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Introduction to Enameling: Opaques

Get an introduction to enameling, and qualify to use the enameling equipment in focused Open Studios.

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Introduction to Enameling: Opaques

Introduction to Enameling: Opaques

Get an introduction to enameling, and qualify to use the enameling equipment in focused Open Studios.

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This introduction to the vast world of enameling covers torch and kiln firing, painting and sifting techniques, metal preparation, and several enameling techniques. Enameling, a technique used since ancient times, involves fusing glass to metal.

Completion of this class gains you access to focused Open Studio: Enameling and use of the enameling equipment. Open Studio time for enameling is separate from general-use Open Studio due to the sensitivity of the materials used.

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  • Experience Level: Beginner. No jewelry experience is needed.
  • This class fulfills the prerequisite for other enameling classes in the catalog.

Details

  • A $30 materials fee, included in the price of the class, covers all materials needed.
  • You'll have an opportunity to purchase additional copper to make blanks. Please bring cash or check, or pay at the front desk using a card during business hours. And you're welcome to bring copper of your own.
  • Bring a towel for cleanup.

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • Wear closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing.
  • Do not wear loose or synthetic-fiber clothing, dangling jewelry, scarves, or ties.
  • Tie back long hair in ponytail or bun.
Instructor
Karin Luvaas

Karin Luvaas is a Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler with a degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture. She has studied under numerous jewelry masters including Blaine Lewis, founder of New Approach School for Jewelers in Tennessee, and achieved graduate jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco. Karin also is a GIA Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Her current work can be seen at karinluvaas.com

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