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Enameled Miniature Clock Cases

Enameled Miniature Clock Cases

Small ornamental clocks were among the medium priced ornamental objects that were in huge demand in the 19th century. This...
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Enameling Tips: Ritual Over Knowledge

Enameling Tips: Ritual Over Knowledge

This article is a part of a series offering enameling tips and what is most occurring that enamelists encounter. This...
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Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps)

Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps)

Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps) If you have worked with small lumps or tiny crumbs of enamel or glass to...
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Making an Enamel Advertising Poster

Making an Enamel Advertising Poster

Nested in the heart of downtown Cary, North Carolina, The Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival is a tradition steeped...
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From Art to Enameling Career

From Art to Enameling Career

I would first like to introduce myself. My name is Jaime Frechette and I am a studio artist from Cincinnati,...
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Studio Enameling with Jaime Frechette

Studio Enameling with Jaime Frechette

It's hard to believe how quickly this year has flown. My kids are already half way, through their first quarter...
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Enamels in the Delaware Art Museum

Enamels in the Delaware Art Museum

Unbeknownst to most enamelists, there is a treasure of turn of the century enamels at the Delaware Art Museum. I...
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2008 Mexican Enamel Exhibition

2008 Mexican Enamel Exhibition

Last April 2008, at Galeria Medellin 174,in Mexico City, under the name of "Esmaltes Sobre Metales," two artists exhibited their...
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2008 Enamel Foundation Conference

2008 Enamel Foundation Conference

Our second conference was a success! The conference started promptly at 9 a.m., August 18 - a beautiful sunny day....
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Lead Bearing and Lead Free Enamels

The question about the differences between lead bearing and lead free enamel is the same as the questions about the...
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Enameling On Fine Silver Metal Clay

Enameling On Fine Silver Metal Clay

Enameling on pieces made from Precious Metal Clay is a joy! The clay is malleable and will take any shape...
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The Ceramic Tissue Method

The Ceramic Tissue Method

Enameled steel is the best support for the photographic image. It will withstand the burn-off temperatures without cracking the image....
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Large Scale Enameling at JSW Studio

Large Scale Enameling at JSW Studio

After a long break we have restarted the JSW Enamel Studio, Vashind, Mumbai. A major effort was made in October...
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Campbell Folk School Enameling Class

Campbell Folk School Enameling Class

I recently had the opportunity to teach teenagers enameling at one of my favorite places in the world, John C....
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Cloisonne Enamel Start to Finish with Ricky Frank

Cloisonne Enamel Start to Finish with Ricky Frank

In this video, Ricky Frank takes us from start to finish with a Cloisonne enamel project. Ricky also talks enameling...
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Enamel Arts From Korea and Japan Exhibition

Enamel Arts From Korea and Japan Exhibition

The Korean Enamelling Artist Association celebrates its 22nd year in 2004. The group is host to the Contemporary Enamel Arts...
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Sansone Studio: Famous Enamel Works

Sansone Studio: Famous Enamel Works

Sometime around 1989 or 1990,I got a call from a friend, Steve Kissler, who owned a small gift shop in...
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Filigree and Cloisonne Enamel: Schitterend Sieraad

Filigree and Cloisonne Enamel: Schitterend Sieraad

This film has been made for the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, as part of an exhibition about...
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BBJ 1208 – Enameling on Metal Clay

BBJ 1208 – Enameling on Metal Clay

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Enameling on metal clay adds vibrant color and exciting design. Learn the wet packing...
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Grisaille and Limoges Techniques

Grisaille and Limoges Techniques

My enamel jewelry includes earrings, pins, pendants, lockets and rings done in Grisaille and Limoges techniques. Within most of the...
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Cloisonne Primer – History of Cloisonne Technique

In the late 20s, a small enamel tray, made in China, introduced us to the word cloisonne. The material looked...
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How to Make a Frame for Enamel Pieces

How to Make a Frame for Enamel Pieces

How to Make a Frame for Enamel Pieces The instruction below is addressed to people who have little experience in...
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Intro to Enameling: Double-Sided Pendant 2

Intro to Enameling: Double-Sided Pendant 2

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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Champleve Enamelwork with Ferric Chloride

Champleve Enamelwork with Ferric Chloride

Champleve (shahmp-luh-vay), meaning - raised plane - in French, is the process by which a design is cut, gouged or...
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Sansone Studio: Ancient Enameling Techniques

Sansone Studio: Ancient Enameling Techniques

Artists Joel and Pamela Sansone are maestros of glass. Walking into the Sansone's Studio is like stumbling upon a surprise,...
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San Diego Enamel Guild Exhibition

