Presentation of bonsai enamels
We have many enamels in the workshop. Some are dull others are shiny or both at the same time depending on the place. Many have small crystallizations that appear in random ways (nucleations) it is therefore impossible to obtain the same finish twice, what makes each jar unique. For each enamel, depending on the temperature, enamel thickness, installation by dipping or spraying ... the result will vary and each opening of the oven gives surprises that are often good and sometimes less. The photos of the enamels presented in this article are therefore representative of what can be done but each piece will have its own particularity. With François, we spend a lot of time developing the enamels and composing new ones as we take inspiration, this page will evolve at the same time as what we will offer you at the workshop or during the exhibitions.
Okinawa
Okinawa is an archipelago of Japanese islands in the Pacific, the turquoise of the water and the multitude of islets remind me of the nucleations of this enamel.
Okinawa enamels are nucleation enamels which on a turquoise blue or indigo base have small concentric crystals of dark color. In bonsai pot, we must put a tree that remains the focal point, therefore a tree which by its colors of foliage or flowers or its beauty is not crushed by the pot. It is an enamel that varies from blue to black and it is the balance between the two that is sought, moreover it tends to sink. A capricious and surprising enamel which explains the price of the most successful Okinawa pots.
Okinawa Dark blue
Black ocher
An enamel which gives particularly interesting effects placed on black earth, it can be shiny green but also orange-beige to matt black. An enamel which of course can enhance hardwoods but which we also offer for junipers or pines with particularly interesting results.. A proposal off the beaten track but worth trying.
Ocher Green
A shiny green enamel with more matte ocher and black parts.
Mint Green
A beautiful fairly intense shiny green enamel that contrasts with matte and black parts with ocher and black parts. Works with most hardwoods.
Rié Green
Laughed, our cat keeps us company in the workshop. An enamel that is placed on white earths but also on brown earths with a different rendering but always matt with nucleations of several colors from blue to yellow-green on a dark background. It remains discreet while giving a very natural atmosphere.
Blue song on black sandstone
The Song dynasty is present in China from the 10th century. Song ceramics are known for their sober and refined aesthetics, as well as simple and elegant shapes. This blue enamel with slight color variations reminds us of these old ceramics. 
Song Gris
An enamel that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (China 12th) with cracks which gives an aspect of an antique pot with a very discreet pale gray color.
Song Old White
An enamel that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (China 12th) with texture and cracks that give an antique pot look.
Song Lavender Blue
An enamel that recalls the ceramics of the Song period (China 12th) with texture and cracks that give an antique jar look. The gray-blue color remains discreet and as it complements the colors of maple trees in autumn and spring, it particularly emphasizes their foliage.
Marronnier
An enamel specially composed for a friend specializing in chestnut bonsai trees
Komacu
A brilliant turquoise to sea-green enamel whose white micro-crystals evoke snowflakes.
Lichen
One of the last glazes that we have developed it has a green background with black nucleations which sometimes turn white.. If it is laid very thin it turns pale blue but very thick it is black. A curiosity that allows you to create landscapes with a single enamel.
