2-Week Enamel Jewelry Workshop

San Diego Craft Collective welcomes Ashley Lohr, a special guest artist and educator from Southeast Alaska this month! In this workshop, students will be introduced to the art of powder enamel and learn the skills to create 2-pairs of torch-fired enamel earrings and 1 pendant. Students will be using lead-free Thompson enamel on copper metal. Enamel is a glassy compound applied to and bonded by heat (fusion) to a metal surface. We will be using a handheld butane torch as our heat source.

Learn how to prep, sift enamel, clean fire scale, and fire with a handheld butane torch:

• Students will have their own enameling station/ will not be sharing materials.
• Choose from a variety of copper metal shapes to enamel on.
• Work with 11 Thompson powder enamel colors to choose your palette.
• Use stencils, sgraffito tools, and frit to create your own unique designs.

All jewelry created will be ready to wear at the end of the workshop.