Month: June 2019

Riveted pendant

Beautiful work by C.B. in Grade 12 – nickel silver and copper riveted together with copper wire, then domed and polished.

Hand-carved Lost Wax casting!

Inspired by some of Gray Metal’s work out of Vancouver, C.R. in Grade 12 carved and cast this gorgeous ring out of sterling silver – love the geometric style!

Junior Woodworking

A selection of projects by our Fall 2018 Junior Woodwork course! Students choose wood species and dimensions, and create an assortment of introductory projects. Featured here are cutting boards/serving platters, a tablet/recipe book holder, and a step stool. Excellent work!

Self-Directed Woodwork projects

A fantastic assortment of creative self-directed projects, many completed by J.V. in Grade 10. Great work!

Junior Creative Rings

In Jewelry 9/10, students learn basic ring-making, with the option of adding texture, patina, or hand-cut detail to their pieces. Excellent work!

Creative Rings

A few of the stunning, detailed pieces completed by students this year. These projects combine all skills learned in Jewelry in the first term: sweat soldering, piercing, ringmaking, and sanding/polishing.

Welding at Highland

This year, we took over the welding bay, with plans to increase opportunities for Jewelry/Metalwork students to try out welding here at Highland. There are many great opportunities in our area for students who decide this might be a career option, including the Metal Mechanical Trades Sampler program at Isfeld (more information here), and the Trades Training apprenticeship/scholarship program at North Island College Campbell River (more information here). Pieces below completed by CB and JB in Grade 12.

Creative Projects

It’s been a busy year here in the Highland shops! After a hiatus to complete a Masters degree, I’m (finally) updating our website. Thank you for your patience!
Here are some incredible pieces from our Fall 2018 Senior students – all pieces are soldered with 2 types of metal, and hand-cut with jeweller’s saws by students. Excellent work everyone!