Glass enamelling

Learn to use glass enamels! Steve is one of only a few professional glass artists choosing to work solely with enamel powders to colour the glass (as opposed to using pre-coloured glass such as Bullseye). He has developed his own techniques for working with these enamels, creating unique patterns and effects. Steve will share these techniques with you, and take you step- by-step through the glass-fusing process so that you can create your own unique piece of fused glass art. Whats the plan? After a health & safety briefing, Steve...

This workshop is suitable for those who have never enamelled before, and also for those who want to try different technique, in the 2 hours you will make a piece of enamel work to take home at the end of the session. Enamelling is the application of powdered vitreous enamel glass to metal and fired in a kiln. Different techniques are available to try, including sifting, screen printing or stencilling, embedding decorative media, wet packing and sgraffito. Not all of these will be able to be covered in one session,...

Enamelling is a wonderful craft. It is also one of the more unique things to learn in this day and age of craft experiences. Vitreous enamelling is the art of fusing glass to metal at high temperatures, using a kiln. In a one day class (approx 5 hours) you will learn the basics of enamelling, including equipment, materials and then counter-enamelling. I will then go on to teach you several techniques such as sifting, wet packing, applying media. It is great for jewellery makers and art lovers as you can...

This exciting day course in enamelling on copper explores the skills and techniques of kiln enamelling, a colourful jewellery course brought to you by Eleanor Watson from The Jewellery Boat. The course is for anyone of 16 years old and above. Due to the continued need to socially distance we now limit this course to a maximum of 4 people at a time in our studio to allow for this. The added benefit to students being smaller classes with more 1:1 attention possible. PPE will be provided which we will...

What will I learn? Steve is one of only a few professional glass artists choosing to work with solely enamel powders to colour the glass (as opposed to using pre-coloured glass such as Bullseye). He has developed his own techniques for working with these enamels, creating unique patterns and effects. Steve will share these techniques with you, and take you step- by-step through the glass-fusing process so that you can create your own unique piece of fused glass art. Whats the plan? On day one, as well as glass cutting...

This is our entry level workshop. You will make your own curved panel (height approx. 19cm) which will look beautiful displayed on a window sill or with a tealight candle behind. This class will give you a taster of the techniques of glass fusing with enamels, and people often then go on to book a place on our more in-depth full day workshop or two day enamel course. The glass will be fired in the kiln that evening, and then ready to be collected (or posted for an additional charge)...

Enamelling is the ancient process of fusing glass onto metal, using a kiln. We will be exploring enamelling, learning how to fuse the enamel powders onto copper to create a glossy surface finish. You do not need any experience to book a place on the workshop and will be experimenting with simple techniques to create a small picture or piece of jewellery. You will learn the basics of enamelling, in a step by step manner. In the workshop you will learn techniques such as stencilling, sgruffito and sifting. We will...

If you're creative, you'll love this technique. Its actually quite addictive! You will have the chance to prepare the copper shapes, use a variety of powders and glass to create beautiful designs, fire your enamel and turn it into jewellery all in 3 hours! There is a maximum of 6 students per course so there will be lots of help and time to create your beautiful jewellery. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

This exciting course of enamelling on copper explores the skills and techniques of kiln enamelling, a colourful course. We'll be exploring enamelling step by step, learning to fuse finely powdered enamel onto the surface of copper to create beautiful glossy glassy surfaces. These ancient techniques were first used by the Chinese, Greeks, Celts and Egyptians to decorate metal and add colour to metal jewellery and other precious objects. During the day session, we will experiment with a range of decorative techniques to create your own one-off pieces, to make your...