tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63891059138606100142024-03-13T21:40:09.289-07:00BSOE newsThe British Society of Enamellers - Glass on Metal Artists - BlogBSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-70962220330756420102011-11-20T14:32:00.000-08:002011-11-20T14:59:48.447-08:00EXHBITIONS @ RUTHIN GALLERY - North Wales<table class="dsR51" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"></tr><tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Posted by Ruth Ball<br /><br />I was fortunate to be able to visit the Ruthin Gallery this weekend and must recommend the set of exhibitions currently on show.<br />The full set of works in the enamel exhibition <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surface and Substance</span>, <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">has travelled from the joint venues in London, Electrum and CAA</span>, and looks spectacular in Gallery One.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />The equally impressive solo shows showcasing jeweller J<span style="font-weight: bold;">acqueline Mina</span> and textile designer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ptolemy Mann</span> in the other two inked galleries</span> are a delight.<br /><br />Well worth a visit </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">- shows close 15th of January 2012.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Click here for more details</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/08artists.html">http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/08artists.html</a><br /><br /></td> <td class="dsR23" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR10" align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/pmcolstud500.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="500" height="644" /><br /><br /> <img class="dsR41" src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/pmsc500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR18" align="left" valign="top"><span class="ds1 class3">Ptolemy Mann<br /> </span><span class="ds1 class3"><br /> 19 November 2011 –<br /> 15 January 2012<br /> </span> <p><span class="ds1 class1">Gallery 1<br /><br /> </span><span class="ds1 class1">The words ground-breaking and weaver don’t often appear in the same sentence but both are unavoidable when talking about Ptolemy Mann. She is a dynamic artist-craftsman-designer who never stands still, who continually pushes at the boundaries of weaving with her imaginative embrace of new technology and who always thinks big.<br /><br /> </span><span class="ds5 class1">Annabel Freyberg<br /> </span><span class="ds1 class1"><br /><br /> <img class="dsR40" src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/pmcirc190.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR25" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR23" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR10" align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/jmgrey5002.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="500" height="403" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/jm5001.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="500" height="373" /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR18" align="left" valign="top"><span class="ds1 class3">Jacqueline Mina<br /> Touching Gold<br /> </span><span class="ds1 class3"><br /> 19 November 2011 –<br /> 15 January 2012<br /> </span> <p><span class="ds1 class1">Gallery 2<br /><br /> </span><span class="ds1 class1">Jacqueline Mina is a consummately accomplished artist, continually experimenting with techniques which produce the most exquisite, textured and coloured titanium, platinum and gold jewellery. Her outstanding skill is but the means to create highly recognisable and characteristic jewellery, in an inventive and innovative language of her own.<br /><br /> </span><span class="ds5 class1">Marina Vaizey<br /> </span><span class="ds1 class1"><br /> <img class="dsR43" src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/jm190.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </span><span class="ds9 class1">Jacqueline Mina: A touring exhibition in conjuction with The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, and Contemporary Applied Arts, London.<br /> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR25" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR23" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR10" align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/ss5001.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="500" height="391" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <img class="dsR48" src="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/novcs2011/ss5003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR18" align="left" valign="top"><span class="ds1 class3">Surface & Substance<br /> International Contemporary Enamel Jewellery<br /> </span><span class="ds1 class3"><br /> 19 November 2011 –<br /> 15 January 2012<br /> </span> <p><span class="ds1 class1">Gallery 3<br /><br /> </span><span class="ds1 class1">Curated by Jessica Turrell, Surface & Substance showcases the work of thirty jewellers from Europe and North America whose innovative exploration of enamel challenges traditional preconceptions.