Judy Stone and Mona and Alex Szabados will be showing their work at the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco August 12th-14th. Stone is a featured artist in the Member’s exhibition at the Richmond Art Center, opening June 28th.
The following NCEG members have work accepted into the Enamelist Society’s Alchemy exhibition: Barbara Bowling, Jan Harrell, June Jasen, Margarita Popova, Roberta Smith, Judy Stone, and Anna Tai.
The NCEG board met on June 19th and voted to select and send a representative(s) of the guild to the Enamelist Society Conferences. The guild will give a stipend of $500 minimum or cover transportation costs to the conference.
The NCEG will be sponsoring live demonstrations at the American Craft Council Show, Saturday, August 13th from 4:00 to 5:30 PM. Please contact Judy Stone if you would like discount passes to the show ($5 ea.) or would like to be one of the people doing a 15-20 minute demonstration.
Glenice Lesley Matthews Dies
Matthews, author of Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists, which was a landmark instructional book, passed away April 28, 2011 in Perth, Western Australia. She was born December 26, 1943 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She came to the U.S. in 1974 to attend the University of Kansas where she received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Fine Arts and became a Research Fellow of KU. After graduation she came to Wichita and worked as Adjunct Professor of Art at Wichita State and Friends University. In 1983, she became the Director of the Wichita Center for the Arts, formerly Wichita Art Association. When she retired in 1989, she returned to Australia where she edited the Australian Enamel Newsletter for many years and continued making her wonderful cloisonné pieces.
"Memory Rocks", 3 Brooches by Glenice Lesley Matthews
Fine Silver Cloisonné Enamel. Judges Commendation, Contemporary Australian Silver Awards, 2005.
Alchemy: The 2011 Enamelist Society Conference, Workshops, and Exhibitions
The 2011 Enamelist Society Conference will be held September 17-18, 2011 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. Pre-conference workshops will be held September 14-16 and post-conference workshops will be September 19-21. Workshop information is available at http://www.enamelistsociety.org/Activities/Conf2011/Workshops2011.html. Many workshops are already full.
The 13th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition and the 9th International Juried Student Enamel Exhibition will accompany the conference and travel to two other venues in Tennessee. Exhibition dates are:
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September 9 - October 29, 2011 at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
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November 14, 2011 to January 13, 2012 at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
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February 6 to March 23, 2012 at the Metals Museum, Memphis, TN
Conference events officially begin in the afternoon on Friday, September 16, 2011 with a number of activities. Friday evening will be the opening reception for the 13th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition and 9th Juried Student Exhibition in the Sandra Blaine Gallery at Arrowmont. Both Saturday and Sunday will be full of presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, shared interest group meetings and social functions.
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Classes & Workshops
The Crucible
The Crucible in Oakland, CA, offers ongoing as well as special enameling classes and workshops.
http://thecrucible.orgor call 510-444-0919.
Attention! As a NCEG member, The Crucible is offering you a member discount on any class, (this equals 10% off of tuition) that you sign up for. If you are already or become a Crucible member, you receive an additional 5% off of tuition for a 15% saving. Note: cost in catalog is tuition plus materials. To take advantage of this offer, you must call 510-444-0919 to register and mention that you are a member of the Northern California Enamel Guild. |
Introduction to Enameling I
Instructors: Katy Joksch
Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM, August 6 & 7 (weekend intensive)
Wednesdays, 7-10 pm, July 27 to August 24 (5 weeks)
Entry-Level. This class provides an overview of this ancient art of fusing glass to metal. You'll learn about metal preparation and fabrication for enameling, kiln properties and methods for firing, properties of enamel and dry and wet application techniques. No previous jewelry making, enameling or metalworking experience is necessary. Sign up for this class at the same time as more advanced course in Enameling and receive a $40 discount on the more advanced class.
Cost: $275.00 (Tuition: $235.00, Studio Fee: $40.00), Members: $251.50
Setting Enamels - 3ENL1211-A (NEW!)
