PLAYING WITH FIRE

LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO ! .....GET YOUR ENTRY IN ASAP !

A collaboration between The British Society of Enamellers, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen and the University of the West of England

The British Society of Enamellers and the Devon Guild of Craftsmen are proud to announce a major juried exhibition of contemporary UK enamelling to take place at the Devon Guild in September 2008. This is planned to be the biggest presentation of enamel art to have taken place in the UK. The exhibition will travel to other important venues nationally and possibly internationally.

The aim of this exhibition is to raise the appreciation of enamelling and show the work of the best contemporary enamellers in the UK. A wide range of enamelling will be represented, showing the variety of techniques, both historical and experimental, and the role played by the intentions of the artists. All work submitted will be judged on its merits, from those pieces that are classically enamelled through to those whose strength lies in concept, originality, and investigations into new ways of enamelling.

All enamellers working in the UK are invited to make a submission.
Major prizes will be offered to encourage freshness and innovation. These will include:

· The opportunity to use the large kiln at UWE for a young maker.
· An award from the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
· A kiln for a new maker from The British Society of Enamellers.

The application should include:

· 6 – 10 digital images of current work, with notes detailing ideas, themes and relevant technical information
· An up to date digital CV
· A digital artist’s statement
· Where possible, images or designs for new pieces yet to be made for the exhibition should be accompanied by notes outlining aims and objectives for the work.

All submissions, both written and visual should be digital: either on disc or emailed.
Please ensure that the images provided are high quality jpegs with a minimum of 300dpi.

The DGC will be in touch with the successful candidates shortly after the selection in mid
October to discuss the maker’s ideas and to give an idea of the volume of work needed.

Deadline: 1 October 2007
post
Playing With Fire
Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon TQ13 9AF
or email to flora.pearson@crafts.org.uk

September news extra

Jane Moore is showing her Enamels during WEEK ONE at ORIGIN

Origin takes place annually in Ben Kelly’s specially designed pavilion in the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House.

The dates for Origin are as follows:

Week One: Tuesday 2 – Sunday 7 October 2007
Week Two: Tuesday 9 – Sunday 14 October 2007

Please note: Origin is closed to the public on Monday 8 October for exhibitor changeover.

Advance tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster on 0870 160 2853 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Check out the Origin info here http://www.craftsonline.org.uk/

Jane's fabulous work can be seen here:
http://www.janemoorejewellery.co.uk/jewellerspages.php?inits=JM
and here ! http://www.enamellers.org/moore.html



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From : Abbey Freeland / Berg Publishers.

I am writing to you in regards to our forthcoming publication, The Journal of Modern Craft. This journal will be launched in March 2008 and is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass production—whether in the making of designed objects, artworks, buildings, or other artefacts.

For further information concerning The Journal of Modern Craft, please take a look at our website at the following link:

http://www.bergpublishers.com/uk/moderncraft/moderncraft_about.htm.


Best Regards, Abby Freeland
Intern / Berg Publishers

Berg Publishers is the imprint of Oxford International Publishers Limited
Registered in England 3143617 Registered Office- 1st Floor, Angel Court, 81 St Clements Street, Oxford. OX4 1AW

September e-news

Hope all is well with everyone.

In this post are the following points of interest - if you have something to add please email me !

• Playing with Fire Reminder
• Enamellers at the Goldsmiths Fair
• Fred Rich article in J-dex
• Ulla Huttunen & 17 selected British Enamellers - Enamel Exhibition FINLAND

PLAYING WITH FIRE in DEVON

Please note that the deadline is the 1st of OCTOBER ! which means you still have time to put together your proposals !

Click here on the link for information - or check out the main BSOE web site: http://bsoenews.blogspot.com/2007/07/playing-with-fire-oppourtunity.html

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FRED RICH article in J-Dex magazine's online news

Details of Fred Rich's latest jaw dropping creations are in the J-Dex online news.

Click on this link. http://www.j-dex.com/#tradetalk2

Once in the j-Dex magazine site keep scrolling down for the article.

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ENAMELLER'S @ THE GOLDSMITHS FAIR

The annual Goldsmiths Fair, celebrates it's 25th Silver Anniversary this year. The fair is on for two weeks and will exhibit the work of many leading designers, including several inspirational enamelists !

Exhibiting in WEEK ONE : 24th - 30th SEPTEMBER

Vladimir Bohm http://www.vladimirbohm.com/ BSOE www.enamellers.org/bohm.html

Rachel Gogerly http://www.rachelgogerly.co.uk/ BSOE www.enamellers.org/gogerly.html

Joan MacKarell http://www.studiofusiongallery.co.uk/ BSOE www.enamellers.org/mackarell.html

Rachel Emmerson http://www.rachelemmerson.com/

Fred Rich http://www.fredrichenameldesign.com/

Exhibiting in WEEK TWO 2nd - 7th OCTOBER

Regina Aradesian http://www.reginaaradesi.blogspot.com/
http://www.aradesijewellery.com/aboutMe.php

Sheila MacDonald BSOE http://www.enamellers.org/mcdonald.html

Fiona Rae BSOE http://www.fionarae.co.uk/

Tamar De Vries Winter http://www.studiofusiongallery.co.uk/ BSOE http://www.enamellers.org/winter.html

Open times are 11am - 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am - 6pm Saturday and Sunday's. Admission is by catalogue, one week £6 / two weeks £10.

Check out more details on the Goldsmiths Hall's web sites - http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/ and http://www.whoswhoingoldandsilver.com/

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ULLA HUTTUNEN'S ENAMEL EXHIBITION

Ulla Huttunen, associate member of the BSOE has been working hard over the past year to put together a fabulous exhibition of enamels. On display are her own works, alongside the collections of 17 British enamellers. The exhibition is not only a display of contemporary enamel, but it also represents Ulla's friendships, formed over the 10 years she has been a member of the BSOE and a regular attendee at enamel workshops in the UK.

Invited Bitish enamelists : Annie Appleyard - Ruth Ball - Hali Baykov - Vladimir Bohm - Hilary Bolton - Maureen Carswell - Dorothy Cockrell - Penny Davis - Pat Johnson - Sarah Letts - Evangeline Long - Deirdre McCrory - Louise Richards - Elizabeth Turrell - Jessica Turrell - Chris Walker - Sarah Wilson.

The exhibition is now open in this beautiful, new gallery space at Kenkavero in Mikkeli, and will be on display until the 28th October 2007 .

The exhibition will then travel to Kuopio Design Academy, Kuopio, Finland – 5th November – 15th December 2007.
The final highlight is the show at the prestigious national Craft Museum of Finland in Jyvaskyla, Finland – 22nd December 2007 – 1st March 2008

Ulla giving a talk to the local press !

Ulla's boxes, made in collaboration with her partner Arto Slamien.

For more info about Ulla & Arto's Company

http://www.suomentaitoverkko.fi/dept.asp?lan=3&id=11&set=3

More information about this exhibition will be published in the BSOE enamel newsletter.

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