Susan Urquhart on Instagram: "It’s been awhile, so I decided it was time for another repoussè piece! Repoussè is an ancient metal forming technique that I just love. Here I’m working on the initial puffing out of my form. I’m working from the back, annealing quite often and I’m using a block of plasticene clay to support the silver as I form it. Next I’ll start working from the front, the piece will be in the pitch bowl to support it while I work. It doesn’t look like much yet, but hopefully tha

Susan Urquhart on Instagram: "Working on another repoussè piece today! Repoussè is an ancient metal forming technique that allows me to sculpt with 24 gauge sterling silver sheet, which is pretty thin. Here I’m working on the initial puffing out of my form, working from the back and using a block of plasticine clay to support the silver. Not shown is all the annealing in between. Now that that’s done I’ll start working from the front in my pitch bowl, which is where the magic happens. #handmadej