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When: Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:00AM - 4:00PM PDT Where: |
 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. Ball created several large enameled copper wall pieces in the 1980's for several public spaces in and around downtown Sacramento. One of his most famous pieces is The Way Home, (see image above), which decorates a side of the City Parking Garage, where the tour will begin and end. The Northern California Enamel Guild is sponsoring a bus tour to see Ball's enamels in Sacramento, CA. The Sacramento Art in Public Places program is providing docents. Susan Willoughby, who is in charge of Ball's estate, will lead the bus tour. We will break for lunch at the new Crocker Art Museum where we will see more of Ball's work and discuss the work with Willoughby. The tour will include stops at 4 sites besides the Crocker where Ball's work has been installed.
Point of contact: Judy Stone judy@jstoneenamels.com 510-526-3668 Additional information available at the constant contact webpage and reg form |
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