{"id":16189,"date":"2021-12-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=16189"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:41:31","slug":"18-12-21-lehtikultaus-gilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=16189","title":{"rendered":"18\/12-21 Lehtikultaus \/ Gilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Idea mobilesta virisi paperiposliinikurssin aikana. Olen joskus n\u00e4hnyt intternjetsin sy\u00f6vereiss\u00e4 kuvan paperiposliinista tehdyst\u00e4 valtavasta mobilesta jossa oli satoja t\u00e4llaisia pikkuruisia valkoisia kupoleita roikkumassa yhdess\u00e4 nipussa. Se vaikutti niin upealta ett\u00e4 halusin kokeilla tehd\u00e4 siit\u00e4 oman versioni, t\u00e4nne Havum\u00e4keen sopivan ja luonnonl\u00e4heisen. Jouduin tai paremminkin sain t\u00e4t\u00e4 varten opetella per\u00e4ti kaksi itselleni t\u00e4ysin vierasta tekniikkaa. Viikonlopun mittaisessa ty\u00f6pajassa ei ollut aikaa tehd\u00e4 satoja pikku-kupoleita, joten halusin vaatimattomaan mobileeni jotakin erikoista. Keksin ett\u00e4 ly\u00f6ntimetalli voisi sopia. Ly\u00f6ntimetallia olin nimitt\u00e4in ehtinyt juuri jokin aika sitten tilata itselleni muita projekteja varten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esineiden kultaus on kehittynyt aikanaan jo faaraoiden Egyptiss\u00e4. Lehtikultaa on k\u00e4ytetty Japanissa, niin ik\u00e4\u00e4n satoja vuosia, ruuan ja juoman koristeluun. Irlannissa, Italiassa ja Konstantinopolissa sit\u00e4 k\u00e4ytettiin jo 1600 vuotta sitten arvokkaiden k\u00e4sikirjoitusten koristeluun. Sill\u00e4 on korostettu ja koristettu maalauksia, patsaita, arkkitehtoonisia muotoja, huonekaluja, k\u00e4ytt\u00f6esineit\u00e4. Sit\u00e4 on k\u00e4ytetty l\u00e4\u00e4kkeen\u00e4 ja astronauttien kyp\u00e4riss\u00e4 visiirien suojakalvona. Lehtikullalle on ollut kysynt\u00e4\u00e4 moneen k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6n l\u00e4pi vuosisatojen. Tekniikoita kultauksen tekemiseen onkin useita ja kultaajat ovat olleet arvostettu ammattikunta. Ovat sit\u00e4 varmasti viel\u00e4kin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lehtikulta, vaikka onkin k\u00e4sitt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6m\u00e4n ohutta kultalevy\u00e4 on hirve\u00e4n kallista. Nykyisin on saatavilla onneksi edullisempia ep\u00e4aitoja ly\u00f6ntimetalleja joita voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 koristeluun lehtikullan tapaan. N\u00e4in kuka tahansa voi tehd\u00e4 esineist\u00e4\u00e4n n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4mpi\u00e4 ly\u00f6ntimetalleilla. Kultaus on tekniikkalaji, mutta jos rypyt, s\u00e4r\u00f6t ja repaleiset reunat eiv\u00e4t haittaa, eiv\u00e4t itse ty\u00f6vaiheet ole monimutkaisia. Tarvitset vain ly\u00f6ntimetallin kiinnitysainetta, pari pehme\u00e4\u00e4 puhdasta sivellint\u00e4 ja etenkin kulutukselle joutuviin esineisiin ly\u00f6ntimetallille tarkoitettua lakkaa. Kaikessa yksinkertaisuudessaan homma hoituu niin ett\u00e4 kiinnitysaine levitet\u00e4\u00e4n alueelle johon lehtimetalli halutaan kiinnitt\u00e4\u00e4, annetaan aineen kuivua noin 20 minuuttia, asetetaan ly\u00f6ntimetalli tahmean kiinnitysaineen p\u00e4\u00e4lle ja kiinnitet\u00e4\u00e4n se pehme\u00e4ll\u00e4 siveltimell\u00e4 paikoilleen ja irrotetaan ylim\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4iset osat ly\u00f6ntimetallia pois. Ja tadaa, sinulla on kullattu esine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4 homma ei kuitenkaan ole ihan noin helppoa sill\u00e4 lehtikulta ja muut ly\u00f6ntimetallit ovat \u00e4lytt\u00f6m\u00e4n ohuita ja s\u00e4hk\u00f6isi\u00e4. Ne ovat kuin tuorekelmua metallin muodossa. Menee helposti ryttyyn, tarttuu jokapaikkaan mihin ei pit\u00e4isi ja sen k\u00e4sittely