As an artist, enamelist and jewelry maker, I bring a lifelong involvement in the visual arts (with experience in fine art, illustration and calligraphy) to the challenge of making cloisonn? enamel. My small-scale jewelry pieces are miniature paintings, which, while mainly abstract, take inspiration from the natural world and from historical influences such as Art Nouveau.
The ancient and elusive medium of cloisonn? is slow and painstaking in its creation. The design of each piece is defined by fine ribbons of silver or gold, which I shape by hand and place on a fine silver backing. The compartments thus created are filled with thin layers of enamel - glass ground into a powder - in vibrant colors. Each layer is fired in a kiln at a high
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