Evelyn Markasky (/) Join Our Mailing List * indicates required Email Address * Subscribe Categories All (/blog/category/all) Artist Interviews (/blog/category/artist- interviews) Brooch A Day (/blog/category/brooch a day) Etsy Metal Blog Carnivals (/blog/category/etsy- metal-blog-carnivals) Fold Forming (/blog/category/fold- forming) Press (/blog/category/press) Technique (/blog/category/technique) Archives May 2014 (/blog/archives/05- 2014) April 2014 (/blog/archives/04- 2014) March 2014 (/blog/archives/03- 2014) February 2014 (/blog/archives/02- (/) (https://twitter.com/markasky) (http://www.facebook.com/pa (http://www.evelynmark (http://pinterest.co Home (/) Jewelry (/jewelry.html) News (/news.html) Contact (/contact.html) Bio (/bio.html) Blog (/blog.html) Purchase (/purchase.html) Personal Icons (http://personalicons.weebly.com) Search 01/31/2014 7 Comments (/blog/experimenting-with-enamels#comments) Experimenting with Enamels (/blog/experimenting-with-enamels) I've been having the need to play with some enamels... so I got out my "Experimental Techniques in Enameling" (http://www.amazon.com/Experimental-techniques-enameling- Fred-Ball/dp/0442205422) book by Fred Ball. So many fun and interesting techniques. He really opens your mind to experiment. I made most of my samples on 1" copper disks and did them 2 at a time so I will have a few sets of experimental enameling earrings. They are all torch-fired, using a Smith Little Torch with oxy-propane. The first one I did was using borax, liquid white enamel, and salt, with some ground copper tossed in. I started off with a 1" copper disk and painted it with a thick coat of liquid white enamel. I covered it with borax and spread a strip of ground copper across the middle, then covered the lower half with salt. Then torch-fired it. I finished it with a layer of clear flux. (/uploads/1/0/7/9/10798034/1200985_orig.jpg?295) The next set was done by first enameling orient red onto a domed copper disk. Then I put a layer of liquid white on top of the red and crumpled some foil to
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Wow, what fun experiments! It opens another world for you. It goes with youraesthetic well.
Thanks, Mary Lu! This is the part I really love doing.
I love the look of the top set! That is totally organic looking! Love it!!
I am looking forward to more of your experiments. I am going to see if the book yourecommended is available through our library system, it sounds like it's right up myalley. :D
Thanks Keri, I like that set a lot too! Hope you find that book, it's amazing!
Nice Evelyn! I too have an enamel experiment bug- recently with raku fired pieces,but haven't had time to push it further. Inspiring!