This page demonstrates my use of the ancient Korean technque of Keum Boo. This involves careful preparation of the silver surface, then fusing a thin sheet of gold to form a robust gold layer. |
Gold cats |
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This cat brooch has a continuous film. |
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This pair of cat brooches have just got small gold collars. You can start to get a feel for the thickness of gold on the left cat. |
Gold highlighted earrings |
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These earrings had the gold leaf fused and then rolled with a pattern plate to get the texture. |
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Here are some more examples with a touch of gold applied using the Keum Boo technique |
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I work in gold on request - for example the opal ring on my rings page and I have had work gold plated - notably the golden hazelnut. |