Cloisonné Enameling - January 18 & 19

Name: Cloisonné Enameling - January 18 & 19
Start: 2025-01-18T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-18T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 09:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen | Lancaster, PA

Instructor: Beth deVitry
Skill Level: Beginner
Learn this ancient technique to make a beautifully finished piece of cloisonné jewelry in this two day class! Students will learn to apply transparent vitreous enamel on fine silver. Techniques covered will be filing, heating the silver (flashing), doming, wire forming, wet packing, sifting, and grinding enamel, and kiln use. Beginner level is accepted, using a predetermined design by the instructor. Students with experience may submit their own design and discuss it with the instructor through email 10 days before class start. Each student will have a completed project by the end of class. Students taking the Metalsmithing 2 class will have an opportunity to bezel set their enamels in a finished piece.
Materials Needed: Students should bring paper, pencil and eraser, sharpie marker, preferred magnification if needed (optivisor)
Please note *** A materials fee of $45 is due to the instructor at the time of the class.