This site is the place to see some of Lynne's new work in enamel and in art clay silver

Lynne regularly runs courses in enamelling and in art clay silver her well equipped workshop in North Yorkshire and at other venues - see the courses section of this website

Older work in both enamel and in dyed anodised aluminium can be seen at

www.lynne-glazzard.com

Enamel is basically a form of powdered coloured glass which is melted so that it fuses with the supporting metal.  It is sometimes known as Vitreous enamel and has a long and fascinating history.

It is available in a huge range of colours and is a combination of raw materials such as silica, soda ash, potassium nitrate and organic pigments like cobalt, cadmium and oxides.  It is incredibly versatile and although Lynne usually works with enamels on silver for her ranges of jewellery it can also be used on other metals such as copper (see her Colourfield series of panels) and on precious metals such as gold and platinum.  Examples of Lynne's jewellery in enamel on silver can be found under Leaf in the Collections section of this site. 

Art clay silver (or metal clay) is finely ground particles of silver in an organic binder.  It can be modelled like clay and when it is fired the organic material burns away leaving the fine silver.  It is ideal for making small pieces of jewellery and other objects; can be combined with silver parts made using more traditional techniques and can be enamelled onto.  It is also ideal for combining with gold leaf using the tradtional Korean technique of keum boo.

There are examples of work by Lynne using Art Clay Silver in the Collections section of this site.

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