Creating Cloisonne-Enameled Jewelry with Ricky Frank
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- Master enamelist and educator Ricky Frank lays out every step of creating cloisonné-enameled jewelry, from preparing your metal and creating cloisonné wire shapes to applying the enamel and finishing the jewelry piece. The process is demonstrated in detail and Ricky shares time-saving tips and techniques that help ensure a clean, professional result.
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I am the fifth generation of a family that has been carrying on the tradition of Japanese cloisonne enamel art for generations, since 1883. It's all very interesting!
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Thanks for this Rickey, This looks like a complete demonstration, just what I wanted. Nine years on and you're still helping folks to create, keeping it alive.
Kind regards . . . Andy
Hello. We are glad you found this helpful.
How do you thank someone for so generously sharing their knowledge. I hope one day to take a class from you. You're an amazing teacher and your work is fascinating, beautiful, stunning. Thank
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I cannot thank you enough for your detailed, gentle and patient teaching
Well done, Ricky. I had a class with you about 8 years ago. This video was great to see. You have a very clear and direct teaching method, and you dont 'dumb it down'. Thank you.
What an informative video!!! Thank you sir for taking the time to film this and share it with inquiring minds. I so appreciate it!
Thank you very much for this video!
You are a gifted and generous teacher Ricky Frank. Thank You!
Thanks so much for this very detail oriented video. I just bought a kiln and am looking at all the great stuff I can create with it!
What an excellent, professional video. Such a change from the shaky offerings usually seen. Fascinating process too.
Great course! I did that in school when I was about 12-13, all those stages are in my memory and I'd like to do this today to many surfaces which will do them honour, not just jewelry - thank you for providing this video to the art enthusiasts! cheers!
Fantastic tutorial. Very seasoned teacher prepared for virtually any questions and explains the why-s quite well. Love it! Well done!
I did some enamel projects at camp when I was a kid and I've always wanted to do it again. I see by your video that it is possible! I can't wait to order my materials and get started. You're an awesome teacher!
Wow, so glad I found this. Thank you for sharing this information with us!
Your experience and skills shine out. Thanks
Brilliant video - so clear and reassuring.
From South Africa. A brilliant teacher. My nephew attended a course and has since then made some beautiful pendants. He was well taught.
Amazing, calm and precise talk, thanks a lot!
Marvellous! I have just done a 3-day enamelling course and it is so useful to see a process like this through from start to finish. Thank you very much :-)
perfect demonstration for all skill levels thanks for sharing
The best instructional video I have every watched on enameling. You are truly a gifted teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your time and expertise.
You can learn more about my enameling process at www.enamelchannel.com
Awesome video! Thanks for freely sharing this information.
I followed this step by step and paused the video as I went along. I had incredible success on my first try!! This video is a Godsend! I dont think i have ever had success with anything on my first try before. I am hooked
You are an amazing teacher, thank you so much!
Sir, you are simply the coolest. I mean wow. I am in a old folks home now and there is not a lot I can do any more. I collect watchs and I was looking into an enameled dial Seiko. Seiko puts out little segments on there craftsmanship. They are great. Anyway looking into that brought me to you. Thank you so much for what you do. Sharing your talent, thoughts and experience is a gift that blesses us all.
Thanks so much. I'm so glad you shared your feelings with me. My 89 year old father is in an assisted living home, and he struggles to find anything of value in his life, outside of his family. What an honor that I can do something which touches your life and enriches it.
Thank you, Ricky! Excellent job!!
Love this. I am an Enamelling tutor in the U.K and sometimes I second guess my explanations to students, but I am so pleased to hear your explanations and instructions are similiar to what I say as I really admire your work. Thanks for sharing,
Beautiful presentation, thx!!
So very helpful. I've made copious notes as you've been talking 🙂
My gosh, this guy is a wonderful teacher!!! Thank you!
Wonderful and clear presentation, you have done a great job, and I really appreciate your time and that you shared such a good tutorial. Thanks
Thank you for the kind words! We are glad you liked the video. The items used in the video can be located in the show notes.
very nice I like this guys style and he knows his stuff
What a brilliant tutorial - thank you so much, Ricky for sharing your obvious expertise.
