Workshops in Watsonville, CA (April 2019)
Join me at the Creator Haven Jewelry Studio
for a week or two of learning and fun.
Watsonville, CA is minutes from the coast and right off Highway 1.
It's about 30 minutes north of Monterey.
Creator Haven

 Week 1:
Introduction to Cloisonne´and Color, Layers, and Light
April 9-13 (Tuesday-Saturday)
All Levels
Who is this for?
This workshop is for anyone who would like an introduction to the cloisonne´enamel process. No art, enameling, or jewelry experience is required. Your eyesight should be good enough so that you can see what you are doing clearly.  The use of magnifying visors is acceptable and encouraged if needed.
  You do not need to bring any tools or supplies; everything is provided and part of your workshop fee.
Fee: $700
  • Enamel Principles
  • Enamel Facts & Terminology
  • Enamel on Copper & Fine Silver
  • Enamel Skills & Techniques
  • Cloisonne´ Enameling
  • Enamel Color Layers & Shading
  • Silver & Gold Foils
  • Make hand-made embossed silver foil
  • Finishing
  • Intro to Design, Creativity, Expression
  • Intro to the "Inner Game" of Enameling
  • Prepare your metal
  • Sift and Paint Enamel Colors
  • Fire Enamel Layers
  • Bend, Apply, and Fire Cloisonne´wires
  • Paint and Shade Colors within your wires
  • Add Foils to Create Patterns and Light
  • Grind and Polish your finished enamel pieces
  • Demo on "How to set your enamel into a bezel"
Week 2:
Cloisonne´with Creativity, Design, and Self-Expression
April 15-19 (Monday-Friday)
Level: Experienced/Ricky's approval required
This workshop is more about "how to use" your enamel skills " than "how to learn" new ones. Using the skills and knowledge you already have, we will use the natural beauty of the local landscape (specifically the beach and coast) to learn how to make choices about what we make based on how we respond to what we see.
We will learn how to see, think, and create from new perspectives using our current enamel vocabulary and stretching out of our comfort zones to create new and exciting images based upon what visual images we find to be meaningful to us.
Week Two
Some Enameling Skills You Will Learn
  • Advanced Color Layer Combinations: Mix Opaque, Transparent, and     Opalescent enamels
  • Short and Twisted Wires to Create Depth Within Your Layers
  • Make and Use Handmade Silver Foil Elements
  • Make and Use Copper Foil Elements
Who is this for?
This workshop is for students who already have some basic skills (including cloisonne´) and want to improve their skills, develop some new enamel vocabulary,  and focus more on how to "use what you know" so that you can make more meaningful and creative cloisonne´ pieces.
Emphasis will be on learning how to TRANSLATE what you see in your environment or in your imagination and "make it in enamel".