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12/15/2010

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Welcome to my 2010 Bead Journal

The theme in 2010 was "A Round Peg in a Square Hole" - a study of enamel and fringe. In this series, which started in January 2010, I created an enamel of a different technique for each month and I was also exploring different fringes for each. I specialize in Closionne, which is the best known of all enameling techniques. So in this series I stretched my inclination to create a Cloisonne and include other techniques that I don't work with too often. The fringe exploration will also stretch me to come up with 12 different types of fringe.

These pieces are all 3.5" squares with a 1.5" enamel and about 1.5" fringe. They are all framed in the same shadow box frame measuring 8" x 10", with various flocked colored matte board for the background.

On each page for each piece, if you roll your mouse over the photo, you will see a close up of the enamel.

January

January 2010 piece - Sgraffito
Sgraffito
using the negative image

February

February 2010 piece - Basse Taille
Basse Taille Enamel

 

March

March 2010 piece - wire mesh
Experimental wtih wire mesh

April

Crackle Enamel and Gold Leaf

 

May

May - Scrolling
Scrolling

June

Reticualted Foils
Reticulated Foil

 

 

July

July BJP

Cloisonne Enamel

 

 

August

2019 Champleve TN

Etched Champleve Enamel

 

 

September

2020 Guilloche TN


Guilloche Enamel

October

OctBJP

Break Through

November

2054

Sgraffito
usiing the positive image

December

2066

Fire Scale with decal

 

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