THE ENAMELLING MASTERCLASS BEING AN ENAMELLER

With the Enameling Master Class, awaken the artist in you...

Reintroduced in the 1990s at the Manufacture, enameling is an ancestral decoration technique that marks the victory of color over time. Born in France in the 16th century, the practice of enamel called "grisaille" makes it possible to obtain a superb effect of chiaroscuro in all nuances.

During this dedicated Master Class, experts invite you to choose a pattern (flower, animal, symbol, etc.) that you will reproduce on a small silver plate. To create your miniature work according to the rules, you will learn to familiarize yourself with the tools and products used daily by the artisans of the Grande Maison according to an immutable process: preparation of the surface in the background, washing of oxides metal, mixing oxide powder in a mortar, sprinkling, firing at a very high temperature (800 degrees) between each coat applied using an extremely fine brush... Right before your eyes, your drawing takes shape, the successive layers of enamel offering a subtle interplay of transparency and opacity as delicate and airy as lace.