Instructor: Olga Barmina
Saturday & Sunday, 10-6pm, Jul 30-Jul 31
Enamel gems are fragile and heat and cold sensitive. The best way to protect your enamels and ensure their long life is to set them. In this class you will learn how to design and create enamels with their setting in mind. We will use bezels, prongs and rivets to mount small enamel gems. Class instruction will also cover fabrication and cold connections for setting enamels. Previous experience required. Prerequisite: Introduction to Enameling I or permission of instructor.
$340.00 (Tuition: $250.00, Studio Fee: $90.00), Members: $315.00
Small Scale Cloisonné Enameling Intensive - 3ENL2211-A
Instructor: Roberta Smith
Saturday & Sunday, 10-6pm, Aug 20-Aug 21
Combine science with art in the intricate process of Cloisonné enameling. Create your own small cloisonné pieces for jewelry or small artwork while learning to use the rich, subtle, and distinctive colors of transparent and opalescent enamels on fine silver. You will be shown painterly shading techniques and high-gloss polishing instruction will be covered. Previous experience required. Prerequisite: Introduction to Enameling or permission of instructor.
$290.00 (Tuition: $240.00, Studio Fee: $50.00), Members: $266.00
Mendocino Art Center
For more info: www.mendocinoartcenter.org.
Cloisonne and Beyond
Instructor: Patsy Croft
Monday – Friday, July 25 – 29, 2011, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
See the extension to this workshop, Setting Your Cloisonne Jewel
Join me in this classical and outstanding form of enameling, Cloisonné. By shaping and applying intricate ribbons of 24 karat gold wires to a metal base of fine silver you can create designs of your choice. Only then by filling these cells with beautiful colors of fine enamels will the "jewel" come alive. Open to all students.
I start my enameling workshops with a quick trip in watercolors, to help you understand and develop color gradation; this really sets apart your work from others. I will teach you how to create a sparkling background to allow the colors to shine through. We will cover kiln fusing of the cloisonné wires to the base of fine silver allowing you to create enamel jewels in 2D. This also creates security that your wirework will never fall over no matter how complicated. You can add depth and interest with under glazes as well as over glazes, set stones in the enamel as well as carve in the enamel to add dimension and interest. When cloisonné is polished to a professional level the viewer can see right through the jewel showing off all your work.
Tuition & Fees
2011 Mendocino County MAC Members: $510
2011 MAC Members: $540
Non-members: $600 plus a $15 non-member registration fee, Materials fee: $40
Setting Your Cloisonne Jewel
Instructor: Patsy Croft
Saturday – Sunday, July 30 – 31, 2011,9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Stay the weekend and learn to set your cloisonné jewel with no risk of cracking.
See the companion workshop, Cloisonne and Beyond
Tuition & Fees
2011 Mendocino County MAC Members: $212
2011 MAC Members: $225
Non-members: $250 plus a $15 non-member registration fee
Art Clay Silver and Enameling
Instructors: Arlene Mornick and Judy Stone
Saturday – Sunday, August 20 – 21, 2011, 9:30 am – 4:30
This class combines two exciting techniques for you to design and create two or three pieces of colorful fine silver jewelry. First, you will use Art Clay Silver, which enables you to create jewelry or other decorative fine silver pieces without metalsmithing techniques. You can roll, press or mold Art Clay to create the perfect base for an enameling process. Next, you'll add beautiful color to this piece by enameling, fusing glass to metal with high heat.
Tuition & Fees
2011 Mendocino County MAC Members: $182
2011 MAC Members: $193
Non-members: $215 plus a $15 non-member registration fee
Early Bird Discount: Register by June 20 and save $10 off the above prices.
Materials fee: $110 (covers all materials)
Fred Ball's Experimental Enameling Techniques
Instructor: Judy Stone
Monday – Thursday, August 22 – 25, 2011,9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Fred Uhl Ball (1945-1985) was an enamelist who lived and taught in Sacramento and whose work is currently undergoing a revival. Once viewed as highly unorthodox, Ball's techniques and approach to enameling nonetheless created a firm basis for current contemporary enameling. The techniques he wrote about in his out-of-print Experimental Techniques in Enameling (1972) included working with fire scale, creating collages, using liquid enamel and other materials associated with the porcelain enamel industry, over- and under-firing and much more. Explore a wide range of Ball's techniques with Judy Stone, whose own work was greatly influenced by Fred Ball's book.
