I’ve returned to the bench after a hiatus, and need to sharpen my skills in granulation. As I love English history, and all things Game of Thrones, I will make a simplified Anglo Saxon Disk pendant. I start with a fine silver disk, size 1 and 1/8 inch, or about 29 mm. The thickness of my […]
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Torch Enameling: Cloisonne on Silver Part II
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
This is the last part of a tutorial on torch enameled cloisonne. In this picture I have picked a color pallet of green and blue and yellow. And here I’ve filled the cells. Firing with mapp gas, and a cheap little torch tip from Lowes. And there it is, filled with […]
To Capture Color
Monday, February 6, 2012
One thing about enameling, the color is marvelous. The Color is the point, mostly. But on a bad day, it can be is awful. Color in enamel depends on color combinations, and if you pick the right colors all is well. If not, then your piece goes into the box in the drawer. It […]
Enameling Again
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Christmas is coming, and the elves are all doing production work, with the hope that someone, somewhere will have some money to spend. For the last week I’ve been making granulated earrings that all look alike. Not very entertaining…so this week I worked on a pair of enamel earrings for a sample for a class […]
Granulation meets Biology
Monday, August 1, 2011
Design is the final frontier of any technique. Making a personal statement with granulation is difficult, because granulation has definite character. This week’s earrings for the Betty McKim Earring Challenge uses multiple techniques, and begins to explore the nexus between geometry and biology. On my bench I have these bases to start with. Being a […]
Turning a Sow’s Ear into a Silk Purse
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Gone are the days when I tossed my mistakes into the little box on my bench. Silver is just too expensive to treat without the proper respect, and perhaps that is as it should be. Even though anything that could go wrong did, I decided to fix the meltdown to use for my Betty McKim […]
Sad Day in Granulationland
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Just when I was feeling pretty good, like, this is great! I have it under control! comes the cosmic reminder that pride goes before a fall. The last pair of green earrings had a great enamel effect, one that I had never seen before. I had heated the piece so hot that the enamel had […]
Yes, but can you Enamel on it?
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Now that I have granules and made lots of round granulated objects, I need to figure out how to enamel on these things. Mainly because I committed myself to teach a class in this, so I guess I better figure it out. It is all fine silver, so what could go wrong? (Famous Last Words) […]