A little lesson on torch-fired enamel ...

By Barbara Lewis

Even though I have several kilns in my studio that I could use for creating enamel jewelry, I prefer to watch the process develop during torch firing.  Here are two examples of recent work that involves embedding millefiori and lump enamel into the base enamel during the firing process.  Millefiori is Italian for million (mille) flowers (fiori) and has its origins in Venice.

Dusty Springfield, detail

Dusty Springfield

Ring Around the Rosy

Ring Around the Rosy