San Diego Enamel Guild Exhibition

This past summer, I received notification that several pieces of my work had been accepted into the San Diego Enamel...
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The Enamel Art of the “Nine Lively Ladies”

The Enamel Art of the “Nine Lively Ladies”

We are a group of artists who call ourselves "Nine Lively Ladies." A year ago, I had to come up...
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10th International Biennel of Enamel

10th International Biennel of Enamel

While Limoges, France was celebrating its 200th anniversary as the city of the "Arts of Fire" this year, July and...
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2009 Exhibition of Enamel Art Work

2009 Exhibition of Enamel Art Work

A three person exhibition of enamel art work earlier this year by Veenu Shah, Kana Lomrur and Jyoti Singh created...
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Time Step: Ornamented Enamel Work

Time Step: Ornamented Enamel Work

Antique, Gothic, Baroque - at the end of the 19th century, in the age of Historism, a number of different...
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Gold Cloisonne Wire on Fine Silver

Gold Cloisonne Wire on Fine Silver

Susan Demski and I have developed a cloisonne technique for our jewelry, which ranges in size from 1/4" dia. to...
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Plique-a-Jour Russian Soldering Method

There are a number of methods for plique a jour, a filigree technique that allows light to shine through the...
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Book Review – The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

Book Review – The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

This book is profoundly logical, extremely obvious and demystifying. The book and it's content presents more relevant information about glass...
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How to Add a Dichroic Effect to Your Enamels

How to Add a Dichroic Effect to Your Enamels

Dichroic glass is simply beautiful. Often referred to as dichro or dicro, the term refers to multiple ultra-thin microlayers of...
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Jewellery Making Granulated Cloisonn Enamel Rock Crystal

Jewellery Making Granulated Cloisonn Enamel Rock Crystal

My film from the Gold-Glue series shows the production of: Silver Cloisonne enamel pendant with rock crystal cabochon. Filigreen Universe...
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Intro to Enameling: Double-Sided Pendant 1

Intro to Enameling: Double-Sided Pendant 1

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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W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

This second conference, sponsored by the W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation proves to be an exciting week of activities, lectures, hands-on...
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Book Review – Beginner’s Guide to Enamelling

Book Review – Beginner’s Guide to Enamelling

The book is based on a workshop for beginners given by the author some years ago called 'The Second Coat'....
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A Modern Method of Creating Enameled Filigree Jewelry

A Modern Method of Creating Enameled Filigree Jewelry

After making jewelry and doing lapidary work for twenty-five years, I began looking for another type of jewelry making which...
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Harold Balazs: Large Scale Enamel Workshop

Harold Balazs: Large Scale Enamel Workshop

From March 21 through March 24, 2007, The W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation held a Large Scale Enamel Workshop featuring Harold...
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Creating a Domed Sgraffito Enamel Component with Ricky Frank

Creating a Domed Sgraffito Enamel Component with Ricky Frank

Follow along with teacher and renowned enamelist Ricky Frank to create a domed enamel component using sgraffito, dapping, counter-enamel, and...
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Joseph Trippetti – Cloisonne on Steel

Joseph Trippetti – Cloisonne on Steel

When Joseph Trippetti returned from the Army in 1946, he studied for three years at Philadelphia College of Art and...
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Proper Use of Liquid Metals

Applying liquid gold, palladium and/or silver in the final firing of enamel pieces is something that can frequently raise the...
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Champleve Jewelry – At The Turn Of A Wheel

Champleve Jewelry – At The Turn Of A Wheel

After experimenting with the various techniques of enameling I decided that champleve jewelry best suited my interests. Being very familiar...
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Foils on Fine Silver and Gold

Foils on Fine Silver and Gold

Marianne Hunter had been a painter and crafts explorer when she began enameling in 1967. She is self-taught. After 12...
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Using Adhesive Techniques To Enamel On Deeply Fold-Formed Me

Using Adhesive Techniques To Enamel On Deeply Fold-Formed Me

Enamel on deeply fold-formed metal with renowned enamelist and teacher Ricky Frank to create an evenly coated piece using adhesive...
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Micro Vacuum Cleaner for Enamelists

Micro Vacuum Cleaner for Enamelists

This article describes a micro vacuum cleaner, based on an aquarium pump, for use by enamelists. The vacuum cleaner allows...
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The Best Jewelry Books: A Comprehensive Reading List For Craftspeople

A selected bibliography list for the jeweler - Metal working, Casting, Plating, Enamelling ,Gem Cutting, Setting, Engraving and Etching, Other...
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