Introduction
to Enameling -
An Intensive Workshop for Beginners
Weekend - Saturday and Sunday
Instructors: Woodrow
Carpenter & Tom Ellis
NEW FORMAT - WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
Workshop
Dates:
April 3 & 4, 2010 - Saturday and Sunday
May 15 & 16, 2010 - Saturday and Sunday
Sign up for one or both days - you pick - Saturday and/or Sunday.
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM both days
Cost: $75.00 per person per day, which includes
all materials
We will start with the basics and
have you enameling within 15 minutes. You will quickly move on to
more advanced procedures and selected techniques on both days.
If you have taken the "Intro to Enameling Workshop" before, the second day (Sunday) will have new and different procedures and techniques to learn.
By the end of
the workshop, you should have a good idea as to what you wish to
accomplish with enamel.
All tools and materials are
supplied. Participants are only expected to bring a brown bag
lunch, an open mind, and a pair of eager hands. There are fast
food restaurants close by, if you prefer.
If you plan to arrive the evening
before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are
visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate
(rate code
THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row,
Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.
Class Registration - Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to
reserve space.
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Custom 3-D Jewelry Shapes From Thin Copper Workshop
Instructor: Tom Ellis
Workshop Date: March 13, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $80.00 per person (Includes all enamels used on projects)
Materials Fee: Estimated $5 to $10 - pending your material choices. Thin copper (malleable or tooling copper) and silver and/or gold foil - you may bring your own thin copper and/or foils if you choose.
Workshop Description:
Learn to make custom 3-D jewelry shapes from thin copper. Expand your options for designing enamel on metal jewelry. Thin copper can be cut into almost any shape and then tooled to create dimension. Imagery or designs can be embossed into the metal or a dimensional shape with a flat smooth surface can be used as a canvas for decorating.
Decorating materials and techniques will include silver and gold foil applications under transparent colors and using painting enamels, Carefree Lusters and Enamel Marking Pens for details and accents.
Beginning, intermediate, or advanced - all skill levels WELCOME!
If you plan to arrive the evening before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate (rate code THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to reserve space.
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Experimental Liquid Form Enamel Workshop
Instructor: Tom Ellis
Date: March 20, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Cost: $80.00 per person (Includes all enamel used on project)
Materials Fee: $5.00 to 15.00 depending on choice of copper (you may also bring your own copper)
Workshop Description:
Liquid clear or liquid white enamel can be painted on, dipped, sprayed or poured over clean copper to create pattern and/or imagery. Once the liquid enamel has been dried, sgraffito can be employed to further develop the imagery.
After firing, the resulting copper oxide on the bare copper surface can be covered with transparent enamels for color and texture, or the oxide may be removed with pickle for non-textured areas of color. There is lots of room for experimentation with liquid enamels and copper oxide. Objects to be made in this workshop include jewelry shapes, bowl and tray forms and wall pieces.
All skill levels welcome.
If you plan to arrive the evening before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate (rate code THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to reserve space.
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Separation Enamel Workshop
Instructor: Tom Ellis
Date: March 27, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $80.00 per person
Material Fee: $5.00 to $15.00 pending your choice of copper (you may also bring your own copper)
Workshop Description:
Separation enamel is a technique which produces unusual pattern and color blends. 2-3 layers of contrasting enamel colors are applied to a copper surface. Separation is painted onto those layers and fired. The separation works with the viscosity and surface tension of the enamels - sinking and spreading apart the layers to result in marbleized effects.
Objects to be made in this workshop include jewelry shapes, bowl and tray forms and wall pieces.
All skill levels welcome.
If you plan to arrive the evening before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate (rate code THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to reserve space.
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(Last two images above) Two cloisonne works in progress
Jewel-Like Cloisonné Enamel Workshop
Instructor: Tom Ellis
Date: April 10, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $80.00 per person
Material Fee: $5.00 to $15.00 pending your choice of copper, silver cloisonné wire and silver and/or gold foil. (you may also bring your own materials if you have them)
Workshop Description:
Cloisonné is a technique where thin ribbons of copper or silver wire are used to define a line drawing or "cartoon". When the wires are fired onto a base coat of enamel, they create cells or cloisons. Silver and/or gold foil can be placed into various cells and fired, then coated with transparent enamels for added highlights. Transparent and/or opaque enamels are built up in the cells over mulitple firings to fill the cells. The surface is then ground down to a flush surface and fired again to bring back a glossy surface.
This workshop will include many tips and tricks not shown in most cloisonne workshops. The approach is making a "jewel".
