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New Zealand Enameling Culture

New Zealand Enameling Culture

When one looks at a world map to find New Zealand, it's easily overlooked due to its location and size....
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Enameling Malleable Copper

Enameling Malleable Copper

Early in the 1400's someone discovered that a design of juxta- positioned colored enamels would not intermingle when heated to...
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Online Enamel Art Gallery

Online Enamel Art Gallery

Glass on Metal Magazine is excited to announce the development of an online enamel art gallery, located on the internet...
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2009 Netherlands Enamel Exhibition

2009 Netherlands Enamel Exhibition

One glorious morning in June, my husband and I set out on a trip to the small Dutch town Ravenstein...
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Commercial Enameled Art Projects

Commercial Enameled Art Projects

The show season had come and gone. With my kids still in school, I was unable to participate in the...
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Fauré Studio Enamel Techniques

Fauré Studio Enamel Techniques

One of the many workshops presented at the 10th Biennial Enamelist Society Conference was The Fauré Studio Enamel Techniques, instructed...
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Arsenal Metals and Enamels Exhibition

It seems like it was over a year ago, but in fact, The Arsenal Metals & Enamels Exhibition debuted this...
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Enameling Care and Considerations

Enameling Care and Considerations

The primary reason designer Amy Roper Lyons of Summit, New Jersey, began working in enamels is fairly black and white:...
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Origins, Evolution and the Practice of Enameling

Origins, Evolution and the Practice of Enameling

More than 3000 years ago, someone spread powdered glass onto metal, probably gold, and subjected it to sufficient heat to...
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Enameled Jewelry of Hali Baykov

Enameled Jewelry of Hali Baykov

The modern designer-jeweler must contend with a great range of alternative ornaments: with antique pieces and diamond studded ornaments, with...
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Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

Joe Spencer Bead Workshop On November 17, 2007, Joseph Spencer taught one of the best workshops we have seen. There...
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2009 Radiance Enamel Exhibition

2009 Radiance Enamel Exhibition

Gallery 21, an all-white exhibition space in Spanish Village, San Diego, California, became home to the enamel exhibition, RADIANCE from...
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Venezuelan Enamel History and Projection

Venezuelan Enamel History and Projection

Among the representatives of this speciality who dedicated their lives to the enamel, is the author of this article. She...
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Enameling on Electroformed Vessels

Enameling on Electroformed Vessels

June Schwarcz (b.1918) in Denver, CO. She is a Fellow of the American Craft Council and received their Gold Medal....
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Enamel A Current Perspective

Enamel A Current Perspective Enameling, like other mediums in the vast world of art, has seen ebbs and tides of...
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Expressive Art Enameling

Expressive Art Enameling

Expressionist art creates images designed to communicate the artist's feelings. In this art, the artist is not a dispassionate reproducer...
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Unconventional Enameling Projects

Unconventional Enameling Projects

I am a self-taught enamellist. Having never heard of enameling, I began in the mid-70s with enamels and copper shapes...
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Portrait with Enamel Watercolors

Portrait with Enamel Watercolors

My design for a portrait in enamel is based on either a photocopy of a photograph or my sketch of...
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Enamels in Medieval Galleries

Enamels in Medieval Galleries

The innovative Medieval Galleries, occupying a complete wing of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, have now been open...
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China Painting on Enamel Process

China Painting on Enamel Process

Although enameling is a new art form for me, I came to it with many years of china painting experience....
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Enamel in Academic Jewelry

Enamel in Academic Jewelry

In mid-April of 2008, the SUNY-New Paltz MFA Metal program suspended its rigorous schedule for about a week. What were...
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English Pictorial Enamels

English Pictorial Enamels

English enamels made during the period 1750 to 1840 were chiefly ornamented with transfer printed images and mottos. While the...
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Enameled Glass Bowls

Enameled Glass Bowls

It was during one of my exhibitions in Den Haag, Netherlands, that a visitor came up to me to ask...
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How to Mix Industrial Liquid Enamels

How to Mix Industrial Liquid Enamels

Industrial liquid enamel is a versatile material. It can be used as a base coat, directly on the metal, or...
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How to Make an Agate Imitation Cabochon

How to Make an Agate Imitation Cabochon

This technique consists of the successive application of silver foil sheets, changing the colors of enamels among them, and then...
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Intro to Enameling: Cloisonne Pendant

Intro to Enameling: Cloisonne Pendant

For the last couple years the W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation has held "Intro to Enameling" workshops that are designed to...
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The Metal Underneath

The Metal Underneath

In this article, I will discuss the basics of metal preparation for the enameling process. Some experienced enamelists may disagree...
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Enamel is Glass — But, What is Glass?

