Jewelry/Art Metal and Enameling with Lynn Fieldhouse
| Lynn Fieldhouse has been at MATC since 1971 and teaches all levels and techniques of art metal, including enameling. Lynn enjoys forging and forming; these forged bronze letter openers and book markers with copal amber are examples of Lynn's work. Below is a bronze and silver shawl pin with black pearls. |
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Jewelry/Art Metal 1 is an introduction to the techniques of fabricating jewelry and small metal objects. All work is done directly in silver, copper, bronze or brass using sheet and wire. Course covers sawing, drilling and piercing, simple forming, stamping, roller printing, basic forging techniques, soldering, finishing, oxidation, stone setting, bezel setting, working with wire, cold join-riveting, and using nuts and bolts.
Jewelry/Art Metal 2 expands on the techniques learned in Jewelry/Art Metal 1. The class is run in a workshop manner; demonstrations are based on the desires and needs of the students in the class. Advanced techniques are demonstrated such as wax modeling for casting in silver, gold, or bronze.
In Jewelry/Art Metal 3 more advanced techniques are introduced, exploring the three dimensionality of metal and the compatibility of the different metals to each other. Jewelry/Art Metal 4 is a continuation of Jewelry Art Metal 3.
Jewelry Workshop Advanced expands on the techniques learned in Jewelry 1. The class is run in a workshop manner; demonstrations are based on the desires and needs of the students in the class, and advanced techniques are demonstrated. This course is for any student who has basic fabrication experience. Slides of professional and student work are shown. Projects are suggested to help students learn the demonstrated techniques. Demonstrations include casting, hydraulic press die forming, hollow forms, photo-etching, tube setting, hinges, marriage of metal and solder inlay, and tool making. New techniques will be discussed based on the experience of the students.
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These pieces are examples of student work from Lynn's Jewelry/Art Metal classes.
At right is a bronze and silver bead pendant.
A bronze necklace is shown below.
Below and right is a sterling silver bracelet with malachite.
Lynn's jewelry/ art metal students include men and women of all ages and backgrounds. |
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| Jewelry Enameling is the art of baked enamel (glass) on metal using all the regular drawing and painting media as normally used on paper and canvas. Students are introduced to ancient techniques in combination with each other. Items to be enameled besides jewelry are tiles, plates and bowls, boxes, and small sculpture. Former metalsmithing experience is not required. |
Enameled Sculpture
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| Cloisonné: Thin metal wires form cells that are then packed with wet enamels. There may be 3 or 4 firings of thin layers to fill the cells. |
Cloisonné pin
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Cloisonné on silver
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| Limoge: Painted enamels on copper tiles are shown at right and below. Any drawing or painting techniques can be used in Limoge enameling. |
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Limoge enamel tile (detail) |
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Basse-Taile copper pin with rolling mill texture.
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The Limoge enamel copper dishes above are (from left to right) examples of sifting, separation enamels, and painted/sgrafitto (scratched) techniques.
Grisaille: Starting with a black background, white enamel is built up to create white highlights. The portrait at right is a Grisaille enamel tile on copper.
Shown below are Sgraffito (left) and Champlevé enamel (right) pins. |
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| Champlevé: Etched metal depressions are packed with wet enamel and flushed level with the metal during the finishing. |
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Enameled copper sculpture
Last Modified:
July 2, 2008
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