What is hot enamel?

Thank you for viewing my art, below is a brief explanation of hot vitreous enamels.

The term "hot enamel" is most often restricted to works on metal. 

Enameling is the art of painting & coloring the surface of metal by fusing glass over it with brilliant colors that are decorated into intricate design. It is an old and widely adopted technology, for most of its history has been used in jewelry or decorative pieces.

Vitreous enamel works are created by firing, with a kiln or torch using temperatures up to 1500 degrees (+/-). The powdered glass is fired and cooled usually 10, 15 or more times to insure colors wanted and designs desired. During the long process the enamel melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth durable vitreous coating. The beauty of the work depends on the period of heating and the Preston of the artist.

Cloisonne? Is an ancient art technique used for decorating metal objects, such as jewelry or vessels, typically with vitreous glass or gemstones, in which thin wires (often many hours of hand twisting with tweezers) of silver or gold are used to create cells to contain the enamels.

The most common metals used in cloisonne enameling are copper & silver which are fired with layers of enamels before adding any silver or hold foils. Then gold or silver wires are bent and shaped to form the desired cells, the designs are filled with colored glass and fired to hot temperatures. Several layers and firings are needed to produce the artist's desired effects.

I enjoy creating jewelry, bowls and wall enamels thus far in my enamel endeavors! Thank you for your interest in the enamel arts.

Note: My enamel products are used for decorative purposes only and not intended to use as food utensils.