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Category Archives: Enamels
Recent enamels from the kiln
Trees: unleaded blue, painted onto leaded white.
Vitreous enamel on copper bowls.
They are a challenge, but I keep trying. Here are some new attempts: Our Acer is in fresh, soft leaf; it yields a fine stencil. Note how the ivory unleaded enamel turns green over fire scale and shrinks away from … Continue reading
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Tagged acer leaves as stencil, copper bowls and enamel, enamel bowls, vitreous enamel
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Nowt to do
I’ve finished writing the sequel to ‘Tom Fleck’. It’s called ‘The Black Caravel,’ and I’m now waiting for Amazon to complete the combination of the paperback and eBook pages. But it’s there if you’d like it. Meanwhile – having nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Enamels, Ryokan, shaman, The Black Caravel, Tom Fleck
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Flowing glass.
Enamelled copper bowl, diameter 4 inch. The glass flowed to please – sometimes it’s stubborn. Bowl with leaf image. I’ll try more, now the acer is in spring leaf. Don’t recall what I was attempting here – but it will … Continue reading
Enamels on copper, fresh from the kiln.
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Tagged enamel art, enamel bowls, enamel kiln, enamel on copper
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Enamel Bowl
11x19cm I made this bowl from scrap copper. It’s been knocking around the workshop for five years, complete with its base coat. I’d become weary of it staring at me – so I finished it today. It’s big enough to … Continue reading