Enamelling Copper Bowls with Sara Barker
Overview
Ready to Level Up Your Enamelling?
Introducing: Enamelling on Copper Bowls (Intermediate 1-Day Course)
Tutor: Sara Barker.
Location: BENCHspace Jewellery Studio
Level: Intermediate
Ready to take your enamelling skills to the next dimension, literally! Â Join tutor Sara Barker at BENCHspace for an exciting, hands-on day course where we move from flat metal sheets to the beautiful, flowing curves of three-dimensional copper bowls.
Enamelling is a stunning exploration of the alchemy between glass and metal. Working on larger, 3D surfaces gives you incredible scope for artistic expression and allows you to expand your bench skills.
What You’ll Learn & Create:
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Preparation Pros: Master the cleaning and prep work needed to get your spun copper ready for the kiln.
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Surface Perfection: Get step-by-step guidance on applying enamel flawlessly to curved (concave and convex) surfaces.
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Creative Experimentation: Create a library of decorative samples to test techniques before diving into your main projects.
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Advanced Techniques: Explore a wide range of decorative enamel media and application methods.
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Studio Best Practices: Learn essential health, safety, and kiln-firing techniques.
What you’ll take home: You’ll leave with one beautifully finished, unique enamelled copper bowl, plus a selection of decorative samples perfect for turning into unique jewellery pendants or mini panels in your own time.
Course Details & Booking Info
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Age: 16+
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Included: All tools, copper, and enamelling materials are provided, alongside complimentary tea, coffee, and biscuits all day.
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Lunch: We will take a 45-minute lunch break (lunch not provided).
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Next Steps: Get expert advice from Sara on tools, materials, suppliers, and how to choose your own kiln to continue your journey at your own bench.
Please Note: This course takes place in a vibrant, working jewellery studio. You will be standing at the workbenches and kilns for most of the day (stools are available for breaks). Due to the physical layout of the building, the studio unfortunately cannot accommodate wheelchair or disabled access.
This Enamelling on copper bowls workshop will run on Saturday 3rd October 2026 from 10 am – 4.00 pm
Please read the full Terms of Booking, and particularly the REFUNDS policy within those terms BEFORE making your booking.Â
Explore your love of colour in our enamelling class with expert jeweller and tutor Sara Barker.
This session will focus on making a small kiln fired enamel copper bowl.
Please note this class is ideal if you have some enamelling experience as we will be exploring the challenges of enamelling onto the curved sides of the bowl’s form. Manual dexterity is important for this class as is a willingness to work methodically. However, complete beginners can be supported as we troubleshoot the challenges of applying the enamels to this more challenging shape and scale.
The larger surface area of the dish is perfect for wider experiments with enamel colours and after some initial experiments on a flat copper test tile, there will be time to design the surface pattern of your bowl before applying and firing the colours. Students will be encouraged to develop their own decorative styles and techniques to produce a highly personal and individual outcome.
One of the exciting things about enamelling is that once you apply glass and heat together in a kiln, you are never entirely sure of the outcome, so students need to be adaptable to change their designs, as necessary. Sara will discuss the considerations you need to make when firing your pieces and how to reduce the risks of certain problems such as fire scale build up, and overfiring of your work.
What you'll learn
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Please read the full Terms of Booking, and particularly the REFUNDS policy within those terms BEFORE making your booking.