Features

• The Pala d'Oro
   by Miriam Fastag
       An overview of the splendid Pala d'Oro of Saint Mark's Church, Venice, Italy, which showcases over 250 enamel panels and almost 2000 semi-precious gemstones.

• Hungarian Symposium Report
  by Vivian Kline
       Vivian details her trip to Hungary for the 2002 Hungarian Enameling Symposium, held in Kecskemet, and introduces us to two talented contemporary enamelers from India.

• Glass on Metal Website
       An introduction to the Glass on Metal website.

• Bridging the Gap:  Plique a Jour with 
  a Profound Twist
   by Bill Helwig
       Bill shows us how to create plique a jour objects using a technique in which copper foil is used as a removable backing on a piece of pierced and sawn copper; certainly not the typical method of building fretwork.

• Some Plique a Jour Literature
  by Woodrow W. Carpenter
       Mr. Carpenter provides text from aged source material that is as relevant today as when it was first printed.

Departments

• Workshop Notes
  Workshop with Doris Hall
  by Lilyan Bachrach
       Lilyan provides her notes from a Doris Hall Workshop in 1955, which details Doris' method of enameling deep bowls.

• Book Reviews
       Tom Ellis reviews the new book Enameling with Professionals by Lilyan Bachrach, while Bill Helwig gives his insight about the book Jade Snow Wong:  A Retrospective.

• President's Column
  by Don Viehman

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