BASSE TAILLE NECKPIECE – WAVE the process:

Since 2010 I have instructed many enamelling classes at the Neil Balkwill Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Basse Taille is by far my favourite technique, First I etch the copper using a salt water solution and a battery and then I cut the circles and dap them concave, then proceed to enamel each one with a complete coating of transparent chartreuse. No copper is exposed, It is the reflection of light that gives it the dimensional quality from the deep etch.

BASSE TAILLE NECKPIECE – WAVE – Melody Armstrong, 2010, sterling silver, enamel on etched copper, fabricated, dapping, soldered, tab setting, etching, enameling, oxidized, 3.8 x 44 x .9 cm.
Support provided by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. 
Represented by Mata Gallery.