Christine Woollacott

Christine Woollacott of Turritella Designs produces jewellery in her small studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Multiples of the designs are created using handmade molds, and many of the cloisonné pieces are one-of-a-kind. Christine works mainly with fine silver and Thompson unleaded glass enamel. Transparent coloured glass enamel powder is fused to the metal at temperatures of over 1500 ⁰ Fahrenheit, to make colourful, luminous jewellery.

‘Advanced Jewellery-making Techniques’ at George Brown College

December 04, 2015 by Christine Woollacott

Good news!

I will be teaching the George Brown College Continuing Education ‘Advanced Jewellery-making Techniques’ course this winter. In this course, students will make a hinged box or locket, design and create a unified set of jewellery (e.g., earrings and pendant), and learn how to pour metal ingots to form metal sheet and wire from scrap silver.

The 12-week course will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 9:30, and will begin on January 26th, 2016. More information can be found on the George Brown College Continuing Education website.

2016 Bead and Button Show!

November 19, 2015 by Christine Woollacott

Very exciting news! I will be teaching a number of classes at the 2016 Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee! The class information will be officially released on December 15th, 2015, and class registration will begin on January 5th, 2016.

I’m very excited about this, and I hope I’ll be able to see some of you in Milwaukee next summer!