Skills and Techniques Making Cameo Paperweights

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Design, Fabrication, and Text by Thor Walker

Thor Walker, French-American designer of luxury items, demonstrates the art of encasing a porcelain sulfide cameo within a lead crystal paperweight. This method builds on the historic full-lead crystal techniques of French fine art from the 18th century and combines the process with the innovative introduction of brilliant color.

This article was originally published on page 22 of the November/December 2015 issue of Glass Art.

300xCameoPaperweights

 

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