Copper Enamel Jewelry 1: Exploratory Approaches and Designs

Do you want to bring your creative vision to life with basic metal manipulation and a rich palette of enamels? Copper enameling is a world of ancient techniques that meet contemporary experimental approaches of today.

In this class you'll learn:

• how to cut, file and sand basic shapes from copper sheet metal
• general metal preparation for enameling
• kiln-fired and torch-fired basic enameling approaches
• dry enameling techniques such as; sifting, lump and thread, transparent enamels over wire and hammering effects, drawing and the use of negative space over enamel, etc.
• basic jewelry finding techniques to bring your copper enamel pieces together

We'll explore cold metal manipulation as well as enamel on copper approaches using temperatures between 1300 - 1500 degrees. You'll walk away from this course with a new excitement for working with color and metal, several one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, and practical skills and tips to continue exploring these techniques on your own. No experience required.  

$315 ($270 tuition + $45 materials)  |  4 sessions
Open to ages 16 and up.

Instructor: Crystal Celeste