Enamelling Workshop – Torch Fired Jewellery

A private, one-to-one jewellery-making session held in my Cornwall studio, dedicated to the traditional craft of torch-fired enamelling on metal.

Guided personally by jewellery designer Tamara Gervasio, this experience is designed around a pre-cut brass form, allowing you to focus entirely on colour, surface, and enamel application rather than fabrication.

This is a focused, hands-on workshop where you will apply vitreous enamel to metal using a gas torch firing technique, creating a finished charm or small jewellery piece.

This is a creative surface and finishing session, not a design or metal fabrication course.

What You Will Do

You will work directly on a pre-prepared brass charm shape, exploring the application of enamel and controlled torch firing to build colour, texture, and surface variation.

You will complete your piece through guided making, learning how enamel reacts to heat and how colour develops during the firing process.

Your finished piece will be a unique enamelled charm created by your own hand.

Skills You Will Learn

Torch Enamelling Techniques

• preparing metal surfaces for enamel
• applying powdered vitreous enamel
• torch firing techniques and heat control
• layering colour and controlling melt stages
• understanding enamel flow and surface behaviour

Surface & Colour Exploration

• building colour depth through layering
• experimenting with texture and finish
• controlled application on pre-cut forms
  

Studio Practice

• safe gas torch handling and fire control
• working with heat in a studio environment
• tool discipline and workflow control

Recommended Duration

A focused 3-hour private session, allowing sufficient time to prepare, apply enamel layers, fire multiple stages using a gas torch, and complete at least one finished enamelled charm, with potential for a second simple piece depending on drying and firing cycles.

Any additional time beyond the session may be added on the day if required and agreed.

Studio Requirements

This session involves the use of a gas torch and high-temperature enamelling processes.

For your comfort and safety, please:

• wear comfortable, non-synthetic clothing suitable for studio work
• tie back long hair
• avoid loose sleeves or flowing fabrics
• wear closed-toe footwear

Full safety guidance will be provided throughout the session.

What’s Included

• Pre-cut brass charm forms
• All enamel materials and tools
• One-to-one tuition throughout
• Gas torch and studio equipment use
• Professional guidance and supervision
• Finished enamelled charm to take home
• Tea, coffee, and light refreshments during the session

Important Information

This session is designed for pre-prepared brass forms and focuses on enamelling and torch firing techniques only.

Finished pieces can typically be taken home on the day once cooling is complete.

This Workshop is Perfect For

• complete beginners with no prior jewellery experience
• creatives interested in colour and surface exploration
• makers wanting to learn torch-fired enamelling techniques
• those who enjoy experimental, hands-on processes
• thoughtful gift experiences for craft and design enthusiasts

Studio Approach

"This session is designed to explore colour, heat, and surface through direct making, allowing you to understand how controlled torch firing transforms powdered enamel into permanent colour on metal."
— Tamara Gervasio

Booking

Availability is limited and sessions are scheduled individually.

To reserve your place or request a suitable time, please get in touch:

tgjewellery@icloud.com