Had a blast yesterday with the Keum-boo workshop. This surprisingly easy technique was on the menu for this week’s Silver Passport Workshop. Ancient tools and a not so ancient heat source reminiscent of days in the dorm room had us all magically inspired as we watched that gold foil bond into its silver host.
Well, I find it magical anyway;-).
Like any other technique that requires a base of understanding before embarking on it, I tried to demystify Keum-boo with a simple explanation and a few key terms (Diffusion Bonding, and Depletion Silvering). Once my presentation and Demo was done it was up to each student to experiment with their first panel, and then play, play, play.
And play they did!
Keum-boo, also Kum-boo or Kum-bu is Korean for "attached gold"
What is it?
An ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to silver, to make silver-gilt.
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