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While I started with Champlevé, I have been slowly expanding the enamelling techniques that I work with. Enamel is a remarkably versatile medium, and there are so many different ways that you can approach it.

Cloisonné is a traditional technique, and one that most enamellists are familiar with it - but I came to it late, having been engrossed with champlevé for so long. It has a much more subtle and painterly feel than champlevé - which is bold and direct, so demand different design sensibility

I came to grisaille totally by accident when I ran out of a particularly opaque enamel paint.
It was no longer available - but the slightly transparent white that I replaced it with immediately recommended itself to be used for more delicately shaded projects.

Classical Greek
Sgraffito Knotwork Grisaille
Smithing Painted Enamels

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Catherine Crowe