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Category: Technical Articles 2001

Michael Benedict

When choosing a tutorial for the Conference one conjures up an image as to what the content will be.

3D Enamelling! What did that convey to me? I have long experimented with producing 3D small flowers, but with little success - so I thought, "this tutorial is for me".

Knowing the work Maureen produces (particularly the bowl made for presentation for the highest Craftsman's award at Conference) I should have been prepared for the demonstration and instruction given. However, I was completely taken by surprise when examples were shown.

After the introduction showing how to produce exquisite bowls, dishes and containers using copper shim, referred to as 5000th.copper sheet, which was pressed and hammered into shape, then enamels were applied in various ways.

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