Silver-alloy Leaf – Taiwanese Souvenir

Low-tarnish silver alloy was developed to produce our silver leaves. The new silver alloy has a noble appearance and suitable to produce some silver leaves. As shown in the following pictures, in addition to the advantage of low-tarnish, the obtained silver sculpture has a better gloss to exhibit the noble ginkgo leaf.

Silver Leaf on Black Plate

Silver leaves can be tightly integrated on ceramic materials. As shown in the following pictures, a silver-ginkgo-leaf was tightly integrated on a black plate. As a result, the silver sculpture are just a part of the plate, hence the beautiful plate can be used as usual.

Pictures on silver leaves – Taiwan souvenir

Two leaves of s. sebiferum were turned into their corresponding silver sculptures by using silver. Moreover, a red “heart” picture was on each silver leaf. It is not written on the leaf. The picture is a part of each silver leaf. As shown in the following pictures, owing to the bright of the polished leaves, the heart picture was not clear. After some tarnish of these leaves, the red-heart pictures will be appeared.

New Silver Leaf – Taiwanese Souvenir

Pure silver has tarnish, hence my silver leaf needs nitrogen protection. To reduce the tarnish, a new silver alloy was developed in my lab. The silver alloy contains 92.5 % silver and has low-tarnish characteristic. As shown in the following picture, a leaf of Taiwan-Wild-Grape was turned into its corresponding new-silver leaf. No tarnish was happened during the last two months in air.

Silver-metal painting (9) – Taiwanese souvenir

According to lunar year, this year is the year of chicken, hence I like to paint colored cocks. As shown in the following picture, a colored cock was painted on a ceramic tile.

Silver-metal painting (8) – Taiwanese souvenir

The attitude of a ballet dancer is very beautiful. Therefore, another female ballet dancer was painted as a silver painting on a stainless steel sheet. As shown in the following picture, the dancer has an attractive attitude.

Silver-metal painting (7) – Taiwanese souvenir

Color change was used to display the great Buddha in my silver painting. As shown in the following picture, “a children thanks to Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin)” was incorporated into a Chinese “Buddha” character. The silver painting is made of non-toxic metals by using of a chemical-free process. This painting is designed to resist heat and water.