<br /><br /><br /> </span><span class="ds13 class1">Ralph Bakker<br /> Carola Bauer<br /> Jamie Bennett<br /> Stacey Bentley<br /> Adrean Bloomard<br /> Patrizia Bonati<br /> Stephen Bottomley<br /> Kathleen Browne<br /> Jessica Calderwood<br /> Helen Carnac<br /> Bettina Dittlmann<br /> Lydia Feast<br /> Susie Ganch<br /> Carolina Gimeno<br /> Christine Graf<br /> Karin Johansson<br /> Ike Jünger<br /> Kaori Juzu<br /> Jutta Klingebiel<br /> Esther Knobel<br /> Ann Little<br /> Liana Pattihis<br /> Jacqueline Ryan<br /> Isabell Schaupp<br /> Vera Siemund<br /> Marjorie Simon<br /> Silke Trekel<br /> Elizabeth Turrell<br /> Jessica Turrell<br /> Annamaria Zanella</span><span class="ds12"><span class="ds5 class1"><br /> <br /> <br /> </span></span><span class="ds9 class1">A touring exhibition in conjuction with Electrum Gallery, London and Contemporary Applied Arts, London.<br /> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="dsR25" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR24" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> <td class="dsR23" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RUTHCL%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.png" alt="" />BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-56825685609156466912011-10-24T13:19:00.000-07:002011-10-24T13:23:13.884-07:00Post from Ellen Goldman - The Heat is On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu1oXQj64u7K1r0_rZpEVVFi6ulx5qI7vsaRR1R1U3Br_FKelItT2CkATmPAC_0BuvfNgEwBXMVE9FlbeDQA9DBa7egsNHDeFkRJ5iFvuDHEFxN0SbOk3u8uk8t2qco4aKD5Y7YWJiife/s1600/Gallery+view+2+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu1oXQj64u7K1r0_rZpEVVFi6ulx5qI7vsaRR1R1U3Br_FKelItT2CkATmPAC_0BuvfNgEwBXMVE9FlbeDQA9DBa7egsNHDeFkRJ5iFvuDHEFxN0SbOk3u8uk8t2qco4aKD5Y7YWJiife/s400/Gallery+view+2+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667156703195326002" border="0" /></a><p><br /></p><p>September was a busy, but very pleasant month for John and myself. The highlight of the month was our trip to England where we attended the preview of the BSOE exhibition in the Garden Gallery of the Oxfordshire Museum at Woodstock. </p><p>For me, this was the first time that I showed some of my work in an exhibition with other members of the BSOE and I felt proud to have been able to participate in this venture. </p><p> </p><p>We travelled from the Netherlands to Woodstock by ferry and car and we arrived in Woodstock after a very pleasant trip. We found the Oxfordshire Museum without any difficulties. We were early and the Garden Gallery was still closed but we were welcomed by an attendant of the Museum who invited us to visit the Museum while we were waiting for the Garden Gallery to be opened and told us that the coffeshop would open in a few minutes. </p><p>We found the atmosphere of the entry hall with the museum shop very pleasant and spent some time buying small presents for our grandchildren. </p><p> </p><p>When the doors to the Garden Gallery were opened and the Preview began I could not believe my eyes: the show was beautifully arranged with a number of show cases and the gallery walls were covered with a large number of panels. The large work by Pat Johnson, opposite the entrance, immediately struck me because of its size and its beautiful colours. This work, consisting of three panels entitled ‘Exuberance’ was - - at least for me - - one of the highlights of the exhibition. </p><p> </p><p>In the glass showcases jewellery and small objects were displayed. It may sound strange, but it somehow seemed as if each of the showcases was a small separate exhibition while it still remained part of the entire show. </p><p> </p><p>When John and I had returned home, I mentioned this to Pat in one of my emails and she answered that Annie Appleyard had been responsible for arranging the displays in the showcases and that she (Pat) agreed that Annie had created a unique atmosphere in each of them.<br /></p><p> </p><p>I myself was most impressed by the show case which held a group of small houses, huts and sheds, made by Evangeline Long. The severe display in this case stressed the forlornless of the landscape. </p><p> </p><p>I was not surprised to notice that during this preview a good number of pieces were sold. It proves that the BSOE is on the right track and I hope to see many more BSOEexhibitions in the future. </p><p> </p><p>Ellen Goldman </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-66767925633037392802011-10-20T00:27:00.000-07:002011-10-24T13:36:06.710-07:00SURFACE & SUBSTANCE - Electrum & CAAFOR MORE DETAILS AND OPENING TIMES PLEASE CLICK<br /><a href="http://www.electrumgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/surface-and-substance">http://www.electrumgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/surface-and-substance</a><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RUTHCL%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.png" alt="" /><br />and <a href="http://www.caa.org.uk/">http://www.caa.org.uk/</a><br /><br />There is a very good review of the exhibitions written by Isabelle Busnell on her blog.