Please send all membership news including recent exhibitions, awards, or anything that might be of interest to enamelists to Judy Stone (judy@jstoneenamels.com)
Please welcome the following new members:
Lydia Buxton
Gabrielle Castonguay
Liu Yen Chen
Diane Davies
Patrick Decker
Duane Fitzgerald
Amalia Guettinger
Rene Henry
Sha Sha Higby
Katalin Hollósy
Amy Johnson
Vera Kaminsky
Tracy McClendon
Shirley Rae Parini
Mengnan Qu
Dianne Reily
Kelly Robinson
Monica Schmid
Averill Shepps
Ching-chih Wu
Brooke Battles
Janet Underwood
Sandie Bradshaw and Ed Lay took part in the exhibition “Homage to Ancestors” which is co-sponsored by Macchiarini Creative Design and the SF Metal Arts Guild, May 4–June 16, 1544 Grant Avenue, San Francisco.
Judy Stone is part of a 3-person group show at the Community Art Gallery from June 3–July 19 in Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley; open 24 hours. Artists' Reception, Saturday, June 16, 3:00–6:00 pm.
Adrienne Leifer, Anna Tai, Judy Stone, Daria Salus, and Karin Pohl will be showing their work at the American Craft Council Show at Festival Pavilion, Ft. Mason, San Francisco, August 3–5.
Daria Salus will be at the Alameda Park Street ‘Art and Wine Show,’ July 28–29, Alameda, CA.
An article about June Schwarcz appears in the June/July issue of American Craft.
Judy Stone is a consultant on the restoration of The Way Home, Fred Ball’s seminal piece on the side of the Macy’s parking garage, in downtown Sacramento. She has been able to do hands-on enameling on some of the damaged tiles of the 1100+ piece installation. The restoration is scheduled to be finished by the end of June.
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The Way Home by Fred Uhl Ball |
Please send all membership news including recent exhibitions, awards, or anything that might be of interest to enamelists to Judy Stone (judy@jstoneenamels.com)
NCEG Events in 2012
Beyond Borders
September 15-November 9, 2012 at The Richmond Art Center
To preview the exhibition go to http://www.enamelguild.org/NCEG/Exhibition2012.php. 49 artists and 73 pieces were accepted by the jurors. The next NCEG newsletter will have a detailed article about this exhibition, the award winners as well as about the Columbus Day weekend conference and workshop sponsored by the NCEG to be held at the RAC.
Experimental Enameling on Electroforms
A Workshop with Shana Kroiz
August 6–9, Monday through Thursday, from 10:00am–5:00pm at the Richmond Art Center.
Cost: $325 for NCEG members, $350 for non-members – materials are included
Waitlist for Shana Kroiz Workshop
Thank you to everyone who signed up for this workshop. It filled within 2 days of making the registration information public. There is still time to put your name on a waitlist. To find out more about the workshop and the waitlist, please go to http://www.enamelguild.org/NCEG/activitiesExhibition-workshop2012closed.php.
Before the workshop, Kroiz will electroform 2 pieces for each student which they will enamel in the workshop. Instructions on how and what to send to Kroiz will be sent out to workshop registrants after June 1. During this workshop, participants will electroform hollow copper pieces to later be enameled. Shana Kroiz will demonstrate several experimental enameling techniques that can later be done on the forms created in this workshop. Electroforming is a great way to enamel on three-dimensional forms while keeping the weight light enough to wear the pieces as jewelry.
Native Baltimorean Shana Kroiz is acknowledged as one of the country's leading experimental enamelists and jewelry educators. Throughout her career, Shana has been involved in teaching and promoting the growth of jewelry as a recognizable art form.
Shana is currently the Special Events and Workshop Coordinator of the Maryland Institute College of Art Jewelry Center, which she founded in 1992, and where she works as an instructor and studio artist. Previously, Shana was the Director of the 92nd Street Y’s Jewelry Center in NYC.
Harlan Butt Exhibition
June 8, 2012 - September 2, 2012
National Ornamental Metal Museum
374 Metal Museum Drive
Memphis, TN 38106
901-774-6380 or 877-881-2326
Harlan W. Butt is a Regents Professor of Art at the University of North Texas where he has taught since 1976. He is President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, past President of the Enamelist Society and a Fellow of the American Crafts Council. His work has been exhibited in Australia, Canada, England, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and throughout the United States. His solo exhibition at the Metal Museum will feature works form his National Parks Series. Butt was the 2002 Master Metalsmith.
"Offerings--Gifts for the Muse: Work by Jan Arthur Harrell"
Through August 12, 2012
Mesa Arts Center, Project Room
1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ
480-644-6561
PMC Conference
June 21–23, 2012
The PMC Guild recently announced plans for the 2012 PMC Conference at Fort Mitchell, Ky. The conference website is up and running, and early registration has been strong.
