When you make art you use many different types of skills.
Different SKILLS require different ways to learn.

Sometimes INFORMATION is more helpful.
Sometimes EXPERIENCE is more helpful.
Sometimes a COMBINATION is best.

I want to help you learn these different skill sets so that you can feel confident & use them creatively.

  • Learn & become comfortable with enamel skills
  • Understand & apply enamel science
  • Build a personal enamel design language
  • Use your design language to express your point of view
Experiential Learning
  • I learn from my Results
  • I learn from my experiences (good or bad)
  • I see different Results with my own eyes
  • I internalize the process and can remember what I did
  • I imagine possible ways to "do it"
  • I ask "What if" questions and do it just to see
  • I do One Thing to discover possible answers to my questions
Informational Learning
  • I listen to the Facts
  • The teacher shows me what to do
  • I believe what others tell me is the Right Answer
  • I try to remember and recall the Right Way
  • I try to do it the Right Way & be Perfect
  • I ask "Will it work?"
  • I can feel stuck when I don't know the Right Answer
Discover the what, why, where, when, and how with each step.
Video lessons that explore enameling from the
INSIDE OUT.
WHAT CAN I SEE?

I can see my...
materials
tools
hands
changes

WHAT CHANGES CAN I IMAGINE?

Tools?
Materials?
Me?

WHAT CAN I DO?

Use skills differently?
Change design?
Something else?
Try again?

WHAT DECISIONS DO I NEED TO MAKE?

Position?
Amount?
Time?
Steps?

DO IT

What is changing?
How does what I do change it?
Do I see something that I want or like?
What do I want and how can I achieve what I want?

EVALUATE

Is this a step or is it finished?
Can I still change it?
What do I see?
Is it what I expected or hoped for?
What did I learn?
What can I do differently next time?

"Ricky's approach is  "Here's what I know, what I do and how I do it, but it was a process for me and it'll be a process for you."  He teaches you how to answer your own questions.  Every lesson isn't just instructional, it's inspiring, liberating and empowering."

Trish M.

Lessons emphasize creative thinking.

YOU create your own "Personal Tutorials"
to help you explore different types of questions.

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Copy It

Watch the demonstration and try to duplicate what you see. This works great for learning a new skill.

Copy It
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Play

Ask "What if...?" and try it. Discover what is possible and what you like/dislike.

Play
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Experiment

Try to understand "cause & effect". Learn about the variables and learn to control your results.

Experiment
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Design

Combine your different design elements to create focus, interest, and excitement.

Design
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Translate

Change your visual language into a different media. Look at the design elements and imagine them as enamel elements.

Translate
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Connect

Tell your story!. Explore different ways to express your WHY.

Connect