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  Catherine Crowe replied to a topic in the group Torch Firing & Tutorials :

  April 17, 2018

  Wow! I would anticipate problems fusing with such a thick sheet. The heat would melt the glass, but does it bond properly to the metal? Is there a reason you have the metal so thick?
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  Catherine Crowe replied to a topic in the group Torch Firing & Tutorials :

  April 16, 2018

  I would love to see some pictures of enamels fired in this way!
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  Christine Yelle is now friends with Catherine Crowe.

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  Catherine Crowe commented on Catherine Crowe's photo.

  December 27, 2016

  

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  Here is the finished bunny I was making the plique-a-jour wings for. I did...  

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    Trish White Oh Catherine - this is fabulous - how were the wings attached? and how was the pavé diamonds added? there is a lot of work to this story!

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    Catherine Crowe I didn't do any of that part - nor did I see it done! I know the wings had...  

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    Catherine Crowe Retail price: $30,000!

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  Catherine Crowe It's been a busy year!

  December 27, 2016
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  Catherine Crowe added 7 photo(s) to the album Plique-a-Jour:

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  Catherine Crowe added 15 photo(s) to the album Stencilled Layers project:

  December 26, 2016

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  Catherine Crowe added 8 photo(s) to the album Limoges Champleve Reconstruction:

  December 26, 2016

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    Leszek Kralka Ładnie zrobiłaś to Catherine :-)

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  Catherine Crowe added 6 photo(s) to the album Gallery:

  December 26, 2016

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    Catherine Crowe Dziękuję Ci!

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    Catherine Crowe I have posted two videos in the Group "Plique-a-jour"

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  Catherine Crowe Here is the finished bunny I was making the plique-a-jour wings for. I did not design it! I was commissioned to make the wings. They are made on Palladium white gold which was a dream to work with for plique, since it doesn't expand and contract much...  moreHere is the finished bunny I was making the plique-a-jour wings for. I did not design it! I was commissioned to make the wings. They are made on Palladium white gold which was a dream to work with for plique, since it doesn't expand and contract much when heated. My sterling samples all had tiny hairline cracks - but there were none in these final wings.  

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    Trish White Oh Catherine - this is fabulous - how were the wings attached? and how was the pavé diamonds added? there is a lot of work to this story!

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    Catherine Crowe I didn't do any of that part - nor did I see it done! I know the wings had pins which were laser welded - and the settings for the diamonds were already in the final wings when I enameled them. The palladium white gold went very black as I fired - but...  moreI didn't do any of that part - nor did I see it done! I know the wings had pins which were laser welded - and the settings for the diamonds were already in the final wings when I enameled them. The palladium white gold went very black as I fired - but the oxide was not loose - so it didn't interfere with me. The jeweller dealt with cleaning...    

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  Trish White: I took a Plique-á-jour class many years ago using the water tension technique - and I never felt more stress in my life - completely opposite of your experience Catherine - just goes to show, some of us were not meant to Plique!

  June 22, 2016

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    Catherine Crowe lol I didn't feel tense when I was doing the copper back technique - I felt frustrated because I couldn't see what was happening. I think part of the success of the surface tension technique was that I serendipitously...  

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  Anne dinan is now friends with Catherine Crowe.

  April 28, 2016
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  Catherine Crowe is now friends with Rudolf Molnar.

  July 20, 2015
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  Catherine Crowe → Avissa Nouri:

  Thanks for the friend request! I would be happy to hear anything you know about Persian Minakari

  
  

  We have found out a little more. It is not so very ancient - only goes back about 100 years - started by a German enamelist working in conjunction with local

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  Thanks for the friend request! I would be happy to hear anything you know about Persian Minakari

  
  

  We have found out a little more. It is not so very ancient - only goes back about 100 years - started by a German enamelist working in conjunction with local artisans.

  
  

  I have noticed what seems to be a relationship with older metal work. In Mogul period very thin copper hammered into depressions in an early form of champleve (the depressions were hammered instead of etched) This skill in repousee seems still to be used.

  
  

  We are hoping to publish something for the 2012 SNAG conference which will be in Toronto in 2013. Our researcher is in Iran at the moment, but may not be able to make it to Isphahan.

  
  

  
  

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  April 19, 2012
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  Catherine Crowe → Avissa Nouri:

  HI Avissa

  
  

  Thanks so much!

  
  

  I think those old ideas of craftsmanship and secrecy are more common on your side of the Atlantic (they are still very prevalent in Europe also) but I believe in sharing information. Respect is important - but you can't be

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  HI Avissa

  
  

  Thanks so much!

  
  

  I think those old ideas of craftsmanship and secrecy are more common on your side of the Atlantic (they are still very prevalent in Europe also) but I believe in sharing information. Respect is important - but you can't be blackmailed into respect!

  
  

  If you make it to a minikari studio in Isphahan I would love to hear any observations you have. Do they manufacture their own enamels on site? How old are the design patterns and what influenced them? (One source said they are related to tile design - but to me they look very different, though often the same colours. Does the blue colour have symbolic significance? If not why is blue so important.

  
  

  I would be interested to know how you got interested in enameling and where you learned. I would also love to see some of your pieces!

  
  

  Thanks again - I will post here when I find any more information on my end.

  
  

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  March 10, 2012
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  Catherine Crowe → Avissa Nouri:

  HI Avissa

  
  

  First of all welcome to the site! So happy to see someone from Iran where there is such a long tradition of enameling!

  
  

  Mary Chuduk suggested that I contact you. I am working with a jeweller from Iran who apprenticed to craftsmen for Minakari

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  HI Avissa

  
  

  First of all welcome to the site! So happy to see someone from Iran where there is such a long tradition of enameling!

  
  

  Mary Chuduk suggested that I contact you. I am working with a jeweller from Iran who apprenticed to craftsmen for Minakari when he was young - but cannot remember much (he has been living in Canada now for a long time). We are trying to work out - you can see my experiments here under sgraffito tab

  
  

  http://www.grainsofglass.com/group/sgraffito/forum/topics/persian-minikari

  
  

  Do you know anything about this form? We are meeting with a Persian Art expert from the museum next week. I find it a very exciting and beautiful form!

  
  

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  March 9, 2012
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  Catherine Crowe → Cyrille Despointes: Thanks for your comment Cyril. I am very humbled by all the great work here, but also inspired!

  October 7, 2010
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  Catherine Crowe → Nicole Horlor: If I were to buy another kiln (and I have two already) size would not be an issue. I would recommend one from Mercedes Ceramics - both of mine are from there and I love them. But size will depend on what size of enamels you want to fire (obviously). In...  moreIf I were to buy another kiln (and I have two already) size would not be an issue. I would recommend one from Mercedes Ceramics - both of mine are from there and I love them. But size will depend on what size of enamels you want to fire (obviously). In Mercedes' small kiln I have successfully enamelled pieces 5" x 5".
  Thanks for your kind comments about my grisailles. I am feeling pretty good about them - but I still feel that I have a long way to go...  

  January 7, 2010
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  Catherine Crowe → Dianne Karg Baron: Hi Dianne - just wanted to check things out - eh? Welcome! There is some amazing stuff here!

  January 5, 2010
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  Catherine Crowe → Kathleen Gatliffe: Thanks for adding me as a friend Kathleen. I love your little cat playing with flowers.

  February 12, 2010
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  Catherine Crowe → Laura Brito: Just finished my last Christmas order yesterday! Now I have to get my books all up to date before the new year!

  December 17, 2009
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  Catherine Crowe → Sharon Scalise: Yes! Very cool! All Christmas orders in the bag - so I am starting to relax. Hope all is well with you too!

  December 17, 2009
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  Avissa Nouri:

  Hi Catherine, I just gathered some information on Persian Minakari that I want to send you, but in order to do that we have to be friends I just sent you a friend request. Pls accept

  April 19, 2012
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  Avissa Nouri:

  Hi Catherine. I saw  your experimental pieces. They look great. Unfortunately I am not familiar with traditional Minakari. I contacted the Iranian Handicraft Organization and got the phone number of a traditional enameler. I couldn’t reach her today.

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  Hi Catherine. I saw  your experimental pieces. They look great. Unfortunately I am not familiar with traditional Minakari. I contacted the Iranian Handicraft Organization and got the phone number of a traditional enameler. I couldn’t reach her today. I’ll try again and let you know the result.

  
  

  By the way I am travelling to Isfahan (city of Minakari) for our new year’s holiday (21^st- 25^th march). I’ll try to visit a Minakari workshop and learn as much as I can. Hope they are not closed for holiday L

  
  

  Unfortunately in Iran Masters of different arts are not very willing to share their experiences with younger enthusiasts. They believe that the young generation will appreciate the value of art only if they learn it the hard way. It was  very surprising for me to see how all of you share your knowledge here. I believe this is the way it should be.

  
  

  I’ll try my best.

  
  

  Regards,

  
  

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  March 10, 2012
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  diane merrill: oh my. very interesting dance through the ages---and themes. Delightful show! I am locked into ancient art and just love it when I see others who share that inspiration. yay!

  October 18, 2010
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  Dianne Karg Baron: Yup. Occupational hazard ;-). Thanks for the welcome!

  January 5, 2010
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  Roberta Warshaw: Catherine, I was just meandering around your Flickr page and noticed all your informative process photos for cloisonne. I also enjoyed the story of the armless woman. Flickr is such a great site for showing how we make things.

  December 29, 2009
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  Trish White: Hi Catherine,
  Yes I know, I was afraid of the confusion but I had no choice.
  Vera had mentioned to me that it would be great to list the Members
  location under their photo on the Members Page. (very great...  moreHi Catherine,
  Yes I know, I was afraid of the confusion but I had no choice.
  Vera had mentioned to me that it would be great to list the Members
  location under their photo on the Members Page. (very great idea)
  but when I checked with NING, I had to add another box - there is
  already a default box to the location when you sign in, but it does not
  automatically feed to the Members Page.. thanks for sending a clearer
  email to the Enamelforum with directions. The new members have
  already begun adding the location twice. I am going to see if I can't just
  remove the default - another "add on" to the "to do list".
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  December 23, 2009
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  Vera Meyer: Hi Catherine, I hope you will write up the story of your Crow and Lamb table for this group and include the youtube links...when you have time, of course. It is so great we all need to see it. I love this site! vera

  December 18, 2009
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  Trish White: Ok Catherine, now you are pushing my limit of cyber expertise- lol
  but its a great suggestion - maybe we can both look into it -

  December 18, 2009
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  Sharon Scalise: Luck - or Smart of you to have all orders done and out - I am up to my neck in low end orders - having trouble working - taking care or my dad full on at present.
  
  Good Holidays to you!
  Sharon

  December 18, 2009
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  Sharon Scalise: Hi Catherine,
  This is a cool site eh! Hope all is well with you!
  
  Season's Greetings!

  December 17, 2009