Tuition & Fees
2011 Mendocino County MAC Members: $335
2011 MAC Members: $355
Non-members: $395 plus a $15 non-member registration fee
Early Bird Discount: Register by June 22 and save $10 off the above prices.
Materials fee: $40
For more info: www.therac.org
Introduction to Enamel
Instructor: Gabrielle Castonguay
Sat & Sun, Jul 9 – Jul 10, 10 am – 4 pm
If you love color, light and form, you will love enameling! In this two-day workshop you will learn the basics of firing glass onto copper: metal preparation, counter-enamel, stenciling, layering and more. Create two or three gorgeous pieces, such as a pendant, a pair of earrings, a decorative bowl or a plate. Materials fee to instructor on a per-project basis.
Class SU10JW RAC Member $130 • Nonmember $155
Painting and Raku
Instructor: Gabrielle Castonguay
4 days, Fri – Mon, Jul 15 – Jul 18, 10 am – 4 pm
Explore a painterly aspect of enameling. Build up layers of color, line and shading to create rich two-dimensional images. Use watercolor, overglazed and sifted enamel and play with opaque color saturation and transparency. Work from your own images and drawings developed before or during the class. The last day will be spent outside with a raku fire! Discover the strange and evocative patterns of shading, textures and colors characteristic of raku enameling on metal. Knowledge of basic enameling necessary. Materials fee to instructor as projects proceed.
Class SU11JW RAC Member $195 • Nonmember $225
Palo Alto Art Center
Enameling and Cloisonné course # 67358
Instructor: Risha Bond
Saturday 12-3pm, July 9-August 6 (5 weeks)
Brilliant color on the surface of metal is a rich art form dating back to ancient times. Students will produce jewelry using a contemporary approach to traditional techniques including cloisonné, basse-taille, roller printing and Limoges. We will work in silver and copper and use lead-free enamels. $10.00 materials fee payable to instructor. Lots of individual attention and all levels are welcome. Additional studio time from 3-6p m is available for a studio fee of $15/month.
Cost: $99 Palo Alto Residents/$114 non-residents
How to Register: Online: http://enjoyonline.cityofpaloalto.org
Sharon Art Studio
For more information or to register go to www.sharonartstudio.org
Limoges: The Art of Fine Detailing with Enamel
Instructor: Roberta Smith
Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, 10am - 4 pm
Working with metal oxides and overglazes mixed with various oils creates what are known as "painting" enamels. Painting enamels give the enamelist a means to achieve fine detail and the immediacy of the hand-drawn line, as well as to simulate delicate watercolor washes. This enameling technique is sometimes known as Limoges. In this workshop you will learn how to prepare a small piece of copper prior to applying and firing painting enamels, how to prepare painting enamels, and the different methods of working with the materials.
Class fee $88/$98, $30 Materials fee payable to Roberta Smith
Where to Show
Enamel Exhibitions
IV International Enamel Art Biennial VILNIUS 2011
Deadline: August 10, 2011
October 6 – November 4, 2011
Vilnius, Gallery “Meno niša“ ( J. Basanavi?iaus str. 1/13)
Biennial of Enamel Art VILNIUS 2011 is dedicated to the development of enamel art and promotion of creativity and new ideas. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to register and participate at the biennial. Creators of the most inspiring and exciting art works will be awarded.
For more information please go to the Information page and application.
More information: http://www.menonisa.lt/en/site/special
3rd BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL ART ENAMEL EXHIBITION
PLESSIS-PATE , France
Deadline: October 3, 2011
November 9-13, 2011
The city of Le Plessis-Pâté organizes a biannual international exhibition of art enamels on metal, open to professional and amateur artists. Honorary featured artist will be Barbara Lipp. The Opening ceremony, by invitation only, will take place at the Espace Michel Berger on Wednesday November 9th at 7 pm.
