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Parent Category: Projects from Journal Back Copies

Category: Projects 1998

Kathleen Kay

Don't be put off by the title - if the subject were to be studied in great detail, using all the resources of modern science, we could be side-tracked into a fascinating world of experiment, discovery and understanding but left with no time for anything else. However, these short articles merely select from colour theory in order to help us use our enamel colours more effectively.

Excluding the techniques of plique-a-jour, I am going to treat our enamel works as purely reflective surfaces reacting to a light source to display their colours. Enamels, whether jewellery, bowls, plaques or panels, are rarely going to be seen in daylight only, so, when choosing our combinations of colours, we should consider the effects that various other light sources will have on them. For instance, a vital, prominent feature of red on a yellow ground could appear insignificant in certain lighting conditions. The accompanying chart indicates how amazingly different some colours will appear - I will always remember one evening experiencing a mild sense of panic whilst searching for our new light red car, parked several hours earlier in daylight. Fortunately, I found a yellowish one with the same number plate, and, as the key fitted, I thankfully took that one.

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