Hummingbird Floral Cloisonné Ornament

• Diameter 3″
• Materials: Glass

Cloisonné is a labor intensive process starting with a copper sheet being molded into an item like a vase, bowl or an ornament. Copper wire strands are fused to the object creating an outline for the design. The cells formed by the wire pattern are hand painted with vitreous enamels. The object is then fired at high temperature turning enamel to glass. Plique Ajour is a fine arts enameling technique where by enamels are applied to a network of wire cells and then fired. There is no copper base and the work is therefore more tedious and delicate.

Hummingbird Floral Cloisonné Ornament features a design that entwines florals, vines and hummingbirds in a delicate dance around this glass ornament in the style of Cloisonné