sormin vaatii l\u00e4hes taikuuden kaltaista taitoa ja planeettain oikeaa asentoa. Ly\u00f6ntimetallin k\u00e4sittelyyn on kaiketi erilaisia ty\u00f6kaluja, mutta siveltimill\u00e4 p\u00e4rj\u00e4\u00e4 oikein hyvin. Idea on ett\u00e4 sivellin s\u00e4hk\u00f6istet\u00e4\u00e4n hieromalla, jolloin metalliarkki tarttuu siihen kiinni. Siveltimen avulla se on helppo nostaa paikoilleen kiinnitysaineen p\u00e4\u00e4lle. Sitten pehme\u00e4ll\u00e4 siveltimell\u00e4 silotetaan rypyt pois. Alustan tasaisuus vaikuttaa luonnollisesti siihen mille lopputulos n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4. Kun metalli on sivelty huolella paikoilleen, ylim\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4iset ei-kiinnittyneet palat poistetaan (ne voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 uudelleen t\u00f6iss\u00e4 joissa metallinen ei tarvitse olla yhten\u00e4isen\u00e4 isona palana), annetaan kiinnitysaineen kuivahtaa parisen p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4, kiillotetaan metalli ja lopuksi lakataan jotta se kest\u00e4\u00e4 paremmin kulutusta. Joidenkin asiantuntijoiden mukaan kultaus kest\u00e4\u00e4 noin 25-30 vuotta, mutta luonnollisesti joissakin esineiss\u00e4 se kuluu nopeammin kuin toisissa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile ei tule oikein oikeuksiinsa tuota \u00e4ll\u00f6tt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 kellastunutta salin tapettia vasten. Se tulee luultavasti roikkumaan kuistin ikkunassa, tai ehk\u00e4 joskus valmistuvassa makuuhuoneessamme. Kuistilla on valitettavasti t\u00e4h\u00e4n aikaan vuodesta sen verran huono valaistus, ett\u00e4 en voinut kuvata mobilea siell\u00e4 ja makkari on, no sanotaan nyt vaikka ett\u00e4 aika pahasti keskener\u00e4inen. Mutta ehk\u00e4 joskus kun vuosi k\u00e4\u00e4ntyy taas kohti kev\u00e4tt\u00e4 saan otettua parempia kuvia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got the idea for hanging mobile during the porcelain workshop. I have once seen photo of a huge mobile online. It had hundreds of little white porcelain domes bundled together. It seemed so awesome that I decided to create my own version. Much more modest of course, but something that works here in our home, Pinehill. I had to, or should I say was able to learn two new techniques for this. There was no time to me hundreds of little domes in weekend long workshop, so I wanted to make my modest mobile a bit special some how. I figured that leaf metal might work. I had recently ordered some leaf metal for other projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gold decoration of items had developed in the Pharaoh’s Egypt. Leafgold has been used in Japan, also hundres of years for decorating food and drinks. In Ireland, Italy and Constantinopol it was used already 1600 years ago to decorate valuable manucripts. It’s been used to highlight and decorate paintings, statues, architecture, furniture and everyday items. It’s been used as medication and as sunblock on astronaut’s visors. Leafgold has had a demand during hundreds of years. There are several different techniques to do it and gilders have been appreciated profession. Probably still are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leafgold, even though is very thin sheet of gold, is very expensive. These days there are also non-precious leaf metals available for anyone to decorate their everyday items. Gilding requires technique, but if you don’t mind little wrinkles, rips or uneven edges, the actual process is not very complicated. You only need primer, couple soft brushes and if object is going to be used a lot, coating for the leafgold. Spread the primer to the item you want to decorate, let it dry for about 20 minutes untill sticky, place