 people per workshop.
Learn new skills and help revive a lost trade in this choice of two Tinsmithing workshops with Peter Kruger.
The Krugers dream to combine skills with the desire to create long lasting heirloom products. They have passion for producing quality Australian made products and also want to share this lost trade with others in their range of tinsmithing workshops. Class sizes are kept small in order to offer a quality experience. All materials supplied.
10am - 12pm
Make a set of 6 stamped, copper garden markers on spikes.
1.30pm - 3.30pmMake 3 copper or tin Stars using tin smithing skills.
Stars have many creative options. Make hanging stars or tree topper stars.
Pete really enjoys the art of sheetmetal fabrication and the skills of hands on tinsmithing.
Taking a flat sheet of tinplate or galvanized sheet and with knowledge and skills creating a useful household item.
Actually he is obsessively passionate about it and it’s his mission to teach, encourage and revive these skills and knowledge.
Pete has been a qualified Sheetmetal fabricator, since 1986. He is based in rural Victoria and operates out of a 1950’s converted wool shed.
Location
Buda Historic Home and Garden
42 Hunter St, Castlemaine Victoria 3450
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