jetharrs@pacific.telebyte.net on mon 17 mar 97
I've used gold leaf on the interior of some pots and was very pleased with
the result. If you do not have the adhesive that came with the leaf, you
can use any good glue such as elmers to coat the area that you want to
cover with the leaf.
Use a big, soft round brush to lift the leaf from the sheets--this keeps
them from adhearing to your hands and/or floating away. A big blusher or
face powder make-up brush is ideal. Apply the leaf to the areas. It is
helpful to begin by separating the sheets into smaller more manageable
pieces to get the hang of it.
After you have covered all the areas that you want, buff VERY lightly over
the leaf with a soft, open weave fabric like cheese cloth or osnaberg (?
sp). This will remove the odd tags and overlaps and finish adhearing the
leaf to the surface. Allow to dry and set.
Seal the leaf with any good sealant like Verathane or varnish. (When you
buy the kits, the adhesive and sealant are included, but the above works
just the same and is less costly.)
Try experimenting by laying down a coat of color such as deep blue,
vermillion red or black before adding the gold/copper/or silver leaf. You
can also rub in color over the leaf after it is applied and before sealing.
Also, you can go for the solid, smooth leaf application or the broken,
wrinkled and open application. Lots of possibilities.
Cheers,
Jeanette Harris
Don Jones on tue 18 mar 97
It is possible to fire gold leaf with certain glazes and temps.
Experiment. A potter here in town whose name escapes me, fires gold leaf
of top of a low fire glaze resulting in a beautiful integrated effect on a
warm brown pot.
Don in Albuquerque
JJHerb@aol.com on sat 22 mar 97
An exhibition of 30 contemporary Japanese porcelain pieces toured the country
about 4 years ago and at least some of the pieces are now in the sackler
gallery in Washington, D.C. One of the pieces had gold and silver leaf
pieces in the glaze. Perhaps one could find a catalog?
Joe Herbert
JJHerb@aol.com
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