LAPEL PINS

Lapel Pin Gallery

Cloisonné
An ancient art developed over 6,000 years ago in China. Cloisonné pastes fill color by color in each recessed areas of metal. After each fill, the piece is blazed harden and hand polished until perfect.

Epola
This is a similar process to cloisonné.  Only epola uses a brilliant colored resin in recessed areas. The piece is baked after each color fill and polished after the process is completed. This process reveals small details beautifully and gives a glassy smooth finish to each piece. It is also a fabulous alternative to cloisonné.

Soft Enamel
Soft enamel also include matte black, matte gold, and matte silver . Adding epoxy resin will protect the enamel.  The dome on the item also increases its value.
 

Photo Etching
Designs from negatives are etched onto brass sheets enabling us to reproduce your custom design and the very fine details that may be involved. All recessed areas is hand-filled with a radiant soft enamel and baked to until harden.  The silkscreen process may be added to enhance some of the small details of your design. Other product possibilities include holiday ornaments and bookmarkers and other specialty items.
 

Silk Screen
Silkscreen is the perfect alternative when the enamel filled processes are not compatible with the design. Each ink color is brushed softly through a silk mesh directly onto the metal background. This process is also possible on top of cloisonné, epola, and photo-etched designs. An epoxy dome is an available application which adds to the protection and value of the item.

Offset Printing
A printing technique whereby ink is spread on a metal plate with etched images.  Next the images are transferred to an intermediary surface such as a rubber blanket.  Finally, the images are applied to paper by pressing the paper against the intermediary surface.