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Intermediate Torch-Fire Enameling: Decals and Other Surface Additives
KEEP HEATING IT UP! This demo-focused virtual course is the second in a series of three and the direct follow-up to Intro to Torch-Fire Enameling. In this workshop, students will learn how to work with and apply underglazes, foils, and decals using a torch-fire method for enameling. Variable media will be discussed and explored, and emphasis will be placed on how to utilize underglazes to create fine lines, properly apply metal foils, and work with a variety of decals compatible with torch firing techniques. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a custom full-color decal to use during the workshop. Inspirational work made by enamelists and metalsmiths will also be presented.
Meet the instructor
Marissa Saneholtz makes narrative based jewelry and objects using humor and sarcasm to comment on gender roles in American society. She has been published in several books, including Art Jewelry Today II edited by Jeffery Snyder, Humor in Craft by Brigitte Martin, and Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox by Mark Fenn. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and can be found in multiple collections including the Racine Art Museum, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, the Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles, CA, The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, AR, and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA.
Materials & Tools
The following supplies will be used for course demonstrations and objectives. A suggested item and/or vendor has been provided below for reference. Click the vendor name (in red) to be redirected to a page where you can find the item. The quantities needed for each item are listed first. If ordering, please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. We recommend not opening an item's packaging until the day of the workshop. Student participation during or in-between class sessions is strongly encouraged but not required - observers are welcome.
Metal/raw materials (Note that enamel should be lead-free and your pieces should have a layer of counter on the back and at least one solid layer of enamel on the front, with at least one piece being non-domed/flat. If ordering PnP or glass decals from instructor with your personal designs / imagery printed on, you can contact Marissa at [email protected].):
- 3 x pre-enameled pieces of metal - 18g to 22g copper or fine silver
- 1 x PnP paper - from instructor or (Techniks)
- 1 x waterslide full color decals - 8.5x11" - from instructor or (Milestone)
Enamels:
- 1oz min. x 2030 Medium Flux (E-namels)
Enamels (at least 3 opaques below):
- 1oz x 1030 Foundation White (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1150 Woodrow Brown (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1240 Pine Yellow (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1335 Pea Green (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1360 Jungle Green (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1430 Spruce Green (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1465 Peacock Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1510 Ozone Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1540 Wedgewood Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1660 Ultramarine Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1708 Pastel Pink (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1780 Grape Purple (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1840 Sunset Orange (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1880 Flame Red (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1915 Dove Gray (E-namels)
- 1oz x 1996 Black (E-namels)
Enamels (at least 3 transparents below):
- 1oz x 2110 Wax Yellow (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2140 Russet Brown (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2220 Chartreuse (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2305 Nile Green (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2335 Peacock Green (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2510 Cascade Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2530 Water Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2660 Nitric Blue (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2755 Concord Purple (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2830 Orange Ruby Red (E-namels)
- 1oz x 2880 Woodrow Red (E-namels)
Enameling tools:
- 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon or Home Depot)
- 1 x torch setup - Silversmith or similar style (Rio Grande)
- 1 x #2 or #3 torch tip - if using Silversmith (Rio Grande)
- 1 x striker or lighter - Silversmith system has one (Rio Grande)
- 1 x tripod or fire bricks with steel screen (Rio Grande)
- 1 x medium sifter - 60 mesh (Thompson or Enamel Warehouse)
- 1 x large sifter - 150 mesh (Thompson)
- 1 x steel screen (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)
- 1 x steel trivet (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)
- 1 x 1pint klyr-fire (Thompson)
- 1 x 1floz of P-3 underglaze fine line black in oil (Thompson)
- 1 x quill pen (Jet Pens)
- 1 x pack nibs for quill pen (Jet Pens)
- 1 x pack fine silver or gold foil (Thompson or Thompson)
- 1 x scrapbooking punches - for foil - optoinal (Amazon)
- 1 x pre-val aerosol spray kit - optional (Home Depot)
- 1 x grade sifter set - optional (Thompson)
- 1 x tongs or tweezers - for moving hot objects (Rio Grande)
- 1 x crockpot or lidded glass container - for pickle (Amazon)
- 1 x pickle - sodium bisulfate or citric acid (Rio Grande or Amazon)
- 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)
- 1 x sink or tub of water - for cleaning enamel
Hand tools:
- 1 x scribe (Rio Grande)
- 1 x sheet of sand paper - 220 to 600 grits (Amazon)
- 1 x crappy file - you don't mind messing up (Home Depot)
Other/miscellaneous items:
- comet or pumice powder - for cleaning
- scotch brite pads - for cleaning
- distilled or filtered water
- safety glasses
- scissors
- tweezers - for foil
- plastic containers with lids - larger than your tiles
- small paint brush - 1 clean and 1 to get dirty
- particulate dust mask - at least an N95
- quart size ziploc bag - for dust mask
- old magazines - to work on top
- paper towels
- tin can or extra fire bricks for make a "kiln" - optional
- metal-only toaster oven - optional