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M-2 Intro Enameling Class with Nisa Blackmon

Start
January 27, 2025
6:30 PM
End
March 03, 2025
9:00 PM
Location
McLean County Arts Center, 601 N. East St. Bloomington IL 61701
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Beginning Enameling Class Level 1 Non Member & Community Member – $225.00
Beginning Enameling Class Level 2 Artist & Supporting Member – $202.50
Beginning Enameling Class Level 3 Patron, Sustainer & Director's Circle – $180.00

enamel pendants. Instructor Nisa Blackmon

M-2 Intro Enameling Class

with Nisa Blackmon

Mondays, 6 sessions

Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3;

6:30-9:00 pm,

Fee: $225 (Non Member)

Suitable for beginners and those with no prior enameling experience.

This six-session course will provide beginning students with a basic foundation in the art of enameling.

Vitreous enamels are ground glass powders that are applied to metal and fused permanently in a kiln. Designs are built up in layers, each one fired separately. Enameling is an exciting medium, colorful, durable and rich in design opportunities! It’s great for 2-D or ceramic artists who want to expand their media horizons, and for anyone who wants to learn about this ancient method of combining glass with metal. Students will work with both opaque and transparent enamels, learn sifting, stenciling, sgraffito, stoning and kiln-firing techniques, and how to embellish their creations with glass threads and beads. Students can create pieces such as earrings, pendants, charms or two-dimensional tiles.

All tools and materials provided.

It is strongly recommended that students be able to attend the first two sessions without absences.

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		"This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts"