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  • Last Post by Trish White
    February 17, 2010

    Notes on Copper

    Trish White - February 12, 2010 - 0 replies
    The question many artists ask is "Is all copper the same?" The answer is "No".
    Most jewelry suppliers sell C110 copper - which is actually "Electrolytic Tough Pitch" copper and is 99.9% pure. Don't think the copper sold at plumbing and roofing companies i...
  • Last Post by Harry Nicholson
    January 31, 2010

    Blizzard at Sunset - notes on its making

    Harry Nicholson - January 31, 2010 - 0 replies
    Blizzard at Sunset (Nov 2000)Intention: The colours and effects, which can appear with low temperature firings, have impressed me, they cannot be purchased by the ounce. I wished to further explore these effects and become more familiar with wet process e...
  • Last Post by Harry Nicholson
    January 31, 2010

    Skull of the Giant - the making of it.

    Harry Nicholson - January 31, 2010 - 0 replies
    Skull of the Giant (March2001)The Russian born painter Nicholas Roerich 1874-1947 used colour and imagery in a way that I find richly metaphoric. I wished to echo something of his style with enamel.I have taken a detail of his painting “Issa and the Sku...