Monday, April 16, 2012

Experiments with Keum Boo

Summer temps in Toronto today! Going up to 24C. What happened to spring?

I've always loved gold and silver together and have just completed my first experiments with the ancient Korean technique of Keum Boo. It involves bonding 24 karat gold foil to fine silver using heat and pressure. It was so much fun to do and I love the results! I think I'll be doing lots more of it....So far, have made two pairs of earrings:


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