December 2022

Application of filigree technique used for jewellery in designing and producing a life-sized photorealist bust

Curling, twisting and plaiting of fine pliable threads of precious metals and arranging them in a precise pattern after which it is fixed by soldering are the technique of filigree, which is predominately used in jewellery making. Things that are usually produced with this technique appear delicate and complex. In view of this, metal artists are restricted by objects that can be created using the filigree technique. It...

Author(s): Baidoo Mohammed Kwaku, Adala Cyril Etornam and Adu-Boachie Charles