PDF Digital Product, Enamel workshop with Ashley
POWDER GLASS + METAL + FIRE: Your Enamel Jewelry Journey
Learn Enameling at Your Own Pace on your own OR with a friend
*This is a PDF digital product
Highlights:
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Self-guided enamel jewelry digital course
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Suitable for beginners and experienced jewelry makers
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Designed by TheRosieFinn artist: Ashley Lohr from Petersburg, Alaska
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Includes a 50-minute video tutorial and a PDF guide; this is a digital product
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Materials must be purchased separately; at most you will need to order/ purchase 8 items which can mean ordering from 4+ websites. An enamel course kit including most of the supplies is available. The kit is limited. If the kit is sold out, Ashley will plan to re-new the kit.
About This Digital Product: Create unique enamel jewelry from the comfort of your closest ventilated or semi-outdoor location with guidance from artist Ashley Lohr. This course includes an introduction and instructional video with a PDF guide that can be viewed in a 70-minute timeframe. With zero distractions, the course video lessons viewed, and safety practiced: you can create a pair of enamel earrings in an additional 70 minutes or less. A missed step can result in poor results or damaged property.
Note: This is a digital product. You will receive a PDF with instructions, resources, and the supply list. Supplies must be sourced separately. Supply list hyperlinks will lead you to where Ashley would advise to purchase from.
This course is an excellent gift for DIY enthusiasts or those interested in torch-work jewelry making. No prior experience is needed. Once you feel comfortable with the enameling process, you can create earrings to match outfits, give as gifts or enamel jewelry as your new hobby.
Video Course Content:
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Introduction to the artist and her journey into enameling
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Materials overview what to gather, buy, or order
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Setting up and safely using the torch
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Importance of applying two coats of powder enamel before torching
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Techniques for counter enameling and cleaning off fire scale
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Working with a palette of 5 opaque and 5 transparent powder enamel colors
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Layering enamel to build designs through multiple firings
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Cleaning fire scale edges and attaching earring hooks
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Bonus: Introduction to Ashley’s Look Book for inspiration
Course Details:
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Recorded outside Ashley’s home in Petersburg, Alaska
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Includes a downloadable PDF with instructions, safety tips, a color chart, and a supply list
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The video is in landscape format and can be viewed on smartphones, tablets, or laptops
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Recommended to print the 4-pages: video index, safety tips, color chart, and supply list
Safety Tips:
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Perform enameling in ventilated areas such as a garage with an open door, an open-sided structure, outside under a tent, or a ventilated indoor space.
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Do not enamel inside the home to avoid coating inside home surfaces with enamel dust.
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Avoid food in the enameling area.
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A missed step can result in poor results or damaged property.
Perfect for Adults and teens 15+ with supervision: Ashley has empowered many who were initially intimidated by using a torch. Ashley has over fifteen years of experience teaching teens torch jewelry.
For 15- 18-year-olds: it’s advised to view steps with an adult and have an adult supervise the first few enameling projects. Reminder: zero distractions. Use your smartphone to view the video and PDF only.
Reminder:
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Watch the video
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Read the safety tips
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Collect all materials before starting the enameling process
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A missed step can result in poor results or damaged property
Get Ready to Create: Purchase this digital course and look forward to making your own unique jewelry while gaining confidence in using a torch. Enjoy the creative process at your own pace, with no need to schedule or perform on Zoom. Happy Enameling! -Ashley