Adding Gold: Keum-boo with Julia Lowther, August 31 - VIDEO

Recorded Live Sunday, August 31, 2025Video Access Expires: Oct 31,2025 Instructor: Julia Lowther Keum-boo (also Geumbu, Kum-Boo or Kum-bu meaning "attached gold") is an ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold foil to silver. Possible examples of this technique have been dated to the second half of the first millennium B.C. and from the early first millennium A.D. Traditionally, this technique is accomplished by first depleting a surface of sterling silver to add a thin layer of fine silver. Next, a piece of 24-carat gold foil is permanently applied to the surface with heat and pressure. Students will learn Keum-boo through demonstrations and may produce a piece as an example of the technique. Students should be at an intermediate level, but all levels are welcome. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate  You have access to for 60 days foloowint the class. Access expires Oct 31, 2025.  The handouts, video, and other important information can be found by clicking on