Sharon Ford (Jewellery Making: Enameled Beads)

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Sharon works as a restorer working for the London art trade as a teacher of enamelling from her home studio in the Fens, Cambridgeshire. She teaches fired enamel bowls and beads and all forms of decoration within this craft. "As an enameller I like to experiment with colours and different types of enamel to produce new interesting effects as well as traditional skills to obtain the best results or what ever the project may be. Initially I was a student at Rush Green Art College and then later in my working my life trained as an enameller, eventually moving to where I now in a rural setting mainly for inspiration and a larger studio. The increased space has allowed me to work with large enamel bowls where there is scope for interesting shapes and styles. As a teacher now at Higham Hall I can pass on this knowledge."

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ENAMEL BOWLS LARGE AND SMALL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This course will focus on making fired enamel copper bowls of different sizes. While there will be a range of sizes available to work with, those who have not made an enamel bowl before will be encouraged to start with a small bowl. Those with some experience of making small enamel bowls will have the 

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FULLY BOOKED: TORCH-FIRED ENAMEL BEADS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Make your own enamel beads then create beautiful jewellery from them under the expert guidance of Sharon Ford, leading enameller and restorer in enamels and gilding. Enamelling involves the fusion of jeweller's quality vitreous enamel with copper and silver through firing. When heat is applied, the enamels soften and flow, and the varying presence of 

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