The artists may submit:
- Individual artists (not member of a participating association): 4 works maximum
- Associations : 3 works maximum per member artist
Exterior dimension may not exceed 80 cm x 80 cm (including frame).
The exhibition fee is:
- 20 € per independent artist,
- 5 € per artist submitting as a part of the association
Inscription Bulletin to be sent to: biennale.emaux.2011@orange.fr
For more information please go to the English language prospectus.
Update: If you would like to participate in this exhibition, please note: In order to have a chance to see pictures of your works into the catalogue, please conform to following instructions (some are already included in the prospectus)
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file format: .jpg or .jpeg
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resolution: 300 dpi
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file dimensions in cm: 10 cm x 15 cm
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no background (only the work on the picture, with or without frame)
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without any reflection
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picture taken from the front, and right
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file name: artist-name-work-name.jpg (without accent or space : words separated by hyphens) ex : leloup-helene-music.jpg)
ATTENTION: all the pictures may be not selected! In any case, please send them by e-mail, to the address indicated in the prospectus.
Metal/Jewelry/General Exhibitions
Whelan Galleries & Cottage Gallery - Night of a Hundred Angels
Entry Deadline: 6/24/11
Event Dates: 7/23/11 - 8/23/11
Fee: $25.00 (Whelan Galleries - Night of a Hundred Angels)
This is an open call for all professional and student artists, directors, publishers and artist representatives to submit entries to this juried international competition. All art works in all mediums dealing with the theme of Angels are eligible for this show. We are interested in a diversity of viewpoints and approaches ranging from traditional to contemporary and beyond. All ideologies are welcome. Accepted artists will have their originals displayed in one of two galleries in the world famous art community of Laguna Beach, California. Additionally, their works will be published in the "Night of A Hundred Angels" volume I book edition of the event.
California! Juried@BAC: 28th Annual Juried Exhibition
Deadline: 07-01-2011
August 20- October 2, 2011
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Open to California artists working in ALL media. Juried by Chandra Cerrito, Director, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland and Svea Lin Sol, Principal/Director, Swarm Gallery, Oakland
Submit entries through www.bayvan.org/bac
$25/2 entries, $10 for each additional image up to 5. Submission of 5 images receives an artist-level membership at Berkeley Art Center.
Contact: Ann Weber
email: annw@berkeleyartcenter.org
Phone: (510) 644-6893
Website: www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Crafts National
Deadline: January 6, 2012
May 5-August 19, 2012
Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka, Kansas
A juried exhibition of work by artists through their exploration in clay, fiber/textiles, glass, metal, wood, jewelry, basketry, handmade paper and mixed media. All work must be original, completely finished and ready to install.
Important Dates:
January 6, 2012 at midnight Application and Jury Fee submission Deadline.
February 15, 2012 Notification (by e-mail)
April 10, 2012 Deadline for shipping and hand delivery
Eligible media:
Ceramics, glass, metal, fiber/textiles, basketry, jewelry, beadwork, wood, handmade paper, mixed media
Fee is $35 for up to three entries, fee is non-refundable
Juror: Gail M. Brown
Contact:
The Mulvane Art Museum charges a 30% Commission on sales. Application available at www.callforentry.org
Fred Ball Bus Tour - Sacramento, California, May 22, 2011
By Catherine Witherell
I'm a new student of enameling, having dabbled with it a bit, but I'd never taken a big step like I did this spring when I took Judy Stone's "Fred Ball Experimental Enameling Techniques" class for 5 weeks at THE CRUCIBLE in Oakland, California. Enamel artist Judy Stone is head of the enameling department there and is also currently on the board of the Northern California Enamel Guild. I learned so much in her class and at the end of it, after a week of attempting to digest all the material, I decided to take part in the NCEG sponsored day long Fred Ball bus tour which Judy organized. The tour started and ended in Sacramento where Ball lived and worked.
