On Jul 8, 2007, at 12:43 AM, Tam Pham wrote:
> On 7/7/07, Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> I'm talking about general usage of the term Tam. So I guess we can
>> agree to disagree also.
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>> Chuck Schmidt
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> Hi Chuck,
>
> Yes I think I would agree to disagree as don't have knowledge of
> general
> usage of the cloisonné term in that sense. I am very pleased with
the
> attractiveness of my badges cloisonné or not, and I'm just doing my
> part to
> avoid disgruntling the cloisonné artisans of the world.
>
> Tam Pham
> Huntington Beach, CA - USA
Hi Tam,
How you make the partitions/fences is not the defining element in cloisonne. They are just a means of containing/constraining the glass when it is fired to molten state to fuse it to the base. The partitions/fences can be made in many different ways.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA