Firing a demo in my Wednesday night class. I demonstrated the sgraffito technique where one layer of enamel is fired, then another layer of enamel is applied. It is then dried, designs scratched through, then fired. It was a fun, introductory class. Next week we’ll do stenciling!
I’ve been working on bowls. A shallow dish with a stormy sky scene. The lightening bolts are silver foil fused between layers of glass. The deeper, larger bowls are floral in shape. I concentrated on the transparent vivid colors, and especially love how the dark solid blue contrasts with the brilliant golden color inside. More [...]
I think this is my favorite place to be, the Cultural Arts Center. I guess I just can’t stop blogging about it. Tomorrow, I’ll be a student working on my own projects in the afternoon and a teacher helping people with theirs at night. As an artist, I find myself inspired by [...]
In preparation for enameling class, I ran across this book in the Cultural Arts Center library. The splendor of the jewelry and metalwork of ancient Greece and Rome captured my imagination. I made 2 fibula style brooches last year. One was a commission and the other sold in Chicago. I need to get [...]
Beginning March 2, I’ll be teaching copper enameling at the Cultural Arts Center in downtown Columbus. The class will be on Wednesday nights from 7 to 10. I am super excited to be a part of the talented faculty at the arts center. These people offer very high quality art classes, for both beginning [...]
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