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Parent Category: Projects from Journal Back Copies

Category: Projects 1999

Kathleen Kay

How many of us were first drawn to enamels by appreciating those wonderful colours that combine to make truly artistic works? Our enamel palette is so amazing, with well over a hundred colours listed in the catalogues and, depending on how we use and fire them, many of the colours can be made to appear lighter, darker, brighter, duller, speckled, shaded, shiny, matt, textured or smooth. To a confused beginner it's not easy to know where to start. Sometimes we may own so many colours that we forget to experiment with just one, seeing how many variations can be achieved with white for instance; thin or thick layers, underfiring, normal firing, overfiring and high firing, depending on the white used, can even produce lovely shades of pink, greys or green. Taking time working with our own colours, making notes and test pieces labelled on the reverse, we will have our own samples to arrange and compare giving inspiration and a choice of colours that are proven achievable.

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