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Jamie Bennett (born 1948) is an American artist and educator known for his enamel jewelry. Over his forty-year career, Bennett has experimented with the centuries-old process of enameling, discovered new techniques of setting, and created new colors of enamel and a matte surfaces.
Painting with Fire (PWF) is the name given to an immersion process for creating torch fired enamel jewelry.This process is the focal point of torch fired enamel jewelry workshops taught by Barbara A. Lewis, written about in her book, and discussed in Belle Armoire Jewelry, [1] [2] [3] Handcrafted Jewelry, [4] Bead Trends, [5] Stringing [6] and Bead Unique.
Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating.
Made of glass stones, enamel and gold plated brass, these statement earrings are a delightful way to showcase your holiday spirit. $42 at Baublebar Other great holiday jewelry to buy:
The Byzantines perfected a unique form of cloisonné icons. Byzantine enamel spread to surrounding cultures and a particular type, often known as "garnet cloisonné" is widely found in the Migration Period art of the "barbarian" peoples of Europe, who used gemstones, especially red garnets, as well as glass and enamel, with small thick-walled cloisons.
Two techniques that jewelers used to incorporate gems, glass and other metals into jewelry were inlay and enameling. [34] The main difference between these methods is that inlay can refer to any material inserted into a design, whereas enamel refers specifically to pieces of a colored glass mixture put in place while melted. [35]