Seeing the need in the fine art supply market for a high caliber 24k shell gold, combined with the repeated requests from colleagues and other fine artists, Karena has now made this rare, labour-intensive, ultra-fine particulate, pure 24k shell gold (Au:99.999%), now available in exclusive hand-ground limited monthly batches!
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The Gold Fairy's Paint
With my 24k gilded creations, I use pure gold in loose leaf form but also must create a 24k gold paint by hand or what is also known as ‘shell gold’. It is called shell gold because many ancient artisans kept the precious paint in a delicate seashell as an individual palette similar to other ground pigment paints…
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Some facts on Gold... because I love science and facts and its always good to learn new things! 💛
So, what is this stuff anyway? What really is this shiny ancient solid mineral substance that connects the gap between myth and science? It is the 79th element in the periodic table (Au), and is a noble metal. In its purest form, it is relatively unreactive and resists…
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