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thomasj7676 — Swirled Pendant
Published: 2007-05-14 17:56:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 199; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 5
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Enamel - opague & transparent glass on copper - 50 mm (2"). The bezel is soldered.This is my second attempt at swirling the molten glass &, because I used heavier kiln furnature at a higher temperature, it worked - more or less. This was originally a wire cloisonne that dramatically failed - the wire work sunk below the surface of the glass becoming hideous black inclusions. Rather than hammer out the first attempt, which would destroy the soldered bezel, I covered it with more enamel & swirled it. If x-rayed, you would see the cloisonne appear like the lost city of Atlantis.
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I think it's beautiful, even if it was an accident. I really want to try enameling, and I'm inspired by all of the forms the finished product can take.
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Thanks for the kind comment. Each piece that doesn't work is a chance for an experiment. To paraphrase Edison: 'I didn't fail. I found 10,000 things that didn't work.' I've barely touched on all the things that can be done with glass & metal. If you need any help, feel free.
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If x-rayed, you would see the cloisonne appear like the lost city of Atlantis.
You make it sound so beautiful... now I'm curious as to what it looked like!
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What's really sad is that I can't remember myself what it was!
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the swirled enamel is a beautiful technique, you have certainly managed to turn this into a success!
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Thanks, but that is my one & only, and it was in the back drawer. It would be much easier to do this with a torch rather than reaching into the kiln & viewing it from an angle.
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I am always afraid of overheating with the torch, but I will give it a go next time the enamels come out.
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I've looked at it for several times now and it seems like something is coming out of a green mist. Something that has a very colourful robe. I don't actually care much for those colours, but I like this one still. It's nice and swirly.
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I agree. I don't much care for the colours. I intend to try swirling again. I saw a craft book where this guy placed chunks of glass strategically on the background & produced some amazing flowers & butterflies.
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Hmm.. sounds interesting. Could be fun to try something like that. We've made some pretty intricate details on enamel by firing two different colours after eachother. First I make the ground color, then fire it, then I make ornaments on another another colorpowder, then fire it. I must see if i could get a decent pic of some of my works.
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