About

Throughout my technical training in metallurgy and my industrial career, I have always been passionate by metalworking, forging and in general, by hot processing and melting of materials.

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Sculptor

Metal and steel in particular, is a material that combines power, lightness and allows shapes to be balanced without the fragility of other materials. I have been carving steel for over twenty years. For a long time, my pieces were brushed, polished or patinated in order to bring out the raw aspect of the metal.

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Metal enameller

Following meetings with art enamelists at the Maison de l'Email in Morez, I discovered this fascinating material that is enamel. For a few years now, I have been integrating colored enamel onto the surface of my sculptures. I use this vitreous material which allows by its glossness to highlight the curves of the metal and by its transparency to add depth to the surfaces.

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Enamel maker

I use enamels specific to steel sheets and suitable for vertical firing. To add more transparency I apply on the last layer of the more brilliant jewelers enamels that I make myself, from the raw materials (silica, fluxes and metallic oxides for the color), all melted at 1200-1300 ° C .

 

The sources of inspiration for my artistic work are multiple but always combining volume, gloss and balance.