This is exactly what I was looking for. I initially thought, why can't you do champleve by sawing out the artwork first then soldering it on a back sheet, to which this has confirmed for me that it can be done! Thanks for this Kristin, it's a great intro!
Kristin, thank you for this wonderful video. I love how you are using petri dishes to store your washed enamels! And how you have a color sample on each lid. If you read this, please tell us how you are keeping solder joints from melting in the kiln and harming the enamels?
Parabéns. Finalmente alguém que mostrou totalmente com é feito. Muito bom. Obrigado por compartilhar conhecimento . Eu faço este trabalho desde 1995 e ainda fico fascinado quando vejo alguém fazendo. Criei um canal recentemente onde irei me dedicar a passar algumas conhecimentos que aprendi ao longo destes anos. O canal se chama, Arteiro Brito
I was so amazed at your work, I just had to see more. The pieces on your website are masterpieces! I particularly loved the wolf with a number of dog breeds also on it. When I win the lottery I’ll have a similar piece commissioned. I wish your studio wasn’t just about the farthest away any point in the continental US could be from me (I live in WA). I would so love to take a class from you!!
Do you think the rainbow may have done better with more translucent colors? For my taste the rainbow looks a little to opaque taking away the dreamy colours of a rainbow... just my opinion... great to see a master at work. Thank you for sharing
Hi Could you tell me what solder you use and why doesn't your solder melt when you put your piece in the kiln as the temperature is higher for the enamel .thank you
What a wonderful work and nice, adorable lady and teacher! I would like to become a student of you if I could visit your studio,one day,from Greece.What is the thickness of your metal,please?
Why do you not need to counter enamel these? Is it because of the thickness of the piece? Thank you for sharing your skills - wish I could come and learn from you, but I am in Australia.
I have a question. I would like to try my hand at this. I've already been making some jewelry, such as some milanese mesh chains and a few other things, so I am quite familiar with the delicate soldering work going in here. What I want to try is the enameling. Thing is, I can't quite afford to work with silver, at the very least not when it comes to experimental pieces where I can't be sure of the quality of the outcome. I often times work with nickel silver or red brass for my more experimental pieces. Will these metals take to the enameling process as well as the Silver does? I suspect they may not be as high quality, long lasting, and would cause some allergic reactions in some people, but I am hope full they could give me a less expensive material to use while I hone the skill before moving on to more costly and ambitious projects. I also do not just make jewelry, but I also do some metal spinning to make metal vessels, though these I do almost exclusively out of the nickel silver and red brass for now because of their size. Most of the enameling tutorials I have seen have been on small pieces which can face upwards in the kiln, so there is no worry about the effect of gravity on them in the firing process. Are there enamels which might be better suited for a 3 dimensional piece such as the vessels I make?
Before dropping the hot metal into the pickle, it should be first cooled in water, otherwise, small amounts of acid will flow into the metal pores and stay there. It can then cause irritation on the skin.
HI Ronald, the sound is on the video so you should be able to hear it. Kristin is a wonderful artist and a great person. She does various markets in Apalachicola.
Hi, very interesting. I see you are using nitric. Usually sulphuric is enough to remove the flux. Maybe you need the power of nitric for some other reason. You might try dipping your items in a liquid mixture of water and bicarbonate of soda when you finish dipping, this will neutralise the acid and save your fingers.Thanks, Jeff
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! Thank you, Kristen!
one of the best i have seen. whats unique about you is . that you are not just an enamelist. you are a jeweler as well..thanks for the vid....
Greetings from Norway. I have just startet silversmithing. It is so fun ❤️
Master of her work. And what idiots give thumbs down.
Wow Very nice their a lot of interesting way how to enamelling technique Thnks for this idea mom have a nice day to you. I
Thanks. You are magician!!!@
This is exactly what I was looking for. I initially thought, why can't you do champleve by sawing out the artwork first then soldering it on a back sheet, to which this has confirmed for me that it can be done! Thanks for this Kristin, it's a great intro!
So beautiful, you are definitely a master.
So incredibly impressive 💐
A real master at work ... everything seems so natural and easy , like cooking in kitchen :)
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Kristin, thank you for this wonderful video. I love how you are using petri dishes to store your washed enamels! And how you have a color sample on each lid. If you read this, please tell us how you are keeping solder joints from melting in the kiln and harming the enamels?
Rio Grande's Hard silver solder flows at 1450°F. Enamel fuses around 1500°F. Sterling Silver (925) melts at 1642°F.
Parabéns. Finalmente alguém que mostrou totalmente com é feito.
Muito bom. Obrigado por compartilhar conhecimento .
Eu faço este trabalho desde 1995 e ainda fico fascinado quando vejo alguém fazendo.