On Sunday May 22 at 10 AM, 34 eager participants met in the middle of downtown Sacramento. The weather was perfect. The anticipation was high although several people had to get up at the crack of dawn to make a very long drive to Sacramento. The bus picked everyone up at the entrance to the downtown parking garage where Ball’s very famous The Way Home is located. Those of us who arrived a little early got to hear Susan Willoughby, our tour leader and administrator of the Ball estate, talk about the parking garage piece. As soon as everyone arrived the bus went to the first stop which was the Raley’s headquarters building in West Sacramento. There we were met by someone who let us into the building and guided us upstairs to see our first indoor Ball piece, Valley Fields. The piece was an astounding revelation of what was to come.
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Valley Fields, Raley’s Headquarters
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For the most part, the pieces we were to see at the 5 sites we visited on the tour bore little resemblance to the works in Fred Ball’s epic and out-of-print book, Experimental Techniques in Enameling (1972). Starting with the Raley’s piece, the majority of pieces we saw were composed of small cut out copper shapes that were enameled individually and then assembled into large wall pieces. When assembled, the shapes were mounted on plywood and fit perfectly together with only narrow seams separating them. To the eye, they could have passed for large cloisonné installations. The palette and the imagery we saw in Valley Fields was actually carried over into several other large Fred Ball installations we were to see, but this work proved to be the only enameled piece (we saw some pieces that Ball did in other media) that didn’t have a rectangular frame surrounding it. Most of the large installations we were to see were completed in the early to the mid 1980’s. Some were part of the CETA grant program and some were corporate commissions. Many looked like abstract landscapes or topographies. The number of pieces produced in such a short time period was astounding.
Next, we went to the Sacramento Community Theater where we saw Chase the Clouds Away, a massive wall installation composed of many different-sized enameled rectangles. This piece was most similar to projects in the Ball book and was much less representational than other pieces we saw. It was also an earlier piece done with a grant from the CETA program. The rectangles were of thin copper probably coated with liquid flux in places but mostly showing oxidation after firing. The pieces have a soft matte finish.
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Chase the Clouds Away, Sacramento Community Theater
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We then stopped for lunch at the newly renovated Crocker Art Museum. Before sitting down to our catered box lunch, we were treated to a special showing of Ball’s work taken out of storage at The Crocker by the registrar, John Caswell. The pieces, both wall work and the famous Ball envelopes and bowls, were laid out on a large table or propped up on wall ledges in a special room of the museum. These works were very typical of the pieces Ball made for friends and for direct sale, and they are earlier pieces using his famous experimental techniques described in his book.
Envelope, Crocker Art Museum collection
After lunch, our next stop in downtown Sacramento was the lobby of Sutter General Hospital where there is a massive wall piece done in 2 parts. The palette and the imagery resembled the Raley’s piece but contained more complexity and more transparency. We could see some cracking in parts of the piece, probably due to people walking by and inadvertently hitting it. This piece was finished after Ball’s untimely death in 1986 by his assistant, Bruce Beck.
Detail from piece at Sutter General Hospital
Our next stop was at UC Davis Medical Center where we split into 3 groups with the addition of 2 docents from the Sacramento Art in Public Places Program. We then proceeded to walk up and down the corridors, taking elevators to various floors, and eventually going to other buildings within the complex. Ball’s work was everywhere. We even saw several pieces done by Ball’s assistant, Bruce Beck. Susan Willoughby explained that because there is constant renovation and remodeling at the med center, Ball’s work gets moved around and can be hard to find. There is a striking “mandala-like" piece in the current meditation room which we understand may get moved soon. The scope and range of work we saw at the med center encompassed many different style of working for Ball. For example, on one floor we saw a piece which had obvious components that looked like tree trunks. On another floor, we saw an abstracted version of that piece which was very colorful, unlike the piece it was based on. In another building, we saw a large blue piece in the same style as Chase the Clouds Away.
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Piece at UC Davis Library
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By the time we got back to the parking garage we were tired and sated – and on our way home - but not before getting one more look at the monstrous The Way Home on the side of the parking garage.
For anyone wanting to see some of the Fred Ball pieces in Sacramento that are in public places, here is a list of where to find them:
The Way Home Sacramento City Parking Garage Exterior wall 3rd St between K and L Streets
Sutter General Hospital Lobby 281 L St.
