Confident Enameling

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Play and Experiment with Sgraffito

Ricky explores the technique of Sgraffito.

$5

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Introduction to cloisonne wire bends

Ricky demonstrates some of the different approaches he uses to practice his wire-bending skills.

$3

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Tools and Materials

Here are the tools that I use when making my enamels.

Free

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Permission to Make a Messy Enamel

When you are learning, the pressure to make something that you like just gets in the way. Ricky's "One-Wire" samples gives you permission to make a BAD enamel and simply play with foil and color so that you can have fun without feeling afraid.

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Experimenting with Copper Preparation and Flux

Ricky explores different ways to prepare copper before firing a layer of flux onto the metal surface.

$5

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Five Foil Color Samples Part 2

Ricky makes 5 different color samples showing a variety of approaches to developing personal vocabulary using transparent color and foils. Part 2

$19

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Ricky's Design Vocabulary

Ricky uses some of his finished enamels to demonstrate some of the different types of design questions that he asks himself while making his cloisonne´ jewelry. A 10 part series

$5

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How I Use My Micro-Motor

I use a micromotor as an alternative to a flexible shaft. Most of the time I'm using a diamond burr (to carve enamel) or a diamond pad (to grind enamel).

Free

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Introduction to Foil Layers of Light

Create "layers of reflected light" by combining silver and gold foil within your enamel color layers.

$49

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How I use my JoolTool

I use my JoolTool for grinding and polishing hundreds of enamels each year. It has changed this tedious part of my process into a fast, consistent, efficient, and even enjoyable step in my cloisonne´ process. I also use it in my bezel-making process!

Free

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Play with Cloisonne´ Design Elements

Ricky uses his Pink and Green transparent enamel to consider different cloisome´ design questions.

$19

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Prepare Enamel

Ricky demonstrates how he prepares his 80 mesh transparent enamel and his lump form transparent enamel (mortar and pestle).

$4

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The "Spiral" Intro to Cloisonne" Project

One of Ricky's first teaching projects. Learn a basic cloisonne´process using both fine silver and copper as the base metals. Explore foils and gradations.

$39

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Prepare Copper & Fine Silver for Transparent Enamel

I like to enamel on copper and fine silver. Ricky demonstrates how different metals may require different approaches to PREPARING your metal before adding the first layer of enamel onto the front.

$5