Jewelry with Priess | ENAMELING | All Levels

Tuesdays 1pm-4pm

4 Week Session | $115 . . . 6 Week Session | $173

Learn Jewelry Enameling with Instructor Susan Priess at the Visual Arts Center (VAC). You will learn the basics of enameling jewelry, including using enameling tools, kiln safety, working with powdered glass, and embellishing your enamel work with glass frit, millefiori, and reflective beads.  You will apply vitreous enamel to metal using a sifter and a brush, learn the sgrafitto technique, explore cloisonné and champlevé. See powdered glass bring metal alive with glowing colors after firing with precision and evolve into glorious original jewelry designed by you! A Basic Tool Kit is required which can be purchased or rented.  Each class has a material fee paid to the instructor to cover enamels, adhesives, embellishments and other consumables.

Basic Tool Kit:  $35 for Purchase (you own it) at first class, or Rent it for $15 per 6 week session.  

Specialty Took Kit: $25 For more advanced techniques.

Material Fee:  $12 Material Fee paid to instructor per session (covers enamels, adhesives, embellishments and other consumables).

Available for Purchase:  Die-cut copper forms and other materials   

Supplies: 

• Flanged Firing Rack 4”x4” - 1
• Three-point Enameling Trivets – 1 Medium & 1 Small
• Enamel Sifters 40 Mesh Screen Size – 1 Medium & 1 Small
• Stainless Steel Precision Tweezers Pattern #3 - 1
• N95 Mask - 1
• Brush – 1
• Plastic spoon – 1
• Toothpicks 
• Additional Specialized Tools Available For Purchase From Instructor

Artist's Biography: To learn more about the instructor, CLICK HERE.