Courses
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All Classes, Cloisonne´ for Beginners, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Beginner
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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All Classes, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Enamel Beginner
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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All Classes, Basics, Science, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Explorer, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner
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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All Classes, Cloisonne´ for Beginners, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Explorer, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Finishing Skills, Classes
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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All Classes, Basics, Science, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner, Firing Skills
Experiential Learning with a Torch
Using a torch, Ricky demonstrates the variable of "heat and your torch" when firing an opaque orange enamel layer onto a copper disc.
$5
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All Classes, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Tools, Enamel Beginner
Tools and Materials
Here are the tools that I use when making my enamels.
Free
