Meet embossing: an ancient technique for applying drawings and shapes onto metal. Embossing, within the craft of goldsmithing, is the age-old method of creating a relief on sheet metal.

The Egyptians used it to make masks for mummies, and in the Middle Ages, book covers were lavishly decorated with it.

During the workshop, you’ll adorn a 50 x 50 mm copper plate with a relief. You can choose from various decorations or come up with your own design. Tar will be heated to secure the copper, and you’ll wield a hammer and punches to gradually raise the relief. With each tap of the hammer, the design becomes clearer.

Sacha knew from a young age that she wanted to be a visual artist, and she started making jewelry at twelve using paperclips and beads. At seventeen, she chose to study gold and silversmithing at the Vakschool voor Edelsmeden in Amsterdam. Since 1999, she has worked as a goldsmith and jewelry designer. Sacha’s favorite technique is embossing, which is ideal for the organic forms she loves to give her jewelry. Gradually, the material takes shape under the influence of hammer and punch, later transformed into the unique and fairytale-like jewelry pieces in her collection.