<br /><a href="http://thinkingthroughthings.blogspot.com/2011/10/surface-and-substance.html?spref=fb">http://thinkingthroughthings.blogspot.com/2011/10/surface-and-substance.html?spref=fb</a><br /><div id="bigimage"><br /></div> <div id="bigimage"> <img src="http://www.electrumgallery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/ELECTRUM_surface_and_substance_banner.jpg" alt="Alt Text" class="content" width="940" height="346" /> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><canvas style="width: 119px; height: 25px; top: 2px; left: -2px;" height="25" width="119"></canvas></h1><div class="page-content"> <p><strong>International contemporary enamel jewellery – </strong><strong>Curated by Jessica Turrell</strong></p> <p><em>Part I: 7th October to 5th November 2011 at Electrum </em></p> <p><em>Part II: 14th October to 12th November at Contemporary Applied Arts</em></p> <p>Over the last few years there has been a significant revival of interest in enamel with a number of contemporary jewellers developing new ways of working with enamel that enable them to create exciting and innovative work.</p> <p>This exhibition showcases the work of thirty jewellers of international standing who, through a varied set of practices, take enamel well beyond its traditional boundaries.</p> <p>The title, Surface and Substance, has been chosen to emphasize that while this is clearly an exhibition that focuses on the use of vitreous enamel – the surface – of equal importance is the ‘substance’ that underpins the work on display; the thinking and the research, which along with the obvious material knowledge and skill, is evident in the striking and individual pieces on show.</p> <p>Artists on show at Electrum:<br />Ralph Bakker, Carola Bauer, Patrizia Bonati, Stephen Bottomley, Kathleen Browne, Lydia Feast, Karin Johansson, Jutta Klingebiel, Ann Little, Nazan Pak, Jacqueline Ryan, Marjorie Simon, Silke Trekel, Jessica Turrell</p> <p>Artists on show at CAA, 14 October – 12 November 2011:<br />Jamie Bennett, Stacey Bentley, Jessica Calderwood, Adrean Bloomard, Helen Carnac, Bettina Dittlmann, Susie Ganch, Christine Graf, Carolina Gimeno, Ike Junger, Kaori Juzu, Esther Knoble, Liana Pattihis, Isabell Schaupp, Vera Siemund, Elizabeth Turrell, Jessica Turrell, Annamaria Zanella</p> </div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-78104799344223424782011-10-20T00:15:00.001-07:002011-10-20T00:40:31.633-07:00You Tube Video Links - CartierPosted by Ruth Ball<br /><br />Just came across these You Tube clips from Cartier - thought I'd post them together.<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e-43_8Kwm9Q" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fciAyc0ON9Y" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ulFFm4vXfLY" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-68583117301338186972011-10-12T03:00:00.000-07:002011-10-12T03:13:07.593-07:00The Heat is On - Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDbnMUEkWXV8j1e3vQPtJQsvF3k7wBx3YVsWfVgoNLEArRjNNX8ye1hAU2Lf1N5RYw_BT8b2G3HOCspEeqEbV_6cIVFFdbgdmoT4DBeu4kRU9fxOCgVXZLm1oYjwMroQeRRBrx93WSJPq/s1600/Matthew%252C+Griffin+and+Kavteladze+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDbnMUEkWXV8j1e3vQPtJQsvF3k7wBx3YVsWfVgoNLEArRjNNX8ye1hAU2Lf1N5RYw_BT8b2G3HOCspEeqEbV_6cIVFFdbgdmoT4DBeu4kRU9fxOCgVXZLm1oYjwMroQeRRBrx93WSJPq/s400/Matthew%252C+Griffin+and+Kavteladze+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662544605476404674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The BOSE exhibition at Woodstock 'The Heat is On' as been very well recieved, with sales doing very well. The exhibition ends on Oct 15 and is well worth a visit. An article about the exhibition is being written by Ellen Goodman which will appear in the BSOE web site magazine.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street,Woodstock,OX20 1SN</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">T: 01993 811456 </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tomocc.org.uk/">Web: www.tomocc.org.uk</a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="mailto:oxon.museum@oxfordshire.gov.uk">Email: oxon.museum@oxfordshire.gov.uk</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV30D-_01-OZvr51I8pB3nnCFNhNP7ounKnL9RbYjjSJiI0r6fjNvcKJAs_BKtOysKbdeFgFA-7yAJTGrMcaEx2yHJWTJfGTjdbhOEcr2Oxf6p3m7qBNT655HuuIT8hmwkvKwwrD5GMWWd/s1600/Gallery+view+2+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV30D-_01-OZvr51I8pB3nnCFNhNP7ounKnL9RbYjjSJiI0r6fjNvcKJAs_BKtOysKbdeFgFA-7yAJTGrMcaEx2yHJWTJfGTjdbhOEcr2Oxf6p3m7qBNT655HuuIT8hmwkvKwwrD5GMWWd/s400/Gallery+view+2+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662544209231189650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYFDOuUTKafzeAAiNW8qru4l0YXTpDl2rghsnObmtk4UyT2P-aCl8D4aJLCjHh-FjYwM1IoxrCrGgIGLKK0QZShYidPhUqHGqvLt1wvwVVQBTgD2rwXCAAxE5w856-vl2D7MQXdC_L33/s1600/Crosse+and+Notman+5_F+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYFDOuUTKafzeAAiNW8qru4l0YXTpDl2rghsnObmtk4UyT2P-aCl8D4aJLCjHh-FjYwM1IoxrCrGgIGLKK0QZShYidPhUqHGqvLt1wvwVVQBTgD2rwXCAAxE5w856-vl2D7MQXdC_L33/s400/Crosse+and+Notman+5_F+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662546534664932722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-23320907784315998622011-09-06T00:47:00.000-07:002011-09-06T01:24:35.025-07:00The Heat Is OnThe Oxfordshire Museum are hosting 'The Heat is On', the latest exhibition of work by members of the British Society of Enamellers.<br /><br />The exhibition opens 17th September and closes 15th October 2011<br /><p class="textwide1">Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm<br /> Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm<br />Closed: Mondays<br />Note: The Exhibition is also closed on Tuesday 4th October</p><p class="textwide1">The work of over 30 BSOE members will be on display, ranging from exquisite precious jewellery to large scale steel panels.