
Copper enamelling
- essentially the melting of glass enamel grains onto a copper surface
- is an exciting & fascinating technique Enamelling on Copper highlights the unique interactions between copper & enamels & gives a detailed account of working with this wonderful combination The basic technique
- simply sifting ground enamels onto a copper surface & firing the two in a kiln for one minute
- is a thrilling experience but delving deeper into the techniques pays even greater rewards Starting with an introduction to enamels this new book goes on to explain how to work with an enamelling kiln including temperatures & timings; the different kinds of enamels & how they work together; the enamelling process & how to control small sifted particles of the glass enamels to achieve your designs A final chapter is devoted to the practice of firing the enamels higher than is necessary in order to transform their colours to create unique effects