In the beginning, there was glass. Glass was created or formed along with our planet Earth. Glass was here —...
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Jewelry from Enamel Lumps

Jewelry from Enamel Lumps

What is a jewel? I like to think of a jewel as a bauble that looks precious and shiny and...
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The Enamel Arts Foundation Goals

The Enamel Arts Foundation Goals

Bernard N. Jazzar, President of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Enamel Arts Foundation, announces that the Foundation...
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Enamel on PMC or Fine Silver

Enamel on PMC or Fine Silver

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Enameling on metal clay adds vibrant color and exciting design. Learn the wet packing...
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Felicia Liban and Learning to Enamel

Felicia Liban and Learning to Enamel

While living in Little Neck, NY, during the mid-sixties, I took an enameling class at the local YWHA. It took...
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International Exhibition of Enameled Jewelry

International Exhibition of Enameled Jewelry

Organized by the Museum voor Vlakglas-en Emaillekunst, Ravenstein, Holland Florale by Ralph Bakker. 2005. Enamel on silver, gold. Colour is...
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Easy Enameled PMC Pendant

Easy Enameled PMC Pendant

For those of you who have not worked with Precious Metal Clay, you'll find there are certain terms unique to...
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Working with Large Mosaic Enamels

Working with Large Mosaic Enamels

An enamel of any size can be produced by working sectionally. I cut copper sheet into irregular shapes to enhance...
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Enameling Tips: Cause and Effect

Enameling Tips: Cause and Effect

This article is a part of a series offering enameling tips and what is most occurring that enamelists encounter. This...
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Combining Enameling Techniques for Jewelry Making

Combining Enameling Techniques for Jewelry Making

Enamel technique has progressed in a logical and practical direction through the ages, advancing when inspiration, need or new technology...
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Kenneth Bates: Dean of American Enameling

Kenneth Bates: Dean of American Enameling

When I asked him who Kenneth Bates is, he laughed and replied "a simple dirt farmer from New England." However,...
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2009 Barcelona School Enamel Exhibition

2009 Barcelona School Enamel Exhibition

Nuria L. Ribalta and her students from Barcelona School had an exhibition of their enamel works in France from the...
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Lillian Jones enamels a cloisonne pendant

Lillian Jones enamels a cloisonne pendant

In this slideshow, Lillian Jones enamels a fused fine silver disk to make a lovely pendant. She uses engraving and...
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Proper Enamel Sifting Process

Proper Enamel Sifting Process

Sifting is the process of dropping and catching falling enamel particles. The control factors are mesh size of the enamel;...
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How to Work Enamel Hot

How to Work Enamel Hot

Photo 1: Apply a coat of enamel on a piece of domed copper and fire. Photo 2. A sheet of...
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Wire Wrapping Enamel Pieces

Wire Wrapping Enamel Pieces

Everyone has long seen gems wrapped in small wire cages with hanging devices, and more recently, the Dichroic glass pendants...
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66 Enamels in a California Show

66 Enamels in a California Show

The Northern California Enameling Guild ("NCEG") and the ACCI Gallery recently sponsored an excellent show of works from around the...
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Designing PMC Pieces for Enamel

Designing PMC Pieces for Enamel

Precious Metal Clay, being fine silver and high karat gold, is the perfect material to accept enamel. It is possible...
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Pál Tóth Enamel Painting

Pál Tóth Enamel Painting

Pál Tóth, a wildlife painter, graphic artist, and enameler from Pusztaszer, Hungary, has been working with glass on metal since...
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Application of Enamel En Plein

Application of Enamel En Plein

Application of Enamel En Plein In my 30 years of enameling and creating objects of art and jewelry, I have...
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Layered Metal on Enamel Coats

Layered Metal on Enamel Coats

While the tide might seem to have been chosen to be catchy or thought to be frivolous in nature, it...
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