[Jewelry making - Article 00348] - Re: [Orchid] Ultra violet set enamels

[Alma Rands]

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    I agree with Sharon and Louise, these  kinds of products should  not
    be called enamel. This is very misleading, and amounts to false
    representati on. 

    A true enamel is a vitreous product, of ancient and honorable
    lineage, and  will  last indefinitely.  During the Renaissance a
    piece of enameled jewelry was more highly rated than many precious
    stones.  Today,  epoxy, resins, other products are called enamels,
    and the buying public  is unaware that they are not what  they are
    what they are  advertised  to be.. Prior to the 1920's, an enamel
    always referred to the vitreous material we use  today.  Then a
    paint manufacturer developed a glossy paint, named it enamel," and
    confusion  has reigned rampant ever since. .  Time after time, when
    I am doing a  show, I have to explain  that my   cloisonne enamels
    did not come out of a  paint can, and  I did not paint them  on with
    a paint brush.  It has gotten  now that every time I do a show, I
    have printed handouts explaining  what a true enamel is.  Alma 


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