Friday, January 14, 2011

Practice plique a jour...

An Enameling technique where you fill open areas with transparent enamel...much much harder than it appears. I picked a challenge for a first time project- curved surfaces (like these domed circles) are not easy. Melted glass doesn't like to just sit there and behave that way...I had to fire these many times, gradually adding wet enamel to build up the layer. I used copper bc it was only practice, but it doesn't make the enamel sparkle like fine silver or gold. Next project will be silver! I'm hooked!

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