Project #56: Cloisonné Fig Pendant
Cloisonné Fig Pendant on a fig branchI meant to post this last week but with Thanksgiving and all it was pushed back. Last week was my last Enamels class and I managed to finish my fig cloisonné pendant as well as a few other pieces. This is my second cloisonné and I am pretty happy with it, but wish a few things had worked differently. For one, reds are hard to work with and it is difficult to get them to look vibrant. The red inside the fig is a little bit duller than I would have liked, but that’s ok.
Instead of putting the shot in early on in the process, like I did in my last cloisonné piece, I put them in at the very end during the last firing so they would stick out more and stay round.
On the trivet waiting to go in the kiln for the last time
Closeup of the cloisonné fig pendant on a fig branch
it looks good enough to eat!
Love it, love it!
Elisabeth, I would not recommend eating it. If you do, I am not responsible for the side effects.
Ims, thanks!
mmm…side effects…
it’s purdy! those ARE some tricky reds and you pulled it off! what is the background – clear or gray enamel over (possibly distressed) silver?
Regan, I sanded down the silver so that it had texture but I am not sure that you can actually see it through the enamel. The background is a combination of Pigeon Gray and Smoke, the two colors that I have been using instead of Old Silver (my usual favorite/standby). Thanks!
This is a fabulous piece! Good job!