Melbourne Design Week 2022 Last year, I submitted my application to be part of Melbourne Design Week 2022 programs that was accepted. Melbourne Design Week is Australia’s largest annual design event. The main theme of MDW 2022 is “design the world you want” and two pillars are civic good and making good. Civic good looks […]
Slow fashion and slow jewellery, sustainability and social responsibility
In this post, I want to write about slow fashion and slow jewellery as solutions for fashion industry. I write about our social responsibility to change our shopping behaviour. Also, I want to consider slow fashion and slow jewellery to potentially lead us towards sustainability. However, I need to explain the problem first! Fast fashion, […]
Texturing copper with silver and reticulated silver
In this post, I want to write about texturing copper with silver and reticulated silver. I have tested various forms of silver to texture copper that I recorded as a short video. You can actually use various forms of your scrap silver to texture copper and using this method, reclaim them. I am using reticulated […]
Adding a blue patina to copper using fertilizer
In this post, I want to write about adding a blue patina to copper using fertilizer. The brand I am using is Miracle.Gro. I have read about it here and I thought it is a great way to patinate copper! Because most of us are using fertilizer to grow our flowers. So, it is good […]
Pyrometer and thermocouple for an enamellist!
Why do I need a pyrometer as an enamellist? This post is about buying my first pyrometer and thermocouple as an enamellist! I decided to buy a pyrometer and thermocouple about a month ago. Some kilns are not accurate and can be off by even 100-200 degrees! I haven’t had any issue firing enamels in […]
Adding gold to copper using keum boo technique
I am using keum boo technique to attach gold foil on silver for awhile and in this post, I want to write about the results I got by trying keum boo in copper. I have written about keum boo and its basis here. Like what I showed and explained in this video, I am using […]
Firing enamel flux on copper
What is enamelling flux? In this post, I want to write about firing enamel flux on copper blank. The term “flux” in enamelling is different than that in metalsmithing. In metalsmithing we use flux to flow the solder. In enamelling, flux is the term for the clear transparent layer that we usually fire as the […]
How to prepare copper for enamelling?
In this post, I write about preparing copper for enamelling from cutting the blank to counter enamelling in detail. Which metal can I use for vitreous enamelling? Frequently used metals for enamelling are silver, copper and gold due to their high melting temperature. Some artists have tried brass successfully too, but I have not tried […]
A personal report on NGV Triennial (2)
Botanical pavilion A personal report on NGV Triennial (2) is the second part of documenting my experience in National Gallery of Victoria Triennial. Also, you can read first part here. Botanical pavilion Botanical pavilion by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and associates (established 1990) and Melbourne-based artist Geoffrey Nees (Australia, b. 1970) has been my favorite […]
A personal report on NGV Triennial (1)
This is a a personal report on National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennial, this year. I have visited NGV Triennial recently and decided to write something about it and upload few photos. As always, I really enjoy visiting NGV and great art collection rich in paintings, photos, sculptures, movies and animations from artists around the […]