As showing works better than telling, here are time-lapse gifs of many of the pieces included in the AlterPieces project. Each frame of the gif represents one or more layers of enameling and firing the piece. Details on the characters and their origins can be found in a PFD in the "Writings" section.
Aurelia, Dragonborn Warrior
Fyre, a Russet Genet
Variska Twice-Born, evil and pragmatic
Juno's Daughter, a computer program
Oz, jaded vampire
Ixonia, half-elf of dubious character but much charm
Tarik, Saljuk Turk, scribe, and gentleman
The Wardane, deity of shadow and magic
Eve, sentient AI
Commander Dilliad, Lamenters Space Marine Librarian