Enamelling is a technique with a long history,
going back as far as jewellery itself, with fine
examples still existing from Egyptian, Roman and
Anglo Saxon periods.

The Charcoal kilns of then may have given way to
the modern thermostatically controlled gas and
electric kilns of today, but very little else has changed
as it is basically a manual skill, and is
still practised almost unchanged today.

Our enamels as then are a basic form of a clear
flux or frit, being composed of materials such as
flint, sand, potash, soda, lead and metallic oxides,
which when fused together gives us a
comparatively soft coloured glass with a working
temperature in the 750/800°c region.

Traditional techniques are used, techniques
which have come down through this crafts long
history, Cloisonné, with the use of fine wires,
Champlevé and Bassetaille, where engraving and
carving of the metal, bring to life the design,
complementing the clarity and life of the
transparent enamels.

Pliqué a Jour, giving a minature stained glass
effect in enamels and painting enamel,
sometimes known as Limoges, where oxides can
be used to produce fine detail or portraits.