Red Steps Project

Follow the progress of making this enameled steel wall piece for Sahara Senior Villa in Hemet, CA.

1. Before any enameling is done, the steel needs to be cut to a template and coated. The materials are 16 gauge enameling steel coated with a porcelain enamel ground coat and a white cover coat. The dimensions are 39" x 29".
   
   

2. After drawing several sketches a drawing is transferred to a smaller test piece with an enamel crayon. A manque of the large piece is painted with enamels that need to be tested. The manque is then fired.

   

   
   

3. This is the first "color" firing of the piece after water-based enamel has been airbrushed. The firing is being done at KVO Industries in Santa Rosa, CA.

   
   
   

   Here is the wall piece hanging upside down and cooling after first firing. The second firing will add details and color using an oil based screening paste made of finely ground glass particles.

   

   
   

4. Adding more enamel before final firing.

   

   
   

5. Piece cooling after final firing.

   

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