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Pewter is a mixture of metals and alloy containing mostly tin (zinc) but also metals like lead, bismuth, copper, antimony and even silver. Antimony, bismuth and copper are used to increase the hardness of the pewter. The more lead it contains, the softer the pewter. The higher the lead content in pewter, the more it holds a health risk and should not be used for food and beverages. Pewter also has a low melting point, about 200 degrees, depending on the metal mixture. Pewter comes from the non-scientific denomination for zinc, “spelter”.
Pewter products are mostly used as decoration in cutlery, home design, business signs, decorations at functions, decorative insertion into other art and so forth.
Pewter Relief Modelling is the art of impressing and / or engraving designs onto a thin soft pewter sheet to create 3-dimensional effects. A few basic tools and materials are all you need to master this satisfactory way of expressing creativity.
Pewter Casting is the melt down of hard pewter that gets poured into prepared moulds. A well equipped studio is needed for casting pewter.
At the Pewter Art Academy you are taught in the art of sculpting pewter into decorative pieces as hobby or to earn money from it as an artist.
Pewter Art Academy