<br /></p> <img src="http://www.enamellers.org/images_fw_exhib/woodstock_11.jpg" border="0" width="740" height="300" /><br /><br />The Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street,Woodstock,OX20 1SN<br />T: 01993 811456<br /><a href="http://www.tomocc.org.uk/">Web: www.tomocc.org.uk</a><br /><a href="mailto:oxon.museum@oxfordshire.gov.uk">Email: oxon.museum@oxfordshire.gov.uk</a>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-90382438743660188152011-09-06T00:21:00.000-07:002011-09-07T00:17:17.554-07:00Deirdre Mc Crory - Enamels at 10 Downing Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZJfqmB6YUk6DS8iQ5u9bPY2tD9MCt1ZI05nqlwLYBYNHJltsFgEjG69J1qwoV-3hRjFenHLH1sapJvuRPAMAfypmPYZTwrdeVLk_D9Qp7o0Yx6WZcIe-ywly7fABYBfKO3_9afr43FAJ/s1600/Contour.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZJfqmB6YUk6DS8iQ5u9bPY2tD9MCt1ZI05nqlwLYBYNHJltsFgEjG69J1qwoV-3hRjFenHLH1sapJvuRPAMAfypmPYZTwrdeVLk_D9Qp7o0Yx6WZcIe-ywly7fABYBfKO3_9afr43FAJ/s640/Contour.2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No. 10 Downing Street is now the prestigous location of an amazing new enamel piece created by Cara Murphy, and enamelled by Deirdre McCrory.<br /></div><p>Cara was commissioned by The Silver Trust in 2008 to provide the first piece from Northern Ireland in its Downing Street Collection. Her desk set, entitled <em>Contour</em>, has been three years in the making and has already crossed the Irish Sea eight times to undergo various processes including hallmarking, polishing and engraving.</p><p>'I am very honoured and excited at the thought of having a piece that will be used daily by the Prime Minister,' said Murphy, who is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. She presented her creation to Rupert Hambro, chairman of trustees of The Silver Trust, at a reception at Hillsborough Castle on Monday, May 23. The piece is now sits on the Prime Ministers desk at No 10.<br /></p><p>The piece uses sterling silver, Wenge wood and enamel, and was inspired by elements of the Northern Irish countryside. 'I’m inspired by nature and the landscape,' said Murphy. 'By using enamel, I’ve introduced colour and experimented extensively with shades of green to get the perfect combination.</p><p>The various shade of green were enamelled by Deirdre, who researched and tested several combinations of colours in order to complete the creation of this magnificent piece.</p><p>To see more of Cara's work visit <a href="http://www.caramurphy.com/">http://www.caramurphy.com/</a></p><p>Deirdre has also had work purchased recently by the Ulster Museum. Picetured below is a Pepper Pot and sugar Caster which is inspired by Deirdre's drawings and prints of prickly pears.</p><p>View more of Deirdre's work here <a href="http://www.deirdremccrory.com/">http://www.deirdremccrory.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH1j1SVOMOtixyCBUXcss5hXZ5-Gk5AcV1AeNAgXg55_96Z_cb5UpAt5vu-j88diS9qh7qVDVHWgTRuvppfgPlA3A6uXWsVGVI-4d8FxIQeO5F0pj32CLosgNgPpDWOFfEhz39URIBeWa/s640/blister_pepper_%2526_salt.2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="424" /></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-15854826506970382242011-09-06T00:20:00.000-07:002011-09-06T01:17:41.155-07:00Goldsmiths Fair 2011<p>Open from11am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 6.00pm</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">With an overall focus on superlative design, craftsmanship and excellence, the Fair is a magnet for discerning collectors from both the UK and abroad. Over two weeks 160 designer showcase their stunning designs.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHECK OUT ><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enamellers in Week One - Monday, September 26 to Sunday, October 2</span><br /></p><ul><li>Vladimir Bohm</li><li>Rachel Gogerly<br /></li><li>Tamar De Vires Winter</li><li>Grace Girvan</li><li>Indgo Henn</li><li>Alexander Raphael</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enamellers in Week Two - Tuesday, October 4 to Sunday, October 9</span><br /><ul><li>Regina Aradesian</li><li>Ruth Ball</li><li>Leo De Vroomen</li><li>Rachel Emmerson</li><li>Joan MacKarell</li><li>Alexander Raphael</li><li>Fred Rich</li><li>Melissa Rigby</li></ul>For full information please visit<br /><a href="http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/goldsmiths%27-fair/">http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/goldsmiths%27-fair/</a>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-14054672141213116752011-09-06T00:19:00.000-07:002011-09-06T00:44:01.100-07:00Student RequestA message from<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Natalie </span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Niedzielski</span></span> <a href="mailto:niedzielski@gmx.net">niedzielski@gmx.net</a><br /><br />Please reply directly if you can help.....<br /><pre style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span lang="DE"><br /></span></span></pre><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0ljZoO-EyJmiRBfu3m1ivn-w9Z0VLds9DWMqlBHOF-qKj3iFJ7huQ7msj87YwFNDqUF417smKcYe7GDVWKfKLNLG8XYeEGUph4-cO-En0uXwMRQz6KOssThmBzmPj-rYjPVOhNz9aXxB/s1600/small+box.