Techniques for Enriching Cloisonné Enamels: Adding Texture, Pattern & Markings

The registration deadline for this class is Monday May 6th. Please email us at info@bkmetalworks.com if you have any questions about the deadline.

Class Description

Taught by Amy Roper Lyons 

Unlock the art of cloisonné, adding depth, intricacy, and personality to your transparent enamel designs. In this comprehensive course, you will master the essentials of wire bending and wet packing and discover a collection of advanced techniques to infuse texture, pattern, and markings into your cloisonné creations. You'll explore various methods including texturing the base metal and utilizing textured foils for basse-taille, achieving a seamless color gradient, adding inlayed opaque enamels as accents, experimenting with underglaze and diamond burs for mark making, incorporating foils to create a sense of depth, and much more.

Playfulness and experimentation are encouraged as you use these techniques to bring your unique vision to life in a cloisonné piece. You'll also explore multiple approaches to finishing the enamel. By the end of the course, you'll have a finished cloisonné enamel piece that showcases your newfound skills and your creative flair.

Class size 4 - 10 students.

This is an intermediate to advanced level course. Previous enamel experience as well as soldering experience is a prerequisite. 

The instructor has put together a tool kit specifically for this class which will be for sale for $70, you will be able to order in advance and pick it up at this first class session.

All students for this class receive complimentary studio access throughout the duration of their week-long intensive.

Refunds & Credit

Please email us at info@bkmetalworks.com to withdraw from class. Withdrawals from class more than 7 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund for the class minus a 10% processing fee. If cancellation occurs 3-6 days prior to the class, we will provide a 50% refund. Cancellations 48 hours or less receive a 25% refund. Refunds will not be provided for no-shows or same-day cancellations.

We do not refund tuition for classes that students miss due to their own circumstances. There will be no refunds once the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. Students enrolled in multi-session studio courses (excluding workshops and intensives) may make-up missed class sessions during open studio hours for up to two weeks after the last class meeting.

We reserve the right to cancel or discontinue any class, in which case you may choose to receive a refund, apply the class credit towards a different course, or receive a tuition credit for future use. Tuition credits are valid for up to one year. Refunds will be issued within 30 days.