Kiln Fire Enameling Basics II

The first class will leave you inspired and wishing for more time so this is the class for you!  Refine what you learned in Enamel Basics I and explore many new possibilities by adding transparent enamels to your palette, special effects with glass shards and beads, and rubber stamp images. Continue investigating how firing time and temperature affect results and discover the quick beauty of liquid enamels.  Students are encouraged to bring their own pre-cut copper shapes, stencils, rubber stamps, and lead-free enamels to experiment with in class.  Prerequisite: Kiln Fire Enameling Basics I or equivalent.

Basic materials included

Enamel
Necklace, Linnie Kendrick
Enamel chicken
Necklace, Linnie Kendrick
Enamel, student work
Necklace, Linnie Kendrick
Necklace, Linnie Kendrick
Earrings, Linnie Kendrick
Enamel, student work
Necklace, Linnie Kendrick
Enamel, student work
Enamel, student work
Enamel, student work
Enamel components, student work
Enamel, student work

Published by Dana

Dana Cassara began practicing the art of silversmithing at North Seattle Community College in 1992. She discovered her love for the craft after returning to school to pursue a teaching degree with a focus in social studies. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1998 with a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas as well as Interdisciplinary Arts, because she just couldn't stay out of the art department. She has been teaching jewelry design since 1999 and loves what she does.