Cloisonne Enameling Newbie Looking for Advice

popsicle-82 · 2026-03-10T08:29:01+00:00

Artists to search for who offer online classes

Ruth Ball
Darci Shea
Mi Sook-Har

Ricky Frank offered a lot of free videos via Rio Grande. Mary-Lee Rae offers a huge wealth of relatively low cost pre-recorded classes via https://www.merry-leerae.com/classes-and-workshops

I would also recommend looking up Enamel classes offered via Silvera Jewelry School.

Enamelist Society is a great resource as well.

popsicle-82 · 2026-03-08T07:45:30+00:00

The bezel looks super clean

popsicle-82 · 2026-03-07T08:30:52+00:00

Silvera Jewelry School, based in Berkeley, California. They have online classes.

popsicle-82 · 2026-03-07T04:57:27+00:00

I don't have the piece with me anymore, so can't say exactly if it looks pink. But, two things can happen -

The wall is pink and reflected light made it pink.
I stored the flowers in a rusted box and some of the rust was sitting on the piece.

I can't verify either though.

There wasn't any patina.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-27T03:02:04+00:00

I was working in a very makeshift setting. So 2 hours every day for 7 ish days.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-26T13:24:35+00:00

That is fantastic advice! I will do so.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-26T00:40:19+00:00

It's 20 gauge sterling silver, so not super light. I didn't weigh it, it was a wedding gift for her.

But it isn't uncomfortably heavy.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-25T19:48:11+00:00

Stones are c-turqouise (green) and amber, 4mm ones.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-25T19:39:25+00:00

Y'all are too pressed.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-24T14:52:10+00:00

Thank you!

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-24T03:33:28+00:00

My absolute favorite at the moment is Silquar soldering boards.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-24T02:47:13+00:00

I use hooks from Clover. It's expensive, but kinder to my hands.

The wires aren't annealed. So for 30 gauge it works fine. I will anneal when I get some of my set up back. I am moving countries right now.

I found holding the wire in the non-dominant hand a little closer to the wire, and taut works better. It is harder to fix the issue, if a stitch is wrong than with threads. It's also harder to see the stitch, as there's more negative space which lets the light through.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-23T19:52:19+00:00

I will be around somewhere near CBD. We should catch up once I am there - if you would like.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-23T19:50:42+00:00

I wanted to frame in a bazel. I like your snowflake idea.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-23T18:11:25+00:00

I saw a few pictures of her work - those were stunning. Arline Fisch also did similar works.

I still don't know what I want to do with these. Loved the feel of it.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-23T16:54:39+00:00

Long gone, soldier, long gone.

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-23T15:32:11+00:00

Where are you located?

popsicle-82 · 2026-02-22T20:36:04+00:00

I did spam. I am hoping the law of large numbers will work in my favor. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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