Cameo

Working with silver paper can be great fun. This cameo was my first experience using silver paper. By cutting strips or squares you can achieve effects similar to those found in paper quilling. Tips: Since silver paper disintegrates with moisture you want to use the smallest amount of paste needed to attach the open ends. Once you have applied paste to silver paper, set it onto the firebrick to dry and do not handle it again. I found that if I fire my my quilled pieces seperately from the piece that I'm attaching it to I have better luck. I torch fire the quilled pieces on fire brick. Hold the torch back as you begin heating your pieces and slowly lower it closer to the pieces as they heat. Too much heat too fast causes the quilled pieces to spring open. I then attach the quilled pieces with oil paste and refire the entire piece when everything is in place. This also allows you to get a better finish on the background piece than you would if you attached the quilled pieces before firing.