Introduction to Cloisonne´ Enamel and Color Layers; How & Why?
1. Fundamentals of enameling including enamel principles and techniques.
2. Learn to sift and fire, paint enamel layers, prepare copper and fine silver for enamel, prepare enamel for sifting and painting, work with transparent, opaque, and opalescent enamel colors, silver and gold foil, make and use handmade/embossed fine silver foil, and explore different ways to "finish" your enamel surfaces.
3. Learn the basics of using both Cloisonne´ and Basse Taille enamel techniques. This utilizes wires to create cells, and textures under the transparent enamel to create different kinds of reflected light.
4. Begin to learn a technique for developing your ability to "think" in enamel so that you can problem solve in your own studio after the class.
5. Explore the basics of enamel design, self-expression, and your creative process.
Warning: This class is designed to make you think. I believe in principles and not rules. You will be required to think about what you are doing and why you are doing it. Emphasis will be on understanding how various enameling principles are applied and how they create different results. The emphasis will be on learning and not "making a successful enamel art piece". I like to create an atmosphere where you are not afraid to fail and actually challenge yourself to try something just to see what will happen!
1. Fundamentals of enameling including enamel principles and techniques.
2. Learn to sift and fire, paint enamel layers, prepare copper and fine silver for enamel, prepare enamel for sifting and painting, work with transparent, opaque, and opalescent enamel colors, silver and gold foil, make and use handmade/embossed fine silver foil, and explore different ways to "finish" your enamel surfaces.
3. Learn the basics of using both Cloisonne´ and Basse Taille enamel techniques. This utilizes wires to create cells, and textures under the transparent enamel to create different kinds of reflected light.
4. Begin to learn a technique for developing your ability to "think" in enamel so that you can problem solve in your own studio after the class.
5. Explore the basics of enamel design, self-expression, and your creative process.
Warning: This class is designed to make you think. I believe in principles and not rules. You will be required to think about what you are doing and why you are doing it. Emphasis will be on understanding how various enameling principles are applied and how they create different results. The emphasis will be on learning and not "making a successful enamel art piece". I like to create an atmosphere where you are not afraid to fail and actually challenge yourself to try something just to see what will happen!
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