In addition to the conference itself, the PMC Guild is offering pre-conference classes, to be held the Tuesday and Wednesday before the conference, on June 19–20, in the same location as the conference. A virtual exhibition will accompany the conference.
This is the final conference. The PMC Guild is ceasing operations in 2012, and the conference is their farewell celebration.
Torch Fired Enamel DVD
Chris Hierholzer has produced a torch-fired DVD to help raise money for enamel arts education. Proceeds from the sale will go towards funding arts education. The cost of the DVD is $22.00 plus shipping. The video shows wet packed enamels with a sgraffito technique using gold or silver foil that Chris has been perfecting for the last 7 years.
This process can also be sifted. A basic knowledge of enameling would be helpful.
The video has been shown to several prominent enamelists and was well received. The DVD is for sale through:
EnamelWork Supply Co.
1022 N.E. 68th Street
Seattle, WA 98115
1-800-596-3257
1-206-525-9271
www.enamelworksupply.com
Annual Craft Show Marketing Survey
The Art Festival Newsletter’s annual report titled “The Art of Change” just came out with some great analyses of the responses from over 8350 artists. The survey results and analyses are available online. This document is a must read for everyone selling at arts and crafts shows.
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Attention! |
The Crucible’s enameling department is growing. The department now has 7 part-time faculty members. Class sizes are limited to 8 students in a fully furnished enamel studio with access to The Crucible’s jewelry studio. Judy Stone is enamel department head. If you are planning on attending Crucible classes and live out of the Bay Area, please contact the Crucible for information on low cost hotel accommodations and public transit connections to The Crucible.
For more information visit The Crucible.
A Rare Chance to Learn Pierced Plique-a-jour!
Plique-A-Jour / Enameling Techniques - Spring 2012 - Section A
Saturday & Sunday 10:00–6:00pm June 30–July 1
Instructor: Olga Barmina
Cost: $325.00 (Tuition: $250.00, Studio Fee: $75.00), Members: $300.00
Introduction to Enameling I (Weekend Intensive)
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am–5:00pm
July 21–July 22
Instructor: Crucible Faculty
$275
Introduction to Enameling I (5 weeks)
Thursdays 7:00–10:00pm
July 26–August 23
Instructor: Crucible Faculty
$275
Small Scale Cloisonné Enameling Intensive
Saturday & Sunday 10-6pm
July 28-July 29
Instructor: Roberta Smith
$275
Special 4-day Workshop:
Photographic Transfer and Decals on Enamels
Monday–Thursday 10:00am–5:00pm
August 13–August 16
Instructors: Chris Spurrell, Roberta Smith
Discover the potential of fusing photographic images onto an enamel surface. Through the photographic process of gum bichromate, we will transfer photos, collected images or drawings to enamel. We will create photograms with stencils or found objects on enamel. If you’ve ever wished you could combine a photograph into a permanent medium such as enamel, or love exploring and making discoveries with experimental techniques, this is the class for you. In addition, we will learn how to create our own decals with inexpensive water-slide paper to be applied to enamel surfaces.
Cost: $370.00 (Tuition: $320.00, Studio Fee: $50.00), Members: $338.00
Introduction to Enameling I (Weekend Intensive)
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
August 18–August 19
Instructor: Judy Stone
$275
New Class!
Exploring Liquid Enamels
Saturday & Sunday 10-5pm
August 25–August 26
Instructor: Judy Stone
In the 3000-year-old history of enameling, liquid enamels are relatively new. Originally formulated to glaze steel in the mid-19th century, they have been referred to as industrial enamels or “porcelain” enamels because they are very similar to ceramic glazes. We will use these enamels in conjunction with more standard forms of enameling on copper. They can be painted, splashed, airbrushed, and combined with all sorts of other media to add spontaneity to enameling. Students will create several test tiles that will be used to create a small wall piece. Although some basic enameling skills would be helpful, this is an entry level class.
$250
New at the Crucible!
Studio Access Lab (5 Weeks) starting July 24th
For more information about Studio Access labs. NCEG members can sign up for these labs without being a Crucible member or having taken a previous enameling class at The Crucible.
Jewelry-Enameling
Saturdays 6/30-8/4, 12:00–3:00pm
Instructor: Risha Bond
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. All levels.
$99 PA resident/ $114 Non-resident
Enameling- Basics in a Day
August 25, 10:00am–4:00pm
Instructor: Risha Bond
Whether you are a jeweler looking for a way to incorporate colorful enamel into your work or you want to explore this ancient art form, this workshop is for you. Over the course of a day, you will learn the basic techniques of colored glass fused to metal. The limited enrollment will assure that you leave with several samples or finished pieces. Materials fee of $15.