Back in the day before YT was all about monetisation and algorithms and influencers...
I absolutely love this video, everything is explained and shown in detail. I am new to enamel but used this video to aid me in my first attempt at cloisonné. I wasn't too displeased with the result, but by watching back your video, I was able to work out what I did wrong and how to improve, thank you so much.
Hi Tracey! That's so wonderful to hear! Let us know if you have any questions we can help you with :)
00:26 Chapter 1 -Preparing your piece
21:31 Chapter 2-Bending wires
34:10 Chapter 3- Enamelling your piece
1:02:43 Chapter 4- Finishing your piece
Rain water is an easy way to be sure of it being clean.
Great video.
Thank you so much.
After watching numerous videos and reading several books, I FINALLY HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT. This video is fantastic. I can't wait to start my first piece. T^hank you
How did your first piece go?
Excellent video. Clear instructions, Thank you, Sir.
Thank you for the kind words! We are glad you liked the video.
Thank you. Really enjoyed and learned a lot.
Super lesson. Thank you
Excellent tutorials Ricky, very detailed, informative and clearly explained succint steps. Definately gave me the push to start enameling my designs and stop dithering. Many thanks for sharing.
yes, you can do it! i like to look at what i'm doing as a "sketch". Some things i will like, some things i won't and will want to change or do differently the next time. There is certainly enough info in this tutorial for you to "just start" on one of your designs. my suggestion is to pick out something simple to begin. there will be less variables to consider and you can slowly build your confidence.
Very.comprehensive introduction thankyou R de Soysa Sri Lanka
VERY well presented thankyou
This has inspired me to take up enamelling. Ricky is a great teacher!
this is the most detailed and useful tutorial I've ever seen. i wish all tutorials were like this
Wow, thanks!
Thank you, great video!
Fantastic video, just what I needed with great explaining !!
Hey there. Thank you for the kind words. Glad it helped answer your questions.
Fantastic stuff.
Thank you so much for the video, it really fills in the information that I didn't get written down in class. Now I just need to go do it. I loved making these in class, but I'm a big coward when it comes to trying it alone. I only have a butane torch and ultralight and am nervous about knowing how to use it for the enameling part. There isn't much in the way of instruction on it. Thanks for being there thru this video.
Hi Ricky, What a terrific video. I've played with enamels but never thought I would attempt the cloisonne technique. You've explained it so well and have given me confidence to give it a shot. Many thanks. PS: Hoping i might take your class at The Ranch in November :)
very interesting thanks for posting
You are awesome! To see how you start to relax and flow thru work...like glass on steel. Here Here
Well, you certainly held my interest and I just happened to come upon this video after watching one before it. You are such a good teacher. Your explanations are so clear, precise and interesting. Kudos to you!
+mycupoftea12 thank you so much.
Wonderful
Amazing thanks for the tips
You're welcome, glad you found them helpful!
I’m going to watch this when I have supplies and work along with you.
Great!
Thank you!
Thank you Mr.Frank !
Wish that I was able to take your classes in Albuquerque.
Cory
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Thank you! 😉👍🏼💕
Awesome!!
thank you
Love Rio Grande
Thank you very much Ricky for the detailed instructions and techniques.
This is the first complete video with so much dedication and love of creativity.
I wish to learn more from you.
Is there some chance to hold workshops in Singapore?
Best Regards
Katerina Ilieva
Id love to learn this for watch dial making!
Wow 🤩, thank you 🤟🏻❤️
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks so much Riky excellent video clear steps. You gave à push to start enameling. Would you advise Wether I torch fire I stead of usi g à kiln and list the supplices flux and type of enamel you using. That would Be very helpful.
