The centre is run by Sanskriti in collaboration with
the Enamellist Society of India. This well-equipped Enamel
Centre is set up for the purpose of promoting the art
and craft of metal enamelling amongst craftsmen, artists,
hobbyists, professionals, etc. By imparting training in
the most up-to-date techniques the Enamel Centre is helping
reinvent the use of enamel. It currently offers the following
courses:
For Beginners: 4 Classes
• Vitreous enamelling on copper.
• The course will cover working with transparent
flux and other industrial colours, wet application, powder
dusting and stenciling. Students will go back with at
least 8 pieces of 4”squares.
Course No. 2: 4 Classes
• In addition to the basic techniques cloisonné
will be taught. The design is outlined by bending strips
of wire to make a shape and fused to the metal piece.
The space within the framework is filled with enamel.
Course No. 3: 4 Classes
• Jewellery making and enamelling on copper and
silver.
• The course includes making, cutting jewellery
pieces from metal and enamelling them.
One-Day Workshop on Enamelling
• Exposure to the art of enamelling through a day’s
workshop for a tourist group, students, NGOs and corporate
houses.
Students can register for BENCH TIME and use the studio
for 4 hours a day and practise under supervision after
taking the above set of 12 classes. When the students
feel they are ready for more advanced techniques, courses
will be organized in the techniques of Texturing, Metal
Forming, Champlevé, Basse Taille, Repousse, etc.
Timings - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to
5:00 pm
Every Saturday and Sunday
For further information contact:
Sanskriti Kendra
Anandagram, MG Road
New Delhi - 110047
Phone: 91-11-8130968700
Email: initiatives@sanskritifoundation.org
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