{"id":3108,"date":"2020-04-01T11:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/2020\/04\/01\/making-the-moghul-garden-necklace\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T11:14:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:14:31","slug":"making-the-moghul-garden-necklace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/?p=3108","title":{"rendered":"Making the Moghul Garden necklace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The design was inspired by a moghul carpet in the V&A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A closeup of part of the carpet. I did lots of drawings too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I spent a long time refining the design and then started to plan the colours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The design was refined on the iPad together with the design for the earrings. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The silver was cut out and formed with hammers before being engraved with gravers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I like to form the wires and hold them on double sided tape on a tile. I often do these whilst I am doing gallery duties. I was so excited to find these gorgeous frosted orange jasper beads in my stash. I had planned to use lapis but these were much better!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The wires are all in position on the first layer of silver flux. It needs a steady hand to place in the kiln without knocking them. I do dip each one in cellulose gum to help them hold and not slip around. Complicated designs will take multiple firings to put all the wires on but I could do these at the same time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First layer of colour ready for the kiln. I leave the really strong colours like the blue background until the second or third layer as otherwise they are likely to creep under any gaps and spoil the piece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A few of the firings of this piece. In reality there were many more, painstakingly applied with a brush or quill, avoiding contamination of the colours and tapping carefully to remove any bubbles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finished Enamels ready for their settings. These have been ground and polished to a perfectly smooth and shiny finish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finished earrings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moghul Garden necklace with frosted orange landscape jasper beads.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I wore the Necklace and earrings to receive my award at the 2020 Goldsmiths\u2019 Craftsmanship and Design Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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