Introduction
to Enameling -
An Intensive Workshop for Beginners
Weekend - Saturday and Sunday
Instructors: Woodrow
Carpenter & Tom Ellis
NEW FORMAT - WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
Workshop
Dates:
March 6 & 7, 2010 - Saturday and Sunday
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.
Painting On Enamel Workshop
Instructor: Tom Ellis
Date: Saturday, February 20, 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 (Thin copper and pre-enameled steel tiles - pending your material choices - you may bring your own thin copper and/or pre-enameled steel tiles if you choose)
Workshop Description:
Experience Thompson Enamel painting products which will include Acrylic enamels, Enamel Marking Pens, and Carefree Lusters.
Formats will be on thin copper (for jewelry shapes) and on flat pre-enameled steel tiles (for wall works) . Learn to cut, emboss and shape thin copper into pendants, brooches, earrings forms. These will be enameled with white opaque enamel, which will be used as a "canvas" for painting applications.
Flat pre-enameled steel tiles make a good "canvas" for works to be framed and hung on the wall.
What you will learn:
*How to prepare Acrylic Enamels for use *Mixing mediums - what they are and how to choose *How to transfer an image outline* How to apply painting products - washes, brush stroke, stippling, details, texture, sgraffito, etc. *How to mix colors - physically mixing or by layering *How to fire painting enamel products* Using a thin coat of clear enamel to create depth in your painting *Highlights and accents - using Carefree lusters and/or silver and gold foil and 80 mesh transparent enamel *Creating jewlery shapes from thin copper for painting format
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.
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.
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.
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.
May Weekend Workshop
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.
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.