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0ljZoO-EyJmiRBfu3m1ivn-w9Z0VLds9DWMqlBHOF-qKj3iFJ7huQ7msj87YwFNDqUF417smKcYe7GDVWKfKLNLG8XYeEGUph4-cO-En0uXwMRQz6KOssThmBzmPj-rYjPVOhNz9aXxB/s400/small+box.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649147955165252706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36ppXFKtRUwqzXtke8U5bFHV58su3O5c3xlCSmOl217rhKWWDMXSkUkBhR5ffQfOC0-meQX_36i_I8M3G4wdodL2gOE1eOW4OAg1DOsp5Am3cagUy7TXj6HFB5Mbce7wi5SuMAuxBJiYP/s1600/necklace.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36ppXFKtRUwqzXtke8U5bFHV58su3O5c3xlCSmOl217rhKWWDMXSkUkBhR5ffQfOC0-meQX_36i_I8M3G4wdodL2gOE1eOW4OAg1DOsp5Am3cagUy7TXj6HFB5Mbce7wi5SuMAuxBJiYP/s400/necklace.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649147949778894706" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></a><br /><pre style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My name is Natalie, I am 26 years old and I live in the South of Germany.<br />Three weeks ago, I received my goldsmith degree at the State College for Glass and Jewellery in Neugablonz.<br />(www.berufsfachschule-neugablonz.de)<br /><br />During my three years there, I took part in a one week enamel course with Nikolaus Kirchner, who is a german cloissonne-enamel artist.<br />Since then, I started to work and experiment myself with enamel in jewellery.<br />Plique-a-jour became the main part of my journeyman´s piece.<br /><br />Now, I would like to deepen my experience, learn about and work more with enameling.<br />To enable this, I am looking for a placement or the option to work for Enamel-Artists for short, or if possible a longer term.<br />My aim is to help with the work and to learn thereby.<br /><br />May be, some members of your society would like to have a student apprentice ?<br /><br />I would be very happy, if you could find the time to answer and I am looking forward to hear from you.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Kind regards,<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Natalie </span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Niedzielski</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span lang="DE"><a href="mailto:niedzielski@gmx.net">niedzielski@gmx.net</a></span></span></pre> <pre style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></pre>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-17236619828264113012011-07-13T03:11:00.000-07:002011-07-13T03:38:53.398-07:00BRITISH SILVERWEEK 2011<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The British Silver Week Festival of Silver launched in The Pangolin Fine art gallery in London’s King’s Cross the week of 9-13 May 2011. Five days of themed exhibitions featured more than 100 of Britain’s finest contemporary silversmiths. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Further selected national exhibitions can be visited nationally </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and internationally until the end of the year</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - <span style="font-weight: bold;">check the list below.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For information please veiw full press articles here ;</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/pangolin.html">http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/pangolin.html</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/doc/BSW_Press_Release_May_2011.pdf">http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/doc/BSW_Press_Release_May_2011.pdf</a><br /><br />and the British Silver Week Web site <a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/index.html">http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/index.html</a><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/bsw2011-pangolin-outsideveiw02.jpg" style="height: 430px; width: 573px;" /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Pangolin Gallery</span><span class="style3" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, Kings Cross, London<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="style3"><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Images from Day 3</b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> : ‘Decorative Silver, Engraving and Enamel’ which featured collections by 22 master-silversmiths, chasers, engravers and enamellers. </span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/fredrich-bsw-2011-overview02.jpg" style="width: 193px; height: 257px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/fredrich-bsw2011-salttopview.jpg" style="width: 344px; height: 259px;" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="style3">Headlining the event was the Goldsmiths’ Company & Cartier Award winning , Fred Rich.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="style3">The event was a fabulous opprtuntiy to view several pieces ranging from<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="style3"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">his smaller cups to his magnificent vases. </span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/ruthball-bsw2011.jpg" style="width: 269px; height: 200px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/ruthball-bsw-2011.jpg" style="width: 267px; height: 201px;" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ruth Ball displayed her recent collection of small bowls and dishes which<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> highlight patterns in nature and focus on themes of seasonality.