#enameling

[morimementa]

Cloisonné Enamel Pocket Watch

Source: https://www.langantiques.com/antique-cloisonne-enamel-pocket-watch-and-chatelaine-by-braverman-levy-of-san-francisco.html

[possiblythreefourthspeahen]

OP if you haven't yet I really recommend you look into art jewelry - it's pretty different from most commercial jewelry, tends to be a lot more experimental, and goes beyond showing pretty rocks (though I also adore pretty rocks). It's not all art nouveau in style, but the philosophy and emphasis is similar: jewelry as wearable art, a creation in itself, sculpture that stands on its own or with the backdrop and context of the body. Art Jewelry Forum is free and has loads of pictures, articles, and interviews to read:

There's also narrative jewelry, a subsection of art jewelry, which uses form and material to tell a story. My favorite narrative jewelers are Carolyn Morris Bach and Kim Noguiera.

There's also some incredible enamelists working today. The Enamelist Society is a great place to learn more about enameling and current enamelists:

One of my personal favorite enamelists is Sandra McEwen and while her style isn't exactly art nouveau, it carries a lot of the flowing lines, natural forms, and vivid colors from the style.

And enamel jewelry, actually enamel jewelry, is not cheap! The cheap "enamel" - the stuff on pins and key chains and some costume jewelry - is actually an enamel paint or resin. Fine, vitreous enamel, actual glass fused to metal, is extremely labor intensive and priced appropriately. Sandra McEwen has a cicada pendant for sale that is basically just that central piece on a pearl strand and it is almost 3,000 dollars. If I had the money I would snatch it up in a heartbeat.

Anyway that's my jewelry rant for the day, there are awesome jewelers and enamels all around the world making beautiful, fascinating pieces you won't find at Kay's or Jared's or any other chain store. I hope these links and pictures are a good starting point for anyone looking to find them.

A lot of the time when I reblog jewellery on here, it’s art nouveau jewellery, because I really like art nouveau. In general, and in jewellery in particular. And most of that is the aesthetic. I like the natural forms, I like the twisty curly bits, I like the use of materials, I like how a lot of art nouveau jewellery is using metals and stones and other materials to create a specific form, an insect or a plant or a goddess or even sometimes nature scenes. I like …

I feel like a lot of the time with jewellery, it feels like ‘I’m going to use this object to show off the size and value of my pretty rock’. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Some of those rocks are indeed gorgeous. But art nouveau feels more ‘I’m going to use these pretty rocks, and several other things, to create the impact of this object’? I just love the use of materials, glass and enamel and colour, as well as precious stones and metals, to create a form or a scene.

Like, you get a diamond ring, it’s a diamond ring. But you get something like a dragonfly brooch (Louis Acoc):

Or a lilypad hair comb (Rene Lalique):

Or a wisteria branch (Georges Fouquet):

And it’s a whole creation. A little wearable piece of art.

And I don’t want to sound too dismissive. I know the craftmanship and skill and artistry that goes into any kind of jewellery making. That diamond ring took skill I will never have. I just.

I like the emphasis on form more than material that you get with art nouveau. Like normally you hear ‘glass jewellery’, ‘enamel jewellery’, and it’s cheap, it’s frowned upon, but in art nouveau it’s what that glass or enamel was used to make that’s the important part:

(Rene Lalique)

(Eugene Feuillatre)

Anyway. In summary, I really, really, really like art nouveau jewellery?

[aesthetically0b5essed]

I should just invest all of my money into 3D printers. It's not like anybody can stop me.

[artschoolglasses]

Memento Mori Finger Ring, black enamel and gold, 17th Century

From the London Museum

[summerbug7]

Yayy im going on feild trip with my art class

Me and my friend picked enameling (because we have no idea what any of the options are so). But its freaking cold as heck and im wearing jorts..

[toyastales]

A bracelet clasp with a Medusa on an emerald cameo. Gold is treated with diamond and enamel. 18th century. Made in England.

[dappermouth]

Destroyer - enamel pin concept

[heavenascensiiondio]

the new trans pride pins finally came in and they look amazing!!

you can find them in my etsy shop! 💜

[abilai]

A lil kiss on a boat because they’re in love

[eliotbaum]

My gothic window enamel pin series.

Now available in my online store ⛪

[chechula]

comic diary from Finland ♥

[feefal]

Ah!! Ghost egg

[pangur-and-grim]

what....do we think about this.....

[shattered-earth]

So IDK if people will understand this concept but I made "corner pins"

Basically they are tiny pins with TWO posts on them, and you use them to hold up mementos like instax/photos/tickets etc without having to puncture them, and without having to pinch them with the metal or the push pin edge etc. You can simply rest the corner of the item between the posts gently!

These are the cute ribbon/bow ones, I also made some others that i think would be really cool on your mementos ToT

Let me know what you think about this concept?? I don't know how to market it but i really thought it was a nice idea T_T. You can find them in my store here