Vitreous enamel

In a recent trip to the atelier of anOrdain in Glasgow, we learned a lot about the art of making a Vitreous enamel dial.

Mahroz Hekmati | Vitreous enameller art jewellery & Objects on Instagram: "#vitreousenamel #cloisonnéenamel #bsoemakes"

Jewelry Makers Guild on Instagram: "Repost from @tkiplinger • Drawing pencils can be used on vitreous enamel and then fired to fuse the graphite to enamel which creates a permanent sketch in glass. In the early years of my career I was an illustrator and animator, so this approach to enameling is very appealing for me. Here I’m showing a series of nameled studies of an iris from a few years ago. I worked through several iterations before I settled on the the rendition that I liked for…

Rorschach Liquid Enamel Earrings: In this tutorial, I will be demonstrating using the liquid enameling techniques used in traditional enameling styles like grisaille. This technique can be easily substituted with custom shapes and colors beyond just simple circles and black/white e…

So enamelicious on Instagram: “Applying vitreous enamel with a quill is so relaxing. Listen to this soft sound, almost an asmr video! . . . Repost from @silverlandscape…”

Experimenting with laser printed iron oxide decals on vitreous enameled copper with Anne Dinan at Metalwerx school for jewelry & metal arts located in Waltham, MA.

Teresa Kiplinger on Instagram: "Work in progress. Vitreous enamel, hand painted. Look back in my feed to see how I set my enameled pieces into pendants and rings.⁣ This piece will be included in my next shop update, coming soon. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#artjewelry⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#instasmithy…

These mod pod earrings give a big nod to Mid-Century Design. They measure one and a quarter inches tall including the sterling french wires. I ship these out First Class Mail with tracking in a gift box. Sterling silver pieces are hand-cast in California from original wax models and filled with 3 layers of vitreous enamel in the time-honored champleve process. Enamels are kiln-fired at 1500F. Last, the screen prints are applied and kiln-fired as well for a durable glossy finish. To see all…

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Champlevé is the process by which cavities are cut into a metal base and filled with enamel, until flush with the top of the uncarved metal. The metal then creates patterns on the enamel’s surface, acting as a barrier between cells, much like the fine wires of cloisonné enamelling.