I’ve been reading up on enameled jewelry lately. It looks like fun. A lot like glazing, but on a shinier surface, and small and light so you can carry it with you all day.You can make clay pendants that are carryable/wearable too, of course. For considerably cheaper, too. But I’ve always wanted to try metalwork.
If I had the time and equipment…
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My name is Maaike Charron, and I'm a potter in St. John's, Newfoundland. I started fiddling around with pottery in summer 2006, when I was told volunteering in the local clay studio would get me free studio time. I mostly taught myself, spending a lot of time poring over books, magazines and websites, and occasionally pestering the more advanced (but very helpful) potters around me with questions. After about two years, I decided I'd gotten good enough to go into business for myself. This blog, started after my first big craft fair, was created to document the process of becoming a wondrously succesful craftsperson. (Or it will document How Not To Do It. We'll see.)
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As someone who likes to play with metal, fire and glass, Yes! Give it a go!! It really doesn’t require much gear to start with…a bit of copper, a kitchen butane torch and some ground glass enamels and you’re away and laughing…or try Ceramit, technically resin, but they have a great starter kit that gives a great way to start playing with colour on metal (I have dreams on one day getting a kiln, but the blow torch in the big can will do for the moment ;)
Oooh, I’ve never heard of Ceramit before. Sounds like fun.
I also know some people with copper, enamels, and “some sort of rocket thingy that should work”. I don’t know when next I’ll be out their way–they live about a four-hour drive from me–but they did give me an invite to play with their toys. :-)
Right now I’m picturing some big complicated project, involving punching and piercing and dapping and enamel and soldering, but maybe I should think up a simpler design first…
Up for crafty times! I have a kiln–do you think it would be okay to bring down to the clay studio?
Holy crap! AWESOME!
I’ll ask. Do you need any kind of fancy electrical hookup for the kiln, or just a regular ol’ plug?