Silver-Palladium Calligraphy – Taiwanese Souvenir

A Chinese (peace) character was fabricated by using silver-palladium on gray porcelain. As shown in the following picture, this silver-palladium calligraphy has a strong adhesion on the porcelain. It is a Taiwanese souvenir. 

Palladium calligraphy – Taiwanese Souvenir

In order to make a permanent black Chinese calligraphy, black palladium powder was used to fabricate a Chinese “good fortune” character on a white plate. As shown in the following picture, a thick-silver sculpture was covered with black palladium powder, resulted in a black-palladium calligraphy. 

Stone Painting (2)

Stone painting by using noble metals is a versatile art. As shown in the following picture, a written Chinese Buddha character on a stone was made of silver. The thick-silver word has a strong adhesion on the stone by a chemical-free process. 

Stone Painting

In addition to porcelain painting, stone painting was also conducted in our lab. As shown in the following pictures, three stones were coated with silver metal. The silver thickness is around 0.2 to 0.4 mm. The adhesion between silver and stone is very strong, therefore, could not separate by any knife. As a result, we can make a beautiful stone has silver surface by using a chemical-free process.

Bamboo Painting – Taiwanese Souvenir

Bamboos are of notable economic and cultural significance in Taiwan, hence a porcelain painting of bamboo-tree was created using silver and palladium. As shown in the following picture, it is a typical bamboo painting made of noble metals, a valuable Taiwanese souvenir.

Porcelain Painting – Taiwanese Souvenir

Silver along with palladium were painted on a porcelain to form a new porcelain painting. Different from regular porcelain painting, a noble-metal embossment was formed on the porcelain. As shown in the following picture, owing to the presence of palladium, this silver embossment has different colors. This is a new Taiwanese souvenir.

Taiwan Souvenir – Sweet Olive Leaves

Sweet olive native to Taiwan, therefore, it was cultivated as an ornamental plant in my garden. The leaves are long and broad, with an entire margin. Four leaves with stem were turned into their corresponding silver sculptures. To enhance the nobility, these silver leaves were palladiumized. As shown in the following pictures, these noble silver-leaves are nice Taiwan souvenirs.