Sinopia

Drawings scratched through red earth to the copper, the way the first sketch sits under a fresco.

Sinopia worn

Brooches

Year
2023
Materials
Enamel, copper, silver
Size
5 to 7 cm
Availability
All placed

Under most frescoes there is a drawing in red earth called the sinopia, made on the rough plaster before the final coat hid it. Restorers find them when they lift a painting off the wall.

I draw with a steel needle through unfired sinopia enamel, so the copper shows in the line, and fire it once. There is no correcting a line.

All Work
Sinopia 01
Sinopia with a hand
Sinopia 02
Sinopia with a profile
Sinopia 03
Sinopia with an arch
Sinopia 04
Sinopia with a foot
Sinopia 05
Sinopia with a sleeve
Sinopia 06
Sinopia with a bird
Sinopia 07
Sinopia with two hands
Sinopia 08
Sinopia with a sleeper
Sinopia 09
Sinopia with an eye