Vide pocket in Longwy enamels, motif soleil, 1970

Empty pocket in cracked effect earthenware with solar pattern enhanced with gold signed longwy. This historic earthenware factory with unique know-how in the world is renowned for its cloisonné enamels on earthenware. Each cell created by the freehand line is filled with colored enamel drip. The piece is then retouched before a second firing at 750 ° c, then the gold is placed with a brush on the decoration and the object is annealed at 600 ° c. Finally, siena earth is passed over the enamelled surface to make the cracks of the enamel visible. The enamels of longwy are inscribed on the inventory of intangible cultural heritage in france.