$99 PA resident/ $114 Non-resident
Drawing and Painting with Enamel
June 23–24, 2012 (Saturday–Sunday, 9:30am–4:30pm)
Instructor: Nikki Couppee
This workshop will focus on drawing and painting with the use of vitreous enamels on copper and porcelain steel. Liquid, watercolor, and oil based enamels will all be used in this course as well as drawing with graphite, ceramic oxide pencils and pastels. Previous drawing and painting experience is a plus, but not required as the instructor will discuss color theory, composition, and different painting techniques.
Current Mendocino County MAC Members: $182
Current MAC Members: $193
Non-members: $215 plus a non-refundable $25 non-member registration fee
Cloisonné Enameling Made Easy
July 23–27, 2012 (Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm)
Instructor: Ricky Frank
Current Mendocino County MAC Members: $510
Current MAC Members: $540
Non-members: $600 plus a non-refundable $25 non-member registration fee
Cloisonné and Champlevé Enameling, 2 & 3 Dimensional
July 30–August 3, 2012 (Monday–Friday, 9:30 am–4:30 pm)
Instructor: Patsy Croft
Spend five or ten days in this beautiful location and learn to fuse high karat metals to create a canvas waiting to receive beautiful enamels. First you will be able to fuse cloisonné wires to a fine silver base so they will never fall over. You can stop here with the fusion techniques, or move on and take this knowledge to make three-dimensional forms in cloisonné. Once your jewel is built, absorb all the enameling information you can from Patsy such as theory, color gradation, enamels that sparkle, and setting stones in the enamel, as well as polishing. Each student will create their own designs throughout with individual attention to complete their project.
Current Mendocino County MAC Members: $510
Current MAC Members: $540
Non-members: $600 plus a non-refundable $25 non-member registration fee
Fabricating Gorgeous Jewels
August 6–10, 2012 (Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm)
Instructor: Patsy Croft
Patsy Croft is offering a second week to continue and complete your jewel of two-dimensional or three-dimensional cloisonné. In the past three years teaching this class, students always need more time. With the weekend to rest up, we will begin Monday morning fresh and complete your three-dimensional jewel or make a setting of your two-dimensional cloisonné piece. If you did not join me in the first week, come in and learn to design and make settings in gold or silver, or a combination of both and accent your creation with gemstones. Each student will receive one-on-one instruction on their design and how to carry it through to completion.
Current Mendocino County MAC Members: $510
Current MAC Members: $540
Non-members: $600 plus a non-refundable $25 non-member registration fee
Champleve Jewelry Using Laser Etched Acrylic Models
August 24–26, 2012 (Friday–Sunday, 9:30am–4:30pm)
Instructors: Dr. John Cornacchia and Marge Stewart
Students will learn to create enameled jewelry using an exciting new laser etch technique. Prior to arrival, students will submit two digital drawings for acrylic models to be cut by laser and cast in fine silver. The class will visit the instructor’s studio, run the laser and set-up a casting run. Next we will prep the cast pieces using basic metal forming and polishing techniques. After wet packing and firing our enamels we will polish the pieces using Foredom hand polishing tools.
Current Mendocino County MAC Members: $255
Current MAC Members: $275
Non-members: $300 plus a non-refundable $25 non-member registration fee
Enameling the Basics
Saturdays, 7/28-8/25, 10:00am–1:00pm
Instructor: Olivia Competente
Learn the basics of enameling as we survey the rudiments of this classic craft. Course fee includes cost of all materials for introductory projects. Thereafter, students are responsible for purchasing supplies. No metal arts experience necessary. Beginners welcome!
Class fee $98/$108
Plique-a-Jour Enameling
Saturdays, 7/28-8/25, 1:30–4:30pm
Instructor: Olivia Competente
Learn the advanced techniques of Plique Au Jour Enameling, or enameling without a back. Learn the ins-and-outs of making your own mini stained glass-like enamel piece. We will be using PMC and traditional saw-pierced methods. Previous enameling experience is required for this class.Class fee $70/$80
Monkey Girl Beads
1127 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA
Cloisonné Class
Saturday June 23, 2012, 9AM to 5 PM
Instructor: Sandra Ellen Bradshaw
Cost: $100 per person.
For further information or to enroll phone 831-469-8226 or email:
sandie@sandelle.com. Limit 10 students. Must be pre-enrolled to attend.
Enamel Exhibitions
Deadline August 31, 2012
Dutch Biennial Exhibition of Enamelled Art
November 24, 2012 to January 21, 2013 at Kempenhoff, Valkenhof, the Netherlands.
