Keum-boo

These are some keum-boo earrings that I demonstrated during class. The trillion shape is one of my favorites as is the squiggle. I colored the sterling with liver of sulfur.

Spiculums

Here are a couple of copper spiculums that I demostrated during class. The enamelled one I did a long time ago when I was first learing to enamel. I like it really well. My plan was to make enough for a neckless of graduated sizes. One of my many unfinished projects.

Tube Setting

These are some simple tube set rings that I have been playing with. I am trying to develop an easy project that students could do in a one day class. While I like these, the project is not quite easy enough. The tube is a bit wider than the ring shank and I have to carefully fit each tube to the shape of the "Crazy 8" wire. The result is pretty cool looking but not easy enough for beginning students. I have some more ideas to try and will post pictures of them when they are done.

More enamelling

These are some examples of enamels that I have done, experimenting with techniques.

Top Left: Cloisonne

Top Center: Water color

Top Right: Scraffito

Bottom Left: Fold formed copper, with liquid enamel which I rubbed back to show the fold forming then covered with transparent enamel.

Bottom Center: Scraffito

Bottom Right: Domed, roll printed copper, with P3 under glaze. Transparent enamel over the top, fired to clear.

Enamelling

This was a piece of copper that I prepared for an enamelling class. After cutting out the basic leaf shape, I fold formed the center of the leaf. I then opened it back up and raised it a bit to give it some dimension. Finally, I formed the tiny spiculum for the stem. I love doing spiculums, more on that later.

During class, I used multiple firings of various transparent enamel colors to give it depth. I over fired it slightly to give a weathered look.

Close Up

Here is a close up of the cuff, showing how the detail is maintained after raising.

Synclastick Raising

This was a demonstration I did on synclastic raising. I first roll printed the copper with one of my plates.