All skill levels welcome as we always start from the beginning. There will be unique information useful for enamelers who have done cloisonne before. We will look at non traditional applications to cloisonne.
If you plan to arrive the evening before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate (rate code THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to reserve space.
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Copper Mesh
Instructor: Jaime Freschette
Date: April 17, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $80.00 per person
Workshop Description:
We will explore experimental methods of enameling on different mesh materials. From copper cloth, to wire form mesh, to weaving your own, the enamel applied will add brilliant colors in transparent and opaque alike.
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May Weekend Workshop
with Averill Shepps
Glass on Metal on Glass on Metal
Instructor: Averill Shepps
Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM both days
Cost: $200 for 2-day workshop - plus materials fee (apprx. $25 depending on material choices)
Workshop Description
Students will explore forming and texturing copper and fine silver foils (thicker than are normally used) and firing them onto pre-enameled surfaces. Small plates or jewelry may be produced using the learned techniques. Some enameling experience is needed for this class.
If you plan to arrive the evening
before, we recommend Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are
visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate
(rate code
THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row,
Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.
Class Registration - Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com, to
reserve space.
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W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation
Third Biennial “Get Together”
Focus on Fire, the torch, in and out of context
First week of August, 2010
W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation, Bellevue, KY
We’ve invited three known individuals who teach torch firing as part of their individual reference as enamelers. Each has their own approach and uniqueness. Each will teach three, two-day workshops. You will have an opportunity to do a workshop with all three instructors.
Steve Artz is a master carpenter by trade and has been an exhibiting enamelist since his discovery of the luscious medium while attending San Diego State University in 1975. He is well known for his innovative approach to fusing glass to metal and inventive ways of texturing metal. Steve is a working member and former president of both the San Diego Enamel Guild and Enamel Guild West. He is also a former trustee of the Enamelist Society.
Linda Darty: "Winter Garden Brooch", Sterling, Copper, Enamel, 4.25 x 3 x .25", 2009
Linda Darty is Chairperson of the metals program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She has an extensive national and international exhibition record, is the author of The Art of Enameling and frequently teaches workshops on enameling in this country and abroad. She is the recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award for research from East Carolina University, and also The Lifetime Acheievement Award from The Enamelist Society. Her work is in numerous public and private collections including the Victorian Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Art and Design in NYC.
Deborah Lozier: "Food for Thought" (Seder plate) enamel on copper (torch and kiln fired) approx. 2 x 3 x 4 ", 2009
Deborah Lozier, born 1961, in Des Moines, Iowa. Lives in Oakland, California where she is a studio artist and Adjunct Professor at the California College of the Arts. Attended Arizona State University, Tempe - B.F.A. Crafts, 1984. Exhibits and teaches internationally and is best known for her esoteric approach to enameling on fabricated copper. Her jewelry and metalwork have been printed in Metalsmith and American Craft Magazines and many recent Lark Publications including 500 Enameled Objects and The Art of Enameling by Linda Darty. Lilyan Bachrach included her torch firing approach in Enameling with Professionals. She has received artist grants from the City of Oakland and the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and is part of the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum of California.
Workshops will take place over six days. There will be three two-day sessions:
Session 1 – Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 2-3, 2010
Session 2 – Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 4-5, 2010
Session 3 – Friday-Saturday, Aug. 6-7, 2010
The cost for one session (two days) is $175.
The cost for two sessions (four days) is $330.
The cost for three sessions (six days) is $480.
An optional box lunch will be available each day for $8 per day for those who sign up for a box lunch. There will be a materials fee for copper and gas, not enamel, for each session.
You may study with one instructor once, twice, three times or any combination of two-day sessions. Please know that each workshop will be limited to 10 participants. If participation does not reach minimum by June 15, 2010 the workshop event will be cancelled and full refunds will be remitted.
A block of rooms have been reserved at Comfort Suites, (859) 291-6700. Tell them you are
visiting Thompson Enamel and you will receive a reduced rate
(rate code
THOMPS) of $89 for a standard room. They are at 420 Riverboat Row,
Newport, KY, and only 4 blocks from Thompson.
Class Registration - Call (859) 291-3800 or by email, info@thompsonenamel.com to
reserve space in workshop(s).
Our new workshop is
available for open time use. You supply your metal, we will
supply a reasonable amount of enamel. The charge is $5 per
hour. Hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday.
Saturdays and evenings by appointment. Call ahead so we can turn
the furnace on.
This facility is available at
$7.50 an hour. Same hours and days as small scale. Again,
please call ahead so we can turn the furnace on.
