Courses
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The Sgraffito Heart Exercise
An introductory level set of lessons that encourage you to play with the "sgraffito" technique of scratching through an unfired layer of enamel color.
$5
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The Science of Copper & Heat: Opaque White and Flux
Explore some of the science, techniques, and myths about enameling on copper. This is a recording from a "live class" to help students see and understand some enamel basics.
$19
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Experiment with Confidence
Learn to design experiments to answer your questions. If you understand the different principles that affect how your enamel and metal changes, and you can discover the variables, you can solve your problems!
$5
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Flash Your Fine Silver
Ricky shares techniques and tips for "flashing" his fine silver shapes and handmade foil. He uses either a firebrick and a hotplate kiln for this step. The purpose is to keep the silver highly reflective during the enameling process.
$5
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Cloisonne´ Silent Movie Collection
A collection of demonstrations with no audio explanations. Watch and learn.
$19
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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