I Have Pieces in the British Museum!
I was delighted earlier this year to be approached by the British Museum to make some pieces to go with their “Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia” exhibitions. They are not, of … Continue reading
ETSY STORE
Whatever work I have in stock can be seen in my Etsy Store If you live in Toronto and would rather pick your piece up than pay shipping – call … Continue reading
Limoges Champleve
I was contacted by the Museum in Worcester, MA to make a series of panels showing the way 13th C Limoges champleve was originally made. This is one of the … Continue reading
Lagan Love Collection: Leanan Sidhe
The Aes Sidhe (pronounced ees shee) are the fairy folk of Ireland. Literally it means the people of the mounds – as Irish folklore identifies mounds as the dwelling place … Continue reading
Tree Forge
I have been finding that videos are a great way of letting people in to the process of making an enamel. Even after describing the progression people are often quite … Continue reading
Etch Batch
I have written about production work before – but I find that stills often don’ t do justice to the labour and care involved – so I decided to make … Continue reading
Production Work
Some days there’s just production work to be done. As a working craftsperson – not every day is spend designing and making barnd new things! The times when I have … Continue reading
Bowls
Well. As I mentioned in my last post, I was committed to making a bowl a week. Well it’s been a week and I’ve made four bowls! Hammering is really … Continue reading
Dream
I wanted to use this blog to document some of the processes that I deal with in enamelling. I have often set up the camera to take shots of the … Continue reading
Viking Horse
When I first started enamelling – I thought I would never want to do any technique except champleve. This viking horse (just finished this morning!) is typical of the designs … Continue reading
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