Focus on Enamel Basics and create a foundation for your future enameling challenges
Enamel Skills & Science
Boot Camp

Explore and Discover...

Enamel Skills: The "How to do it" questions

Enamel Science: The WHY questions

Enamel "Mark-Making": What is possible?

The "Why don't I like it?" questions

The "How can I change it?" questions

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  • Monthly challenges: Use what you have learned
  • Includes Enamel Channel Gold Plan access
  • Two monthly Zoom classes
  • One monthly Office Hours for Q & A
  • Total price: $299
Follow the PRINCIPLES, and break the RULES
Understand the Enamel Science

It's all about the Science! If you don't embrace your "inner scientist", you will not understand WHY you are getting the sometimes crazy results that you achieve.

We are using heat to bond metal and enamel. Each has their own properties and when combined it can become even more confusing.
When you understand what each material wants to do, you can learn to work with it instead of trying to make it do what YOU want.

Ricky helps you learn and apply the scientific principles so that you can control your enamel and problem-solve those troublesome results.

  • Why Counter-Enamel?
  • Copper and Firescale: Do I need to clean it?
  • What makes a transparent layer CLEAR?
  • How long and how hot do I fire my piece?
  • How much enamel can I put on? When & Why?
  • Why is the enameling bubbling through?
  • Do I need to keep my fingerprints off the piece?
To make this piece, I started with these skills!
Boot Camp Enamel Skills

Skills are broken down into the smallest baby-steps to make learning easy and efficient.

  • Enamel science principles
  • Prepare metal, enamel, foil, and wire
  • Create a "blank canvas" using copper and fine silver
  • Make transparent & opaque color samples
  • Create foil layers to reflect light
  • Sift and paint enamel layers
  • Play and experiment with color layers
  • Basic cloisonne´techniques and steps
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Sometimes it feels like a Treasure Hunt. Here is a list of a few of the variables that I consider for every firing on every piece!
Understand the Variables and you can begin to answer your own questions

What is a Variable?
Quite simply, it something you can change that will affect the result.

  • Firing Time & Temperature
  • Layer Thickness and Grain Size
  • Your Metal: type, size, shape, thickness
  • Heat Source: Kiln or Torch
  • Type of Enamel: Color, value, opacity, melting point
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Enamel Boot Camp prices provide a variety of learning experiences for one low price.

The added value of the Enamel Channel Video Library to the personalized coaching makes this a "no-brainer" when compared to other online class and especially to in-person workshops.

Satisfaction Guaranteed! If you do all of the assignments and don't believe that you have gotten your money's worth, I'll refund your payment!

3 Month Plan

$299

Only $99 per month
  • Includes Enamel Channel Gold ($90 Value)
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6 Month Plan (Save 20%)

$479

Only $79 per month
  • Includes Enamel Channel Gold ($180 Value)
  • Two different sessions with new challenges each month
  • Confirms your space in each session.
  • Payment Plan: 3 payments of $160
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Let go of those conversations in your head that hold you back!
Make friends with your "Inner Critic"

I know, it can be a struggle. For years my mother sat on my shoulder, telling me that I had no art talent and should find something else to do!

Enamel Boot Camp helps you accept your negative self-talk and move forwards towards your artistic enamel dreams.

Begin to develop your personal Enamel Vocabulary

Ricky makes learning fun and stress-free with an emphasis on Play and Experimentation. Learn the "Six Enamel Layer Styles" that he uses in all of his artwork.


Enamel Edges

Gradations: Color and Value

Foil Layers of Light

Custom Color

Sculpted Layers

Opalescent White

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Boot Camp includes Ricky's Enamel Channel Gold Plan

The Video Library + Boot Camp Coaching at one low price!


As an enrolled Enamel Boot Camp member, you will have unlimited to our complete video library.

Enjoy hundreds of hours of Ricky's unique video lessons that cover everything from basic enameling skills to creative enamel storytelling.

Each Boot Camp with feature specific lessons and classes as part of our learning curriculum, but feel free (if you have the time) to browse and explore the many offerings available.

Introduction to Enamel Design
You don't need to go to Art School to understand and apply Design in your enamels.

As you learn the Skills and Science, lessons will be introduced to help you understand the basic design elements of line, shapes, patterns, value, and color.

With practice, your skills will improve and you will become more fluent with your design vocabulary. You will challenge yourself to make design elements using enamel color, foils, metal, and wires.
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The Program includes

Here are all the videos, lessons, and classes that are included in your bundle.