Thanks so much
Beautiful 🥰
I watched the whole tutorial and didn't get bored! I don't do enameling but am impressed with the time and skill involved but mostly the sheer volume of information pouring out in such a relaxed way. You clearly love what you do, with all it's intricacy and make it look easy. Thank you. (most interested to pass on your polish to my partner who loves playing with glass)
Very cool
Thanks! We are glad you liked it.
excellent
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This is better than watching a movie on. Friday night!
Great job... Beautiful... ... When I saw Rio Grande I knew it was ABQ (I just moved from there, back to Carlsbad NM)... I'll move back there again... Good to know you're in New Mexico... .... You do a Beautiful job. ;)
Judi Christopher I actually live in Georgia
Really, because I thought you "Said" in this video that you were in ABQ... ?
Hi, Judi! We're located in Albuquerque and we were lucky enough to have Ricky Frank come by to shoot this video! :)
I love Rio Grande... I used to order the tiny gold boxes for my Gold Rush Liniment... Can you send me a catalogue? Can I call you for one? I love your products... and I'm getting ready for an expansion ... so this is perfect timing for our conversation... ;)
regarding the question about setting: I fabricate bezels from sterling/fine silver for almost all of my enamels. fine silver bezel wire soldered to a sterling backsheet.
Merci
Thank you Sir for clear instructional video.
Sir, how thick is that piece at the end? Or let's askit another way, how thin it can be made?
excellent tutorial! thanks! how does on enamel the surface of a cylinder? e.g. a ring or bracelet
Do you have a video of how you put this in a bezel? Is a bezel the only way to hang these pieces? I love watching your work, you are very easy to follow, thank you!
Great video. How tall is the flat wire? Is the height and width of this wire always the same? Do you need to keep adding glass until the surface is even with wire..if so what about the edges that have no wire? So interesting.
Thank you for making this video, the process was not as hard as I thought.
good craft
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Brilliant video! So happy to have found it. A question - do you think the Ultralite Kiln would be good enough for enamelling small pieces of cloisonne jewellery? I am not finding many reviews on it for enamelling. Thank you!
Little Cherry Hill - Metalsmith Yes, it will work just fine for small pieces. you will probably need to the prep coats (flux and counter enamel) a little differently as a large trivet will act as a heat sink and cause the piece to take forever to fire. better to construct a hand made trivet out of nichrome or stainless steel wire to use less metal and keep it closer to the kiln floor. you only heat the piece from the bottom when using a hot plate type kiln. i used one for about a year before i bought my first larger kiln.
Am I understanding it correctly that these enamels are like a glass powder? Like a more super fine glass frit? I've got a little experience in flameworking glass and really enjoyed it and this enameled jewelry has caught my eye. Does the glass just stick/fuse to copper and silver? When flameworking one important thing is the COE of the glass as you can't fuse rods of different numbers, is enamel normally all the same?
Also "unleaded enamel" get's mentioned a lot on what is being used, so I am assuming that means there is a "leaded enamel"? Is there a use difference between them or anything?
Hi Ricky, you video is rely helpful, thanks for shearing you knowledge and experience. can you make video about different and more hard techniques and tips and tricks of wire shaping for Cloisonne Enamel?
yes, that will be in the future. i'm currently planning a dvd series (not youtube) on more advanced cloisonne techniques!
Thanks for SO much great detail! I'm curious about the wire you use. I see it is flat, and not round. Is cloisonne wire the same as bezel wire? I too am starting to use Argentium for my jewelry, but I've failed to find a source for Argentium 'cloisonne wire' or even a nice selection of plain bezel wire sizes. I'm certain that I can just make my own if I know what size sheet to start with. Do you think 28 gauge would work?
+Ruby Swan Jewelry Cloisonne wire would be a generic description of any wire you use within enamel to separate areas. the wire I used in this project was fine silver, .004 by .05. it is similar to a bezel wire only shorter and thinner: a flat ribbon. the thinner the wire, the less you see it. the thicker the wire the more you see it and it therefore becomes more of a visual element. the higher the wire the more depth is created; depends on what you want. i have not seen anybody stock argentium wire, for good reason. very few, if anyone, is doing that. i've fused fine silver cloisonne wire onto argentium backsheet with no problem. thinner wires create more opportunities to melt your wires, though. you can make your own wire by rolling down round wire through a rolling mill. trial and error will help you figure out what to use to get what you want.
