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Technique, Science, Technology, etc.

• Applying Dry Enamels with a Screen Printing Method
  by Peter Grigg, from Vol. 12, No. 5, October 1993
  Enamel printing using a silkscreen method.

• Are There Differences Between Lead Bearing and Lead Free Enamels?
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 10, No. 1, February 1991.
  Differences between leaded and non leaded enamels.

• Bridging the Gap - 
  Plique a Jour with a Profound Twist
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 21, No.4, August 2002
  Copper foil method of plique a jour; how to.

• Camaïeu
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 3, No. 3, June 1984.
  How to...Camaïeu Technique.

• Cloisonné Cup  
  by Margarete Seeler, from Vol. 5, No. 5, October 1986.  Cloisonné how-to.

• Combination Techniques & Materials
  by Tom Ellis, from Vol. 12, No. 6, December 1993.
  Using multiple techniques on the same enameled piece.

• Copper Mesh Plique à Jour
  by Jaime Frechette, from Vol. 21, No. 2, April 2002
  How to...use copper mesh, or screen, to create a plique a jour.

• Enameling Copper Balls
  by Edmund Massow, from Vol. 19, No. 4, October 2000
  How to...enamel on round or oval copper balls.

• Enameling Malleable Copper
  by Tom Ellis, from Volume16, No. 3, August 1997.
  How-to use malleable copper as a base metal for enameling.

• Enamel Preparation
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Volume 1, Number 2, March 1982.  Preparation of enamel prior to application.

• Etching Options for Champlevé
  by Coral Shaffer, from Vol. 17, No. 4, October 1998
  Various etching methods available to enamelers.

• Etching with PnP Paper:  Photos
  by Katharine S. Wood, from Volume 20, No. 1, February 2001.  How-to...use PnP paper for etching metal.

• Experimental Techniques for Carefree Lusters
  by Harry McDaniel, from Vol. 13, No. 6, Dec. 1994
  Use of luster powders on enameled surfaces

• Fused Photographs in Enamel:
  The Ceramic Tissue Method
  by James Doran, from Volume 13, No. 3, April  1994.  How-to...make enamel photographs using the Ceramic Tissue method.

• Hydraulic Die Forming for Enamelists
  by Carol Holaday, from Vol. 18, No. 1, April 1999.
  Use of form-pressing equipment.

• Impasto - A New Technique 
  or The Characteristics of Glass in Use
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 3, No. 2, April 1984.
  How to...Impasto Technique.

• Influence of Holding Agents on Enamel Clarity (Experimental Notes)
  by Bill Helwig, from Volume 1, Number 3, May 1982
  Notes on use of holding agents and enamel clarity.

• Liquid Enamel - An Ideal Technique for the Beginner
  and Novice:  Using Lead-Free Enamel
  by Tom Ellis, from Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1987.
  How to...use liquid enamels for beginners.

• A Low-Cost Press Forming Technique
  by Edmund Massow, from Volume 19, No. 3, August 2000.  How-to...create an inexpensive forming setup.

• Metals Suitable for Enameling
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Volume 5, No. 6, December 1986.  Summary and description of the types of metals that will support enamel.

• More About Lead Free Enamel
  by Tom Ellis, from Vol. 10, No. 1, February 1991.
  More information about lead free enamels.

• Overview of Metal Preparation
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1982.  Preparation of the metal surface to be enameled.

• Opalescent Enamel
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Volume 13, No. 6, December 1994.  Opalescent enamel firing directions.

• Painting Enamel - Galina Selezneva - Step by Step Notes
  by Galina Selezneva and Bill Helwig, from Vol. 11, No. 1, February 1992.  Miniature enamel painting, how-to.

• Particle Article
  by Bill Helwig, from Volume 1, Number 2, March 1982
  Enamel particle size, and their relationship to different techniques.

• Plique à Jour - Yesterdays Technique Today  
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 11, No. 3, June 1992.  Plique à jour how-to.

• Proper Use of Liquid Metals
  by Martin Hanson, from Vol. 7, No. 5, Oct. 1988.
  How to properly use liquid metals.

• Raku Enameling
  by Jean Tudor, from Vol. 20, No.3, June 2001.
  Metallic luster effect for enamels.

• Random Wild Flowers - Basse Taille  
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 2, No. 2, April 1983.  
  Basse Taille how-to.

• A Revolutionary New Blockout Technique 
  for Etching Metal
  by Katharine Wood with Paul Silverman, from Vol. 15, No. 3, August 1996
  Use of PnP Paper as an etching resist

• Separation Enamel - Old and New Variations  
  by Tom Ellis, from Vol. 11, No. 3, April 1992.  Separation technique how-to.

• Sifting
  by Bill Helwig, from Vol. 2, No. 5, October 1983.  How to...Proper Sifting Techniques.

• Solid & Patterned Carefree Luster Decals
  by Pat DIACCA Topp, from Vol. 15, No. 4, Oct. 1996.  How-to use luster decal sheets.

• Steel Repoussé and Granular/Color Spray
  Techniques:  An Extension of Sgrafitto/Grisaille
  by John Killmaster, Professor of Art, Boise State University Enamels Program, 
  from Vol. 8, No. 3, June 1989.
  Overview of the repoussé process on steel, and using liquid enamels in a spray technique with a granular effect.

• Turn Down the Edges - Add a Three-Dimensional
  Look and Feel to Flat Panels
  by Tom Ellis, from Volume 20, No. 2, April 2001.
  How-to create panels with a turned-down edge from flat sheet.

• Using Millefiori, Wafers and Decals 
  in a Controlled Manner  
  by Edmund Massow, from Vol. 19, No. 1, Feb. 2000. 
   How-to use Millefiori, wafers and decals.

• Variations in Painting Technique
  by Stell Shevis, from Volume 19, No. 2, April  2000.  How-to painting techniques on steel tiles.

History, Education, etc.

• Cloisonné Primer  
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Vol. 14, No. 3, June 1995.  History of cloisonné technique.
   

• The Earliest Cloisonné Enamels from Cyprus  
  by Dr. Panicos Michaelides, from Vol. 8, No. 2, April 1989.  Historical cloisonné enamel from Cyprus.
   

• Etymology of Enamel
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter, from Vol. 1, No. 3, October 1982.  History of the word ENAMEL.
   

• Reconciliation of the Language of Thermal Expansion
  from Thompson Enamel Workbook
   

Artist Inviews, Speeches, etc.

• Career or Hobby
  by Kenneth F. Bates, from Vol. 6, No. 5, October 1987
  Keynote speech from Enamel Conference, 1987.  The 'Dean of American Enameling' speaks on considerations about making your hobby into a profession.
   

• Inview:  Charles Parthesius
  from Vol. 9, No. 1, February 1990
  Life, work and technical information from Charles Parthesius, Sr.
   

• Inview:  Miguel Angel Pineda
  by Miriam Fastag, from Vol. 10, No. 1, February 1991
  Life and work of Mexican Enameler Miguel Pineda.
   

• Stefan Knapp:  A Visionary Artist
  Who Worked in Enamel
  from Vol. 18, No. 3, October 1999.  Overview of the life of Stefan Knapp, enamel artist.

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