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/gilliehoytebyron-01-bsw2011.jpg" style="width: 225px; height: 300px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/gilliehoytebyron-caseview-bsw2011.jpg" style="width: 224px; height: 300px;" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Gillie Hoyte Byrom had an exquist display of enamel portraits.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The finest details and renderings of the figures were typically awesome .<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/rachelgogerly-bsw2011.jpg" style="width: 222px; height: 300px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/rachelgogerly-bsw2011-tea02.jpg" style="width: 228px; height: 304px;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Rachel Gogerly displayed a range of small works.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Particulary beautiful were her stunning dishes. </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/jennyedge-bsw2011.jpg" style="width: 215px; height: 284px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/jennyedge-bsw2011-overview.jpg" style="width: 214px; height: 284px;" /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Jenny Edge's sculptural table ware had facinating appeal,<br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">her transparent enamels being fired perfectly into anti clastic raised froms.</p><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Alongside the enamellers on day three where silversmiths who's work was a tour de force in engraving and decorative skillls. Promenient master craftsmen such as Allan Craxford, Malcombe Appleby, and Wally Gilbert exhibited the most amazing displays, alongside some exciting yougner emerging makers. The exhibition certaily backed up </span>Gordon Hamme's quotes in his article :<br /></p><p style="text-align: left; font-style: italic;">“Contemporary silversmithing is enjoying a renaissance in the UK. In the last three hundred years there have never been more talented working silversmiths in the UK. The teaching by the art colleges of traditional silversmithing skills combined with contemporarydesign ideas has produced a remarkable group of modern silversmiths. Silversmithing is the great, unsung craft. People are only now starting to appreciate the craftsmanship as works of art, which are often beautiful sculptures, many with a practical use too.At British Silver Week events there will be pieces on sale from as little as £200 to £100,000. This is the best opportunity to meet the widely diverse and enormously talented silversmiths currently working in the UK and enables people to view, buy and commission works of art from these great British makers.”</p><p style="text-align: left; font-style: italic;">Check out further exhibition dates and details of exhibiting artist here;</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="800"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" class="style5" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top"><span class="style1"><img src="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="10" /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" width="233" height="20"><span class="style2"> <a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">De Vroomen</a></span></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top" width="172"> Belgravia</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top" width="175">6th to 30th June</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top" width="220"><a href="http://www.devroomen.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.devroomen.co.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Garrard</a></span><br /></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Mayfair</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">19th to 23rd September</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.garrard.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.garrard.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Hamilton & Inches Ltd</a></span></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Edinburgh</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">1st to 30th July</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.hamiltonandinches.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.hamiltonandinches.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="34"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Hamilton & Inches Ltd</a></span><br />(closed Mondays)</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">London</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">6th June to 2nd July </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.hamiltonandinches.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.hamiltonandinches.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">John Higgins Contemporary Silver</a></span></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Lindfield, West Sussex</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">18th June to 3rd July</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="mailto:contemporarysilver@live.com" target="_blank" class="style2doc">contemporarysilver@live.