The Carol Duvall Show camera crew visits Marne Ryan, a silversmith known for her beautiful work. Her award-winning artistry looks like work created centuries ago. She primarily works with precious metals, creating patterns by fusing thin layers of silver together in sheets to form fabrics of metal. Ryan uses this material to fashion hollowware, vessels and jewelry.
Ryan demonstrates how to make wasabi bowls. She starts by folding thin pieces of silver (overlapping two or three times) into rectangles. She puts these rectangles through a rolling mill to create grooves and other interesting textures. Next she fuses the textured rectangles together to form a patchwork (like a quilt). After each fusing process, Ryan cools the metal in a process called "pickling" (dipping in citric acid). Once the patchwork is complete, she fuses the rectangles to the circular base of a rice bowl and builds up the sides to create the bowl shape. She hammers the sides around a mold or guide, heating the metal all the while to tearing. Once Ryan finishes shaping the bowl, she polishes and cleans it.
Guests Marne Ryan
Silversmith Artist and owner of Marne Ryan Designs
Anaheim, CA
Phone: 714-991-6020
E-mail:
marne@marneryan.com
Website:
www.marneryan.com
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