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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:14 AM

Post #3851331

I have a small Enamelling kiln,which is set up in my greenhouse! I made some brooches, the design source material was taken
from an 'honesty' leaf.

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:16 AM

Post #3851337

Test pieces I made to try out colours

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:20 AM

Post #3851351

Tools and equipment

pallette knife, stilts, wire mesh,carborudum

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:25 AM

Post #3851369

Materials used.
copper blanks, enamel powders, de-greasing sponge,sieves and silver foil(not shown)

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:29 AM

Post #3851387

Test pieces and brooches

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
10:31 AM

Post #3851396

This one is my favourite!

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Loyd
Bellflower, CA

August 13, 2007
10:40 AM

Post #3851427

Real nice work! What is a "honesty leaf" ?
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
01:33 PM

Post #3852255

Thankyou Loyd, One of my garden plants 'Lunaria' or honesty ( common name ). the dried seed pods are really
nice.

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
01:35 PM

Post #3852269

Honesty seed pod

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Loyd
Bellflower, CA

August 13, 2007
01:42 PM

Post #3852303

Nature captured in a jewel. I’m impressed!
Loyd
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)

August 13, 2007
05:41 PM

Post #3853443

Well Terri, you've done it again! Your pieces are beautiful. Love that you incorporate nature into your art.

Janet
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 13, 2007
06:03 PM

Post #3853498

Thankyou very much!
ArbaStar
Snow Hill, NC
(Zone 8a)

August 14, 2007
07:52 AM

Post #3855253

Terri,
They are really nice. Love the use of honesty!
Kimmy
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 15, 2007
10:12 PM

Post #3861943

Thanks Kimmy
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:12 PM

Post #3865471

I made a wallpiece, which took quite a long time!
The design souce material was taken from a selection of vases.

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:16 PM

Post #3865481

Tools and materials I used

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:19 PM

Post #3865490

Early stages of one square

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:22 PM

Post #3865498

Decoration media used;
copper bits, glass strands & beads, transparent & opaque enamel powers,sand & silver foil

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:25 PM

Post #3865511

Four squares

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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 16, 2007
08:28 PM

Post #3865516

work in display cabinet

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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)

August 16, 2007
11:43 PM

Post #3866298

Very interesting seeing what you do Terri. The components you use work very well together. It must take a really long time to get everything to come together for a final piece. I can see how much hard work and mow much love goes into each tile.

Have you seen the backsplash that KatG had done in her home? There is a thread on here. If you haven't seen it I'll find the thread for you. You'd really like the way it's done. Definitely UNIQUE with a capital U!

terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

August 26, 2007
02:23 PM

Post #3902359

Thanks Janet, I did enjoy that Backsplash.
PerennialGirl
Winnipeg, MB
(Zone 4a)

October 21, 2007
02:19 AM

Post #4106405

Simply amazing!!! What an artist!!
:) Donna
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

October 21, 2007
01:40 PM

Post #4107363

Thanks Donna, I forgot about this forum and my enamelling! glad you enjoyed the works.
PerennialGirl
Winnipeg, MB
(Zone 4a)

October 21, 2007
03:22 PM

Post #4107653

YW! If they were smaller they would look awesome for earrings.
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

October 21, 2007
03:34 PM

Post #4107693

earings for an elephant, like it!
SacValley
Wilton, CA
(Zone 9b)

October 21, 2007
05:00 PM

Post #4107951

Your pieces are wonderful, and look like alot of fun.
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

October 21, 2007
05:29 PM

Post #4108021

Thankyou SacValley, that is very nice of you to say.
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)

November 03, 2007
07:29 PM

Post #4154823

terri, your work is awesome, beautiful and sounds very complicated. Would love to have just a little of that talent. So Beautiful
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

November 05, 2007
07:02 AM

Post #4159091

Hello dahtzu!
Thankyou, it is not very complicated but more time consuming than anything else!
The enamels are put on 1 coat at a time, then fired, it's the waiting for it to cool down
before you can work on it again that takes sooooooooooo long!

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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)

November 05, 2007
10:01 PM

Post #4162082

terri8, OMG..so beautiful. I am so green with envy( forgive me Lord) for your talent. thank you so much for posting.
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom

November 08, 2007
06:03 PM

Post #4172751

Thanks for coming in the cafe, call again soon!!!

I must find the time to take some more photo's of my enamelling, soon!

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