Hi Ricky, Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found this video very helpful yet I have some questions which I hope you can kindly answer.
The colours you used on the sky are purples in different shades but when the piece was finished, they tend to look brownish, why is that? will they be more purple if fired on gold?
I got some Thompson clear silver flux 2020 and it's 200 mesh... yes, now I know why I always got this cloudy surface, here's the second question, what can i use the flux powder for? I tried use it as counter enamel and it tends to get dark after each firing.
have a nice day and thanks again.
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Ricky Loved this video! Thank you
Can you explain a little more the Amaco clay stuff you painted on your counter enamel. I don't have a pad like you use only trivets should I still use this if I have trivets only?
this is another name for Scalex. i paint it onto the backs of my pieces so that i don't need to use trivets. the pad is a type of fiberglass and is sold by Rio Grande. the scalex on the back is sort of like firing dirt into the enamel surface. it keeps the glossy enamel from sticking to whatever it is touching. trivets can be very frustrating and limiting. of course i only use this technique when i am going to set the piece into a bezel and the back will not be seen, or especially on test pieces where it really doesn't matter what the back looks like.hope this clears it up for you.
Love the videos that you are showing. Now have a question about copper. Cleaned and ready to go. Have a copper bezel around it also. It is a min pin figure head piece Use it just like any thing else or is there another way. It needs to be done.
from your question, i cannot understand what you are asking. it doesn't sound like it is related at all to the cloisonne video. sounds like a completely different enameling question for another topic
what kind of glasses are you wearing to prevent cataracts? Please and thank you!
Well done. What is the glue stick you are using?
Hi sir, thanks a lot for tuterial, i have a big problem , after polishing exist lots of bubbles on my surface work, i dont know why???? Plz help me
Thank U for this education on enameling jewelry..I never knew the process. Now I have much, much more respect for the beautiful pieces I see. I am an artist, painter, glass & crystal engraver & carver, & author. This is my 1st education into what enameling is. I always thought it was "baked paint" ...Mr Frank your video is excellent. Whatever made you start doing this tedious work? Thank you.
+Reni B Amazingly, it doesn't feel tedious to me. It's very relaxing to lose myself in detail. Funny how people can be so different. For some reason it's one of the few ways in which I am able to slow myself down and not rush through life. I was first exposed to enameling in the mid 1960's when I had a copper enamel trinkit kiln and I would sift colors onto pre-stamped copper shapes like doves and owls. It was one of many hobbies, and probably the only artistic one, if you could call that process "artistic". Later, after earning a degree in Psychology, I pulled out my copper enamel kit from my parents basement and began to play with it. I saw my first cloisonne when attending a craft show (Gael and Howard Silverblatt....simply amazing pieces) and couldn't believe they could make something so beautiful with the same materials I was playing with. I've been hooked ever since (almost 40 years).
+Ricky Frank Hi, &Thank you for the reply.You do beautiful work..
Thanks so much for this video, Ricky. I've had so many questions for so long about enameling, and you've answered them here. Is there any problem with firing both metal clay and enamel in the same kiln? (Not at the same time). I've been wanting to try enameling for probably 20 years! With this video I might actually feel confident enough to just try.
GreenLagoon no it's not a problem to use the same kiln. i don't make too many pieces with metal clay but i do use the same kiln. no problems!
Hello .Waht is the Dimond pad and shponge and the doolac?
Can you spend to me the link ?
Please continue on with this - now how would you finish this? Set it?
Do you have a video on how to set them in a bezel?
Can you use fine round wire instead of cloisonne wire. Thanks. What gauge would you suggest.
Dear Ricky, thank you for such a great video! What kind of glasses do you use? I am only a beginner and thanks to your lesson I learnt that one has to protect eyes
+2012rusya i think that they are either made of something called calobar or a plastic substitute for it.
_Can you give tips on torch enamelling in a easy way, if it is possible?_