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Payne & Son (Silversmiths) Ltd</a></span></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Royal Tunbridge Wells</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">6th to 25th June</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.payneandson.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.payneandson.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">The Scottish Gallery</a></span><br /></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Edinburgh</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">2nd July to 31st July </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.scottish-gallery.co.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Sheffield Assay Office</a></span><br /></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">(Butcher Works)</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">14th to 25th June </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.assayoffice.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.assayoffice.co.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><strong><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Urban Armour Ltd</a></strong></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Norfolk</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">16th June to 23rd July </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.urbanamour.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.urbanamour.co.uk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">William & Son</a></span></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Mayfair</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">6th to 17th June </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.williamandson.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.williamandson.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top">Worldwide</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top"><span class="style1"><img src="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="10" /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Oeding Erdel in Malaysia</a></span><br /> OE@Gurney<br />OE@KLCC</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><br /> Penang<br />Kuala Lumpur</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><br />12th to 15th August<br /> 19th to 22th August </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><br /><a href="http://www.oejewellery.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.oejewellery.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.oejewellery.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.oejewellery.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="style5 style6" align="left" valign="top"><span class="style1"><img src="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="10" /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style1" align="left" valign="top" height="20"><span class="style2"><a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/event.html#" class="style2">Duru Artspace Gallery</a></span><br /></td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">Seoul, Korea</td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top">25th October to 8th Nov </td> <td class="style1_new" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.duruart.com/" target="_blank" class="style2doc">www.duruart.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-33346344430426334202011-07-13T02:51:00.000-07:002011-07-13T03:00:01.389-07:00Stacey BentleyCheck out this link to Stacey Bentley's recent exhibition.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/exhibitions/page/contemporary_enamel_jewellery/">http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/exhibitions/page/contemporary_enamel_jewellery/</a><br /><br /><h3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Stacey Bentley</h3><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">04 June 2011 - 29 June 2011</div> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Stacey Bentley graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 with a 1st class honours degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing. It was here that she first developed a passion for enamelling as part of the jewellery making process, inspiring her to embark upon an MA in jewellery, also at ECA.</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Through material experimentation, Stacey’s work explores the new possibilities that industrial liquid enamel can bring to contemporary jewellery. Her aim is to challenge the pre-conceived ideas attached to enamel by questioning technique, process and aesthetic. Stacey’s elegant yet gritty structural work is informed and inspired by the industrial city.</p><a class="work cboxElement" href="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/resources/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/works/Red_Brooch_300.jpg&w=700&h=700" title="Red brooch" rel="group"><img src="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/resources/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/works/Red_Brooch_300.jpg&w=400" alt="Red brooch" /></a> <div><a class="artist_url" href="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/artist/stacey_bentley/"><span class="artist"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Stacey Bentley </span></span></a></div> <div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="media">Red brooch 2011 -oxidised silver, iron, enamel, stainless steel pin </div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-31045382512200236502011-07-13T02:47:00.000-07:002011-07-13T02:51:35.772-07:00Mindful of Silver - Goldsmiths Hall<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Last few days of Mindful of Silver at the Goldsmiths Hall.