Chase the Clouds Away Sacramento Community Theater 13th and L St. Lobby (only open for those attending events at the theater)
UC Davis Medical Center 2415 Stockton Blvd. There are several pieces in several buildings throughout the med center. These pieces have been moved around and will continue to move around so you may have to hunt to find them. Main Lobby, Meditation Chapel (North/South Core) Professional Building Lobby
Sacramento Art in Public Places program is happy to assist with tours of any of Ball’s pieces. Unfortunately, several of the pieces which were seen on the Fred Ball Tour are not readily available for public viewing. The NCEG owes a huge debt of gratitude to Susan Willoughby for making these pieces accessible for the tour.
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Revere Academy Announces New Scholarship Contest for Beaders
The Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts is offering a new scholarship aimed at the beading community. The respected jewelry school is now offering a complete scholarship for any of its 3-day classes to the winner of its new contest for beaders. The winner will chose from dozens of classes offered each year in a wide range of subjects such as fabrication, stone setting, jewelry design, and more.
The new scholarship contest is open to anyone who makes beaded jewelry and would like to learn more about traditional jewelry making. The winner can select the class of their choice and receive full tuition plus airfare from anywhere in the U.S. as well as lodging in San Francisco, and kit fees. Applications ask for examples of your beaded jewelry along with a statement of why you want to attend the Revere Academy.
"This is a great opportunity for anyone who is passionate about making jewelry and would like to take their skills to the next level", says the school’s director and founder, Alan Revere. "In just 3 days, the winner will learn an incredible amount from professionals who are eager to share their skills."
Leslie Strong, a beaded jewelry maker from Bellingham, WA summarized her experience at Revere by saying, “I started out working with beads but soon felt limited by what I could find in catalogs. As a designer, I wanted each element to be of high quality and fit my design. I needed to know at least the basics of fabrication. After a few Revere classes, I learned so much that the possibilities of what I can create are wider than ever before. And the jewelry I make is of greater value too.”
The application deadline is September 15, 2011 and the winner will be announced October 15, 2011.
For more details and to apply online, visit http://www.revereacademy.com/guide/scholarship/scholarship-for-beaders/
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts: Mort Abelson Scholarship 2012
Entry Deadline: 9/15/11
Fee: $25.00
Honoring the man who opened up the jewelry industry to designers, this contest offers an opportunity to study with a world-class jewelry artist. The winner receives an all-expenses-paid scholarship from anywhere in the US to San Francisco (air, lodging, tuition and fees) for a master class of their choice during the Academy's annual 3-week long International Masters Symposium in April 2012. During the Masters Symposium, prominent jewelry artists, designers, craftsmen and experts from all over the world converge on San Francisco to teach professional skills and techniques in the area of their greatest expertise.
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts: New Student Scholarship 2012
Entry Deadline: 9/15/11
Days remaining to deadline: 92
The New Student Scholarship was established to provide an opportunity for new students to attend the Academy. The winner receives an all-expenses-paid scholarship from anywhere in the US to San Francisco, including air, lodging, tuition and fees for any regular 3-day class.
Attention all Fred Ball experimenters!
I am helping supply Mission Hill Middle School here in Santa Cruz with lead-free enamels. They have approx. $300 to $350 worth of leaded enamels that I need to swap for lead-free or sell at $2 an ounce. If someone is willing to buy the whole lot, I will also throw in for free film canisters of varying colors in opaques and transparents that the kids may have contaminated, who knows. They may make interesting colors. I will also get the fines of those pesky transparents if you plan to work small. If your plan is to work large, leave them in and mask yourself.
Among what I have is soft flux and soft white. Remember those effects?
Great! There are no crackle or opalescents, but you can have fun with all the rest of the effects Fred Ball was able to achieve. I live in Santa Cruz in a very central location, so come over and help these teens out. You can contact me at my email, sandie@sandelle.com. I would like to get them certain lead-free colors so I can teach them to enamel. I am already doing this and they are eager to learn and are fun. We are talking about 65 teens here so I need to get a lot. Thanks!
Sandie Bradshaw