Bonnie Mackintosh

 

Welcome back! How did you get on with the wire bending exercise? I've not heard from any of you, so I'm optimistically assuming that you' re all doing brilliantly!!!

I hope that you've tried (and enjoyed!) the Inlay technique, and have mastered wire bending to some degree (keep on trying if you haven' t). It's now time to add a bit of colour, and move on into Cloisonné.

 

Cloisonné (from the French: a "cloison" is a partition or cell) is a technique in which wirework forms the boundaries, or cells, into which the enamel colour is laid. Transparent colours are usually (although not always) used. Neatness and cleanliness are vital in this technique. Do not attempt to work in dirty, cramped and untidy space, because all of these will be revealed in the work produced, as specks of dirt and dust which will settle into the enamel and mar its clarity.

 

In this issue, we will look at:

1. Cleaning metal chemically - "pickling",
2. Washing and grinding enamel.
3. Applying enamel by "wet laying"

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