Criei um canal recentemente onde irei me dedicar a passar algumas conhecimentos que aprendi ao longo destes anos.
O canal se chama, Arteiro Brito
I was so amazed at your work, I just had to see more. The pieces on your website are masterpieces! I particularly loved the wolf with a number of dog breeds also on it. When I win the lottery I’ll have a similar piece commissioned.
I wish your studio wasn’t just about the farthest away any point in the continental US could be from me (I live in WA). I would so love to take a class from you!!
So technical
Thanks for your démonstration .
Really nicely made video ! Thank you for teaching us !
NICE❤
W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L ! Lovey work, lovely lady, lovely place. A joy to watch
Loved it.
Fantastic, amazing, useful.
Muy bien explicado, muchas gracias!!! Que marca de esmaltes usas?
Cool beans! Thank you for the pleasant video.
Thanks, happy you enjoyed the video.
Great video, thank you
Enjoyed watching this tutorial.
Great mam
Your work is very hard
Thank you!❤
Can you mix those enamel powders with water to create new color?
gracias por compartir
hi, what thicknesses do you use in the first and second layer? thanks and congratulations, beautiful work!
You are awesome.
i watched listen and think your both great the video and you.
Do you think the rainbow may have done better with more translucent colors? For my taste the rainbow looks a little to opaque taking away the dreamy colours of a rainbow... just my opinion... great to see a master at work. Thank you for sharing
Is there a special solder I need or will any solder work ? I would think the solder would melt in the enameling process.
Hi Could you tell me what solder you use and why doesn't your solder melt when you put your piece in the
kiln as the temperature is higher for the enamel .thank you
You really do very beautiful work! I wish we lived closer! I'm in Ohio! Are you still teaching and taking students!?
What a wonderful work and nice, adorable lady and teacher! I would like to become a student of you if I could visit your studio,one day,from Greece.What is the thickness of your metal,please?
What color u use?
nice jewels..congratulations
Kristen. That was fabulous. Do you do online classes?
Why do you not need to counter enamel these? Is it because of the thickness of the piece? Thank you for sharing your skills - wish I could come and learn from you, but I am in Australia.
Yes. The thickness of the metal. For pieces larger than about 2x3 inches I use 16 gauge for the bottom layer.
Wow....you are great!))😃
Fantasztikus♥️💝
I have a question. I would like to try my hand at this. I've already been making some jewelry, such as some milanese mesh chains and a few other things, so I am quite familiar with the delicate soldering work going in here. What I want to try is the enameling. Thing is, I can't quite afford to work with silver, at the very least not when it comes to experimental pieces where I can't be sure of the quality of the outcome.
I often times work with nickel silver or red brass for my more experimental pieces. Will these metals take to the enameling process as well as the Silver does? I suspect they may not be as high quality, long lasting, and would cause some allergic reactions in some people, but I am hope full they could give me a less expensive material to use while I hone the skill before moving on to more costly and ambitious projects.
I also do not just make jewelry, but I also do some metal spinning to make metal vessels, though these I do almost exclusively out of the nickel silver and red brass for now because of their size. Most of the enameling tutorials I have seen have been on small pieces which can face upwards in the kiln, so there is no worry about the effect of gravity on them in the firing process. Are there enamels which might be better suited for a 3 dimensional piece such as the vessels I make?
just in case it's still useful to know, we learned enamels on copper in my classes bc it was cheap.
Hello, all right, what stone do you use to polish the enamel with water?
Jajajajajaja más locas y muy buenas haciendo piezas de joyería para vanidosas y vanidosos jajajja buen video de ideas
Before dropping the hot metal into the pickle, it should be first cooled in water, otherwise, small amounts of acid will flow into the metal pores and stay there. It can then cause irritation on the skin.
HEY does anyone else have no sound for this video?
also this is cool i got to meet her at a farmers market in apalachicola
HI Ronald, the sound is on the video so you should be able to hear it. Kristin is a wonderful artist and a great person. She does various markets in Apalachicola.
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I know this was 2 years ago, but I didn’t have any issues with the sound.
Hi, can u tell me how to get the transparent red color? I have been looking online for Thompson enamel but they are all opaque
Thompson has eight transparent red-tone enamels, with the darkest red being #2880 Woodrow Red. HTH
Hi, very interesting. I see you are using nitric. Usually sulphuric is enough to remove the flux. Maybe you need the power of nitric for some other reason. You might try dipping your items in a liquid mixture of water and bicarbonate of soda when you finish dipping, this will neutralise the acid and save your fingers.Thanks, Jeff
It's all about the tools! Hahahaha. I'm about the same.
i m also Smith pleasur to meet you