Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lotus Plate

Love this piece of art! I originally did a class with Tatiana from Switzerland, but unfortunately my plate broke in the kiln during the very first fire. It is something I have always wanted to paint again . . . . . so here it is, 4 years later!
The background is bronze lustre, with a band of blue iris on the next fire.

The gold leaf in the middle has been undercoated with acid etch and then the veins scratched out. It was then covered with liquid bright gold.

Chipping Off powder was applied to the bottom left leaf, which is also covered with lbg. The swirls are lbg over the top of I-Relief. Hope you can see the enamel embellishments on this piece.