Keep Layering - enamel

by Karen Meador, Ph.D.

I think it's fun to learn an enameling process and then change it around to see what else is possible. That's what I did with the Layered Torch Enameled Earrings (see my project in the education section).

Instructions

I like using the strips of paper shown in the original tutorial, but also tried different shapes. I cut both wavy strips and circles, but you could do many other shapes as well. By the way, I easily cut the paper circles out with my disc cutter. As you can see in the first photo, I also cut different shapes of copper including fat rectangles and circles.

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I used the plain paper strips atop circles for the green pair pictured. The opaque enamels included 1380 Mistletoe Green, 1315 Willow Green and 1440 Delft Blue. I used 2650 Heron Blue Transparent. This transparent gives a fairly heavy coverage, so I used a 100 mesh sifter to make a lighter application.

The fat rectangular earrings were created using paper circles. They were enameled with 1780 Grape, 1720 Mauve Pink and 1615 Atlantic Blue. I used 2720 Harold Purple Transparent over the mesh.

Now, I'm wondering how a pair would look with two different shapes of paper stencils. There's always tomorrow to try something new!

Materials

10 Color Thompson Enamel Sample Kit with Thread, Lump, and Copper Discs

KIT-ENAMEL-10

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $69.95
Gold Club Price: $52.46

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Tools

Basic Torch Fire Enameling Tool Kit

EN-TOOLKIT-BASIC

EN-TOOLKIT-BASIC
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $54.95
Gold Club Price: $41.21

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Category: Enamel
Technique(s): Enamel

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Karen Meador, Ph.D.

Karen Meador, PhD, is a retired professor, educational consultant and musician whose research endeavors focused on creative thinking and gifted education. Her numerous books and articles for teachers addressed these topics. Dr. Meador currently pursues art through wire work, enameling and metalsmithing.