ADVANCED ENAMELING
Steel Panel and Large Scale Enameling Workshop |
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$150 per person
Experiment with mark making and texture with liquid enamels. Experimentation is endless with liquid enamels! In this advanced class you will learn many techniques that will spark endless creativity in painting and drawing without fear! All students must take a prerequisite class of one of our Intro to Enameling classes before reserving space in this class. Please call to schedule ahead of time. *Note: This is a 3 hour group class |
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Here’s what you’ll learn in this class!
- Explore pouring, dipping, and spraying liquid enamels on copper and steel to discover amazing results.
- You will learn many sgraffito techniques to add text and imagery to your enamels. The sgraffito process allows you to “draw” on enamel by scratching unfired enamel to reveal the beautiful fired enamel below.
- You will discover fun and simple ways rivets can be used to combine pieces in unique ways for display.
- Explore painting and drawing techniques using china paints and pencils to add details and textures.
- One 5x7 enameled steel panel piece of art
Cloisonné Workshop
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Cloisonné (pronounced cloy-zon-ay, French for “partition”) is an ancient metalwork technique that makes use of small, precious metal filaments and colorful glass enamels to create brilliant artwork. The metal wires are bent into shapes to create small cells, (partitions) of designs, and many coats of finely ground glass enamel are fired into them until one unique piece of art is rendered.
Cloisonné (pronounced cloy-zon-ay, French for “partition”) is an ancient metalwork technique that makes use of small, precious metal filaments and colorful glass enamels to create brilliant artwork. The metal wires are bent into shapes to create small cells, (partitions) of designs, and many coats of finely ground glass enamel are fired into them until one unique piece of art is rendered.
Cloisonné is probably the most recognized enamel technique and is most commonly used in jewelry, though the craft can be found in many facets of the art world, including the production of hand-made dishes, vases and abstract pottery.
*Note: All the tools and equipment are provided for use in this class
Here’s what you’ll learn in this class!
What you’ll take home with you:
*Note: All the tools and equipment are provided for use in this class
Here’s what you’ll learn in this class!
- Discover fun, simple techniques to create original enameled pieces quickly; learn how to prepare, apply and fire enamel for maximum clarity over fine silver and silver foil fused to copper.
- Try out the tips for making basic fine-silver or copper shapes and bending wire to make simple or complex cloisonne patterns. Learn how to fuse silver and copper balls, colorful jewels, and threads into the design.
- Play with color and see how easy it is to create color gradations that flow seamlessly into one another.
- Both firing with a torch and kiln will be taught. Explore several finishing methods to polish your enamel.
What you’ll take home with you:
- A cloisonné enamel piece suitable for setting into a bezel!
