Cloisonne enameling is a superb technique for decorating jewelry, through which glass in the form of powder is applied in small cells created by hand, from fine threads of silver, gold or even copper. This is fused by intense heat, creating brightly colored, shiny jewelry of high artistic quality. The enamel technique has kept its attractiveness until today, enriching the art of contemporary jewelry with ways of expression.
The term cloisonné comes from the French cloisonn, which means cell or partition. In the cloisonné technique, thin strips of metal are bent and curved to follow the outline of a design. They are then attached, usually embedded in the enamel, forming miniature walls that join together to create small cells. In these cells, the powder enamel is placed and fused.
Cloisonné enamelling is an intensive course extending over a period of 3 days. The basic material used can be silver clay (silver clay) or silver plate. Depending on the material chosen, a minimum of experience will be required, or in Initiation in jewelry Metal Clay I or Basic techniques - traditional jewelry
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IN-DEPTH TECHNIQUES
- Email - email types and how to prepare them
- The plates with the color palette
- Order of email application
- Screening emails according to the project
- Mail laundering
- Calculating the thickness of the part according to the design
- The design of the piece
- Preparing the design for the cloisonne thread
- Preparation of the silver base (modeling and firing metal clay or silver plate perforation)
- Enameling of the base for the Cloisonne wire
- Cloisonné yarn construction
- Applying colors
- Color reactions and how they can be avoided
- Shadows and color transition (gradient)
- Burning in layers
- Ways and types of finishing of enamelled parts
- Finishing the silver and cloisonne threads
- Repair of enameled parts
- Enameled part mount in the base (as appropriate)
**The techniques in this course are developed by Instructor Corina Gheorghe. The teaching methodology and the information about the design and creation of the pieces belong to ©Artkimia Studio
Course features
- Lessons 0
- Quizzes 0
- duration 3 days - between 9:30 and 17:00
- Level Intermediary level
- Language Roman, English, Spanish
- Attended 17
- Assessments Da
Corina Gheorghe is the founder and main instructor of ARTKIMIA - Art & Jewelry Studio (Metal Clay). She is known internationally as an artist and teacher specializing in metal clay and mixed jewelry. Corina has taught courses in various countries such as Spain, Belgium, Great Britain, USA and is a Board member of the worldwide organization AMCAW (Alliance for Metal Clay Arts Worldwide). She is the first Art Clay Certified Instructor in Romania and the one who introduced this brand, as well as the term "metal clay" in Romanian workshops.
Below are some of the courses taught by Corina.
Craftcast - Rose & Gem Embellished Metal ClayTotem
AMCAW - Tension Set Rings
AMCAW - Sculpture and Carving Techniques