Genesis of an Idea

[The Dragon]

Look forward to it, it's almost as if all of you are working in the next studio to mine.That's what I love about this forum - no egos - it's just encouragement & inspiration.

Long may it last!

[sharonb]

Okay, Nic, bearing in mind that I'm confined to a torch (I'm badgering for a kiln but it might be some time) - what are the possibilities of embedding copper? I know that copper is a marvellous heat conductor - do you think that would wreck the silver clay?

And Keum Bo - that needs a kiln too, doesn't it. I'm wondering if the finished silver could be gilded using 'traditional' methods because, of course, I have all the equipment for that particular discipline (having once gilded a wooden toilet seat - least said soonest mended)

I've done keum bo with sterling silver and a torch. just gentle heat on a wig and burnisher - sorry to be so inexact, but it was a while ago! I'm sure if you google it it would come up

[Di Sandland]

Thanks for that Sharon - Thursday is d-day for a few experiments. Nothing ventured, nothing gained