Jewelry & Fine Metals
Focused Open Studio: Enameling
Pursue self-directed work in a collaborative environment to finish class or independent projects.
Member$12.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Guest$32.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Tue, 4/22/2025 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tue, 4/22/2025
About
This focused Open Studio, with a trained safety monitor always on duty, is for enameling only. Enameling is the process of fusing powdered glass to another surface such as metal, at high heat.
Details
- You won't have access to any other tools or equipment.
- No formal instruction is given.
- Do all your metal prep before attending.
- If no one has shown up by the end of the first hour, the monitor may close the studio. If you know you’ll arrive more than an hour after the start time, email the registrar by 11:59 PM the day before.
- Bring a towel for cleanup.
Materials
A $12 materials fee, which is the cost of this for members, covers everything you'll need.
Prerequisites
- You must have completed Introduction to Enameling: Opaques.
- A Jewelry Studio skills card is required. To get a skills card, you need to take an introductory jewelry class such as:
- Introduction to Jewelry: Skills Class.
- Introduction to the Jeweler's Torch.
- Introduction to Lapidary: Cutting and Carving Stones.
- Introduction to Enamel, or
- Introduction to Beading Skills.
- Jewelers with previous experience can request a skills assessment by emailing jewelry.programming@bainbridgebarn.org
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- Wear closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing.
- Do not wear loose or synthetic-fiber clothing, dangling jewelry, scarves, or ties.
- Tie back long hair in ponytail or bun.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Ann Lovett
Ann holds a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, in Philadelphia and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Her visual art practice includes artists books, printmaking, and photography, and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She has been the recipient of New York Council on the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts grants, numerous artist residencies, and is represented in museum and individual collections. She taught photography at State University of New York in New Paltz, N.Y., for 33 years and moved to the Puget Sound area recently from Ashland, Ore., where she also was a volunteer instructor with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
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