The Washington at the B&B Ever since I discovered silver clay I have wanted to add colour. I love enamelled pieces, from football badges to intricate brooches. I have used coloured resins and I did like them but I do like the effect of real enamel. When I saw that Joy Funnell (whose work I wrote about here ) did one to one days tailor-made I decided to go for it. Joy is based in Hastings so I had the excuse to book myself into a rather lovely B&B called the White House . I had the Washington room which is pictured here. My pieces ready to go in the kiln Joy's husband kindly picked me up from my B&B and then Joy and I were off! In the morning Joy taught me how to make silver clay pieces ready to be enamelled using deep textures, recesses and the enamelled accents technique to create a cloisenne effect. We ate a quick sandwich and fired the pieces, moving on to grinding up the enamels, painting them on and firing. I made two large pendants using all the...
by Anna Campbell