Welcome to my 2010 Bead Journal

The theme in 2010 was "A Round Peg in a Square Hole" - a study of enamel and fringe. In this series, which started in January 2010, I created an enamel of a different technique for each month and I was also exploring different fringes for each. I specialize in Closionne, which is the best known of all enameling techniques. So in this series I stretched my inclination to create a Cloisonne and include other techniques that I don't work with too often. The fringe exploration will also stretch me to come up with 12 different types of fringe.

These pieces are all 3.5" squares with a 1.5" enamel and about 1.5" fringe. They are all framed in the same shadow box frame measuring 8" x 10", with various flocked colored matte board for the background.

On each page for each piece, if you roll your mouse over the photo, you will see a close up of the enamel.

January Sgraffito using the negative image	February Basse Taille Enamel	March Experimental wtih wire mesh
April Crackle Enamel and Gold Leaf	May Scrolling	June Reticulated Foil
July Cloisonne Enamel	August Etched Champleve Enamel	September Guilloche Enamel
October Break Through	November Sgraffito usiing the positive image	December Fire Scale with decal

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