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My goal was to "be successful".
I wanted to "do it the Right Way" and make "good art".
I was focused on the wrong thing, and I often ended up feeling something like this...

  • I feel stuck
  • I don't have any ideas
  • I am not feeling inspired
  • I make something that I have made before
  • I feel bored with the process
  • I distract myself and do no make anything
  • I feel frustrated and just feel like giving up
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What is holding me back from making the creative cloisonne´ that I imagine and desire?
Why can't I make something unique and personal?
What are "they" doing that I am not?

The PAF Basics
Here is what I do when I am enameling...
Prepare
Apply
Fire


Prepare
Prepare Enamel
Prepare Metal
Prepare Foil
Prepare Wires
Apply
Apply Enamel to Metal
Apply Enamel to Enamel
Apply Foil to Enamel
Apply Enamel to Foil
Apply Wires to Enamel
Fire
Fire Enamel to Metal
Fire Enamel to Enamel
Fire Foil to Enamel
Fire Enamel to Foil
Fire Wires to Enamel
Tools, Materials, and Supplies
Learn about what I use to make my work.
Enamel Principles: Learn the Science behind the process
Here are some of the Principles that we will explore...

1. Time/Temperature Relationship: How hot do I fire, how long do I fire? How do I know what to do?
2. Firing Stages: How does the enamel change as it is fired and how can I use this knowledge?
3. Thermal Expansion and Contraction: What happens to your metal and enamel as it is heated? The When and Why of counter-enamel.
4. Copper, Heat, and Oxidation: Understanding what effect "firescale" plays in your enameling process.
5. Transparency and Air Bubbles: The How and Why of incredible clarity in your transparent enamel layers.
6. Fine Silver and Reflected Light: How to create a "mirror-like" reflective surface on your fine silver.
7. Chemical Reactions: What are they and how to avoid them.
8. Mixing Enamel Layers: Does it matter what temperature your enamel melts or flows?

Plus the BIG Inner Game Principle of Intention: How to know what you want and take the steps that will help you achieve your desired result.
 "Live in Color; Because Life is not Black & White"
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Ricky Frank
770.552.7890
770.853.2627 (cell)
rfenamels@aol.com

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  • Home
  • Cloisonne´ Jewelry
    • Figurative/Celestial
    • Abstracts
    • Landscape Series
    • Large Pendants
    • Medium Pendants
    • Small Pendants
    • Earrings
    • Chokers
    • Bracelets
    • Rings
    • What is Cloisonne´?
  • The Enamel Channel Video Library
  • About Ricky
    • About Ricky
    • Inspirations
    • My Wife's Artwork
  • ricky's jewelry archives
  • Mailing List