Product Description
Enamelling Fun on Art Clay Silver workshop
Tuesday 8 July 2025
9:00am - 5:30pm
Feel your silver is missing a little something, and wish you could add a splash of colour? Have you always wanted to learn how to enamel? Or how to make your own personal textures? Set a stone neatly and perfectly?
Do you want to learn loads whilst creating something wearable, colourful, and fun? Then this is the perfect class for you.
Joy Funnell loves colour and she loves textures. Which is pretty obvious when you see her jewellery! Joy herself is as joyful, vibrant, and colourful as her jewellery, her classes are fun and inspiring. She has been teaching for a long time, all around the world, and she knows how to help her students get the best out of the materials. Don't miss this chance to learn from one of the greats.
WHAT WILL I MAKE?
In this workshop you'll make your own unique silver pendant. You choose the shape, the size, and the texture. You'll design and make your own bail, and of course you'll be decorating the back too. Joy will show you how to ensure your piece always looks amazing - whichever way it is facing up.
Once perfectly textured, Joy will show you how to create little stone setting for a sparkly fireable stone. And then you'll have lots of fun creating wire outlines ready to be enamelled, using Joy's Enamelled Accents technique of freestanding cloisonné.
WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE RAINBOWS?
Whilst Joy's jewellery is a absolute feast of happy colours, you can choose to be more restrained if that is your style. Your enamel accents can be adjusted completely to your personal skill level and aesthetics - add lots of shapes, or keep it really simple with a a circle or two, or maybe just a single heart. Joy is the perfect instructor to help make your ideas a reality.
Once fired you will get the colours out. Whether you're making a seascape, a bullseye, or monochrome dots, you'll learn all about prepping your enamel, how to apply, how to fire, and how to give your piece a professional finish.
What is for sure is this will be a joyful, happy workshop. Whether you are new to enamelling or have enamelled before, learning how to add Enamelled Accents will open up a whole range of possibilities for you, and there'll be lots of tips including how to get a really great finish on your silver pieces and how to get lovely clear transparent enamels.
WHAT TECHNIQUES WILL BE COVERED IN THIS CLASS?
- Creating a silver pendant
- Creating your own texture
- Adding texture to silver clay
- Creating a bail
- Firing and finishing silver clay
- Washing and preparing enamels
- Enamelling on silver
- Free standing cloisonné (decorative work in which enamel are separated by strips of wire placed on a metal backing)
- Finishing and polishing silver and enamel
Price includes VAT & materials.
MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE CLASS FEE:
- 25g Art Clay Fine Silver 999
- Selection of fireable stones
- Selection of Japanese leaded enamel
- Fine silver wire
- Use of Art Clay Silver Syringe
- Use of Art Clay Overlay Silver Paste
- Non-stop coffee and tea and (an almost) unlimited amount of biscuits
Some previous metal clay experience is recommended.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING?
- The recommended student tool list - information will be sent with your confirmation letter
- We suggest you bring a packed lunch for ease, there is access to fridge and microwave
- A notebook and pen
- We recommend bringing a magnifying glass or strong reading glasses to help you see details
- Whilst the studio is bright, having a personal task lamp is always a great idea (if you want us to charge up one of our rechargeable lamps to be waiting for you, add it to the basket and leave us a note)
- You might want to think and plan your enamel design prior to the class, draw up some sketches and think about colours. We'll be using the colours you see in the sample photo for this class.
- Some experience of metal clay - to get the most out of this class
Check out what some of Joy's previous students had to say.....
"Joy was brilliant. Very helpful, enthusiastic and was able to answer all our questions" - Ian
"I always learn new techniques (and tools) with Joy!" - Pat
"What can I say? It is Joy Funnell, no better person to take a workshop with." - P
"3rd time I've been on a course with Joy! She is brilliant and I came on this course because I wanted to learn from the best, which Joy is!" - Jo
"Very good teacher, good explanations" - Vivian
"I'm relatively new to metal clay but Joy made it so easy! I learnt a huge amount, thank you!" - Anonymous
"Absolute pleasure to be taught by Joy. Very talented." - Lacey
Who is Joy Funnell?
Joy is a talented award-winning metal clay and enamel artist from Hastings, East Sussex. She is known for her colourful enamel and silver work. Joy was making jewellery for many years as a hobby before she encountered silver clay in 2005 and was hooked. Within a year she trained up to Senior Art Clay Instructor, gave up the day job and leapt into a full time career as a jewellery artisan. In 2009 she was awarded Craftsman status with the Guild of Enamellers.
She loves colour and she loves textures. Which is pretty obvious when you see her jewellery! Joy herself is as joyful, vibrant, and colourful as her jewellery, her classes are fun and inspiring. Joy is an excellent teacher, as you can see from the feedback above. She has been teaching for a long time, all around the world, and she knows how to help her students get the best out of the materials.
Joy in a nutshell:"I love colours and I love textures! These two things inspire most of my work. To see a rainbow will always make me smile - I try to be Joy by name and Joyful by nature! I'm passionate about using silver clay and combining it with enamel. I hope I can share the magic with you.”
She teaches all over the globe, and has taught at various metal clay and enamelling conferences around the world. Her award-winning work has been featured in many magazines and publications, for instance; Metal Clay Today, Metal Clay Artist Magazine, Making Jewellery Magazine and Make Jewellery Magazine. In 2015 Joy won the prestigious Grand Prix Award in the 14th Silver Accessories Contest in Tokyo, Japan.
Check out her website to learn more: http://www.joyfunnell.co.uk/
Where is it?
This course will be held at:
Metal Clay Ltd
10-11 Justin Business Park
Sandford Lane
Wareham, Dorset
BH20 4DY
Price includes VAT.
Places for classes are strictly limited.
BOOKINGS AND CANCELLATIONS
Full payment is required on booking.
If you need to cancel for any reason:
- less than 8 weeks, but more than 30 days before the class; if we can resell your space we will refund the course fee, less the £100 deposit.
- 30 days or less before the class: unfortunately the course fee can not be refunded, but you can transfer your space to someone else.
If you are booked on a course and you do not turn up on the day, no refund will be given. We would appreciate if you could please call and let us know if you can't attend or are going to be late on the day, out of respect for the tutor and your fellow students.
We reserve the right to cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances - minimum class numbers apply. In the very unlikely event this would happen, you would be offered a full refund. We would give you as much notice as possible, but please note that we cannot be held responsible for any travel or accommodation costs. We strongly recommend you purchase a holiday insurance and check it covers the cost of class.
