[Jewelry making - Article 00160] - Re: [Orchid] Grisaille

[Jenny Gore]

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    Hallo Cherie, A belated reply re grisaille. I have made many pieces
    using this technique, most quite large, up to 16 inches square. My
    method is self taught and I use dry enamel powder sifted through a
    screen, and for a finer texture, through pantyhose held over old film
    containers. I firstly fire 2 or 3 layers of medium fire black as a
    base, then build up very thin layers medium fusing white which sink
    into the black, creating a 3 dimensional look to figurative or
    abstract imagery. Often I have over 30 firings in these pieces. In my
    newer smaller pieces I often add gold and silver foils for final
    details. The bad news is that I have never found a successful
    combination of lead free enamel that works as well as Thompsons old
    leaded range, which is no longer manufactured. If you are interested
    in seeing some images write to me privately and I'll send you some
    jpegs. 

Good luck, Jenny Gore, South Australia. 

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