An entry form and complete information is available here. Contact Mary Mulder via email for additional information.
Metal/General Exhibitions
Deadline: July 21, 2012
American Craft Today
September 22-December 29, 2012
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts
323 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC, 28741
Eligibility: The Bascom’s American Craft Today exhibition is open to all craft artists. Works must be original, reflect excellence and a unique vision of the maker. The works must be skillfully executed, have been completed within the past two years, and not have been previously exhibited at The Bascom. Embellished commercially made objects and works assembled from commercially available kits may not be submitted. The Bascom is the final authority on eligibility.
Inquiries: Additional information may be obtained by contacting Bo Sweeny, 828-787-2879, rsweeny@thebascom.org or Sallie Taylor, 828-787-2899, staylor@thebascom.org.
Deadline: August 12, 2012
Refresh, Brooklyn Metal Works
Re-fresh is a juried exhibition exploring the relationship between traditional objects and contemporary interpretations of their function in today's world. How is historic metalwork refigured and by what means is this determined? This show seeks to highlight current trends and new approaches within the field. Metalsmiths and object makers working with traditional and nontraditional techniques are encouraged to apply.
For more info: bkmetalworks.comDeadline: September 3, 2012
Tubac Center for the Arts: Timeless Meditations - Mandalas & Patterns in Nature
This national juried exhibit invites artists in all media to submit art that is inspired by, represents or includes sacred geometry, mandalas, and patterns in nature. Recognition of patterns and shapes can profoundly affect how we see ourselves in relation to each other and the world in which we live, to embrace ideas that unite us, not divide us.
Flying Flux’ Road Trip
By Vivian Stillwell
Serendipitously, the Flying Flux planned a road trip to see Jan Harrell’s new work, “Offerings – Gifts For The Muse”, being shown at the Mesa Arts Center, Arizona on the same weekend as the annual SNAG conference was being held in Scottsdale. So, we had the added bonus of getting to see a bigger scope of metals, alternative materials, and yes – enamels.
When Roberta Smith, Pat Aiken, and I arrived on Thursday, May 24th, Jan Harrell and Mary Chuduk (who is featured in the Crucible exhibition at the Mesa Arts Center) both said that we needed to go to the Shemer Museum, in Phoenix, first. The Shemer Museum? None of us had heard of this museum.
On Friday, we drove up to this old Spanish stucco house, nestled in a residential neighborhood. There was a large parking lot, and we could see a few sculptures sprinkled across a large lawn. Seems Mrs. Shemer had purchased this home in 1986 expressly for the purpose of promoting the arts. Once we stepped inside, we were greeted by three low pedestals holding large enameled platters - the work of Gretchen Goss. Seems we were about to view “Heat Exchange: A Cross-Continental Survey of Enamel”, an international exhibition that brought 23 artists from Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, and North America together. The curators were Elizabeth Turrell (UK), Melissa Cameron (Australia) and Beate Gegenwart (Germany). The show ran from May 3 – 30, 2012.
Once we saw that the exhibit was “all” enamels, we immediately called Jane Beiser, who was driving up from Tucson with her sister, Judith, and said you need to come here first (as the museum was closed Sat., Sun., and Mon.). Then, we walked around through room after room thinking we had hit the enameling jackpot. What a gift. What a complete surprise to walk into an exhibition that was “just” about enameling!
Shown below is just a small excerpt of the enamel work that we saw at the Shemer Museum:
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Works by Gretchen Goss |
"Large Red Bowl” by Agnes von Rimsha |
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"Notebooks-The Companions” by Beate Gegenwart |
Works by Susie Ganch |
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"Sidewalk Spectacle” by Kathleen Browne |
Works by Barbara Ryman |
MORT ABELSON MASTERS SYMPOSIUM SCHOLARSHIP 2013
Deadline: September 1, 2012 at 11:59pm (MST)
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts honors the man who opened up the jewelry industry to designer;, 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 2013. 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.
Entry Fee: $25
Eligibility: The contest is open to anyone in the United States and Canada. Jurors look for an individual whose work displays original, innovative, high quality jewelry design.
How to Apply: Online application at callforentry.org (CAFE). Registration on CAFE is required. Go to: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1039
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
http://www.revereacademy.com/guide/scholarship/mort-abelson-scholarship/
Thompson Leaded Enamels for Sale
The Crucible recently received a large donation of Thompson leaded enamels in 1 pound jars. There are a few jars of very rare Mikado Orange transparent and lots of jars of undercoat white (621-A) and 124-A (hard fusing black). All money from the sale of these enamels will go to pay for upgrades in supplies, equipment and furnishings for The Crucible’s enamel department. For more information contact Judy Stone (judy@jstoneenamels.com)
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