(Fall) Jewelry: Kiln Fired Enameling

09/15/2018 - 11/17/2018

Description

Kiln Fired Enameling with Lucinda Sheldon
Location: Jewelry Studio
Fee: $80 Fee includes all materials.
No previous experience required. Minimum age 14. 

​Class is offered Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Day: Thursdays
Dates: September 20, 27 // October 4, 11, 18, 25 // November 1, 8, 15
Time: 1:30-4:30PM

Days: Saturdays
Dates: September 15, 22, 29 // October 13, 27 // November 3, 10
Time: 9:30AM - 12:30PM

Location: Jewelry Studio

Fee: $80 Fee includes all materials.

No previous experience required. Minimum age 14.

 

In this 3 hour workshop with Lucinda Sheldon, from Lucinda Enamels, you will learn the basics of enameling and will create a Martha’s Vineyard Island charm in the class. In further classes you will learn different enameling techniques, creating different designs.

Enameling skills covered in this class:

  • • Proper cleaning of metal
  • • Counter firing
  • • Forming Cloisonne wire
  • • Wet packing enamel
  • • Firing enamel in kiln
  • • Learning the use of a flexible shaft to clean the enamel edging

*Dress code: For safety reasons we ask everyone to comply with the dress code policy for metalsmithing: Closed-toe footwear (no sandals), pants/shorts must go below the knee, long hair must be pulled back from the face and secured. Wear a headband or a hat if your hair can’t be tied back.