the leaf metal ontop the sticky areas and use the soft brush to press in in place. Then just remove the extra leafmetal. The process is as simple as that, ta dah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually it does not work that easily, because leaf golf and all other leaf metals too, are extremely thin and static. They are like cling film in metal form. They wrinkle very easily, sticks to everything it should not stick and handling it by fingers requires magic like skill and correct placement of the planets. I think there are different tools to handle leaf metal, but you can manage with brushes quite well. Idea is to make brush static so that the metal sticks to that. Then use the brush to lift the metal ontop of the area with primer. After that you use the brush to gently press it in place. When you have done this, you can use the brush to rub off extra metal wich did not stick (you can collect those and use then for other projects which don’t require large continuous pieces), let them dry for couple days, polish the metal and finally apply the coating varnish. This way it will be more durable than without the varnish. Some specialists say that gilding lasts about 25-30 years, but of course on some items it wears off faster than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Livingrooms horrible yellowed wallpaper don’t do justice to my hanging mobile. It will probably be hanging either in the lobby or in our bedroom-to-be. Unfortunately lobby has very poor light this time of year, so I was not able to photograph mobile thee. And our bedroom is, well, let’s say quite badly unfinished. But perhaps when the year turn towards spring I am able to take better photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ly\u00f6ntimetalli silotetaan pohjusteaineen p\u00e4\u00e4lle pehme\u00e4ll\u00e4 siveltimell\u00e4. \/
Leaf metal is smoothened ontop the primer with soft brush. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lehtimetalli joka ei tartu pohjusteeseen irtoaa siveltimell\u00e4 tai sormella hieromalla. T\u00e4t\u00e4 pikkusilppua voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 muihin projekteihin jotka eiv\u00e4t vaadi yht\u00e4 hienoa ja sile\u00e4\u00e4 lopputulosta. \/
Leaf metal which does not stick to the primer will come off by rubbing with finger or brush. These small bits can be used for other projects which don’t require so much finess and smoothness. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Valmiita koristeltuja kupoleita. \/
Finished gilded domes.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pujotin kupolit ohueen myrttilankaan ja ripustin ne omasta mets\u00e4st\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyneeseen oksanp\u00e4tk\u00e4\u00e4n. \/
I added each dome to piece of florists wire and them I hung them on piece of branch I found from our forest.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Osaan kupoleista metalli tuli p\u00e4\u00e4lle ja osaan alle. Osa j\u00e4i valkoisiksi. \/
Some of the domes got leaf metal on top, on some it’s under. Some were left white. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Idea mobilesta virisi paperiposliinikurssin aikana. Olen joskus n\u00e4hnyt intternjetsin sy\u00f6vereiss\u00e4 kuvan paperiposliinista tehdyst\u00e4 valtavasta mobilesta jossa oli satoja t\u00e4llaisia pikkuruisia valkoisia kupoleita roikkumassa yhdess\u00e4 nipussa. Se vaikutti niin upealta ett\u00e4 halusin kokeilla tehd\u00e4 siit\u00e4 oman versioni, t\u00e4nne Havum\u00e4keen sopivan ja luonnonl\u00e4heisen. Jouduin tai paremminkin sain t\u00e4t\u00e4 varten opetella per\u00e4ti kaksi itselleni t\u00e4ysin vierasta tekniikkaa. Viikonlopun… <\/p>\n

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