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Cloisonné Graffiti Remix

By Ellen Mahoney, posted on Aug 26, 2025

For the enameling assignment in my high-school metal class, students combined the ancient technique of cloisonne enamel with the design styles of current graffiti. Our school is located in Los Angeles, which, along with New York City and Philadelphia, is one of the key places where graffiti first developed in the 1970s. From Venice Beach to retaining walls along the freeways, my students are continually seeing examples of graffiti.

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