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Featured stories, resources for the enameling community, and the latest from CEA
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As you know, enamel artists are an inventive, passionate, determined bunch. We have to be, to pursue this medium that is technically demanding, that sometimes feels overlooked and obscure, but which has tremendous power. And we thrive on community–the community of classrooms, shared studios, craft fairs, and online.
As the online enameling community grows, and people seek out fresh imagery, old secrets, and new opportunities, we are excited to be part of that growth by expanding the scope and reach of our blog.
Kate Cole: Getting Started
This is the second in a series of guest posts by the enamel artist Kat Cole. The post was previously published on her blog.
I have made large enameled work previously, but I have always felt handicapped by the size of the kiln available. Scale and proportion decisions had to be made based on the interior dimensions of the kiln.
Kate Cole: Project Crossroads
This is the first in a series of blog posts by the enamel artist Kat Cole. Cole, who has been making distinctive enameled steel jewelry, met Center for Enamel Art founder Judy Stone last year when Cole taught a Radical Enameling workshop for the Center. Stone encouraged Cole to explore the expanded use of industrial materials in her work, and connected her to KVO Industries, a partner of the Center for Enamel Art, where Cole created a large sculptural piece. Cole’s posts, which she is also sharing on her own blog, give insight into her practice and process as she brings a new scale to her work.
Art and the Enamel Industry w/ Kat Cole
We are thrilled to introduce a series of guest posts by the enamel artist Kat Cole.
Today the term “Enameling” is generally used to mean small, intensively crafted, jewel-like work, set into wearable or functional objects. But in the not-so-distant past, enamelists commonly worked much larger, on art pieces the size of a painter’s oversized canvas.
Helen Elliott: Enamel on Steel
Here, we have shared portions of an interview that Helen Elliott conducted with the Enamel Guild Northeast this spring, in which she talks about her process and her inspirations.