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Check out the work of Vladimir Bohm who has been selected for this prestious show.</span><br /><br /> <ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>Friday May 27 to Saturday July 16 </li><li>Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm</li></ul> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Admission Free</p><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="image-wrapper"><img src="http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/media/3876631/mindful_a5flyer.jpg" alt="Mindful of Silver" width="240" height="341" /><p class="caption">Mindful of Silver</p></div> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“Mindful of Silver” is an exciting and stimulating exhibition which challenges our perceptions of the modern day silversmith and illustrates the intellectual and practical design process involved in the making of innovative, design-led contemporary silver.</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Twelve stunning, yet contrasting silver vessels form the core of the exhibition, each made by a different leading British silversmith. The participating silversmiths namely <em><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vladimir Böhm</span>, David Clarke, Rebecca de Quin, Sarah Denny, Alistair McCallum, Grant McCaig, Hector Miller, Peter Musson, Theresa Nguyen, Michael Rowe, Toby Russell and Lucian Taylor</em> were chosen as they embody differing philosophies and approaches to their craft and demonstrate interesting, diverse making processes.</p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">More info here : <a href="http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/exhibitions/">http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/exhibitions/</a><br /></p>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-78601227949896780912011-07-13T02:43:00.000-07:002011-07-13T02:47:15.477-07:00Dale Devereux Barker Exhibition<span class="heading"><span class="heading"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">16 - 28 July</span><br /><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"enamels and assorted friends "</span><br /><br /><span class="heading"><img src="http://www.craftco.co.uk/images/dale.jpg" width="200" height="133" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">CRAFTCO</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">40A High Street</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Southwold </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Suffolk IP18 6AE</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">01502 723 211</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.craftco.co.uk/index.html">http://www.craftco.co.uk/index.html</a><br /><br />Get there if you can ! check out more of Dale's fabulous enamels !<br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="heading"><span class="heading"><span class="heading"><br /><br /></span></span></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-60925761875060945802011-07-05T00:32:00.000-07:002011-07-05T05:02:30.853-07:00Joan MacKarell - Enamel Courses at West Dene<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Joan Mackarell is an enameller and maker of sm</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">allwork and</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> jewellery. She has taught at London Metropolitan University</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and is a founder-member of the British Society of Enamellers.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Joan is teaching courses </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">at West Dean College </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">through the year </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">from July 2011 - May 2012</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz-aFGC_01giUR_wdY94jA-Czdcy4RplTtWD3FLfQ8RPBnrZuzVSAZ78HgcyS2-6p4StcAXAcRRDocPE2xVxDTKA7juAS2XnZDgAInhtgg6EbppP46KpjfI0KZZI7uF8KGt1VRqVf3FUk/s1600/Duck+Brooch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz-aFGC_01giUR_wdY94jA-Czdcy4RplTtWD3FLfQ8RPBnrZuzVSAZ78HgcyS2-6p4StcAXAcRRDocPE2xVxDTKA7juAS2XnZDgAInhtgg6EbppP46KpjfI0KZZI7uF8KGt1VRqVf3FUk/s400/Duck+Brooch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625837066270335042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Enamelled sculpture for the garden</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Suitable for all • 23 – 29 July • £597 (incl all dinners) </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">SS22096 summer school</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Work with enamel and metal on a larger scale on the theme</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> of ‘fantastical flora and fauna for display in a garden’. The first</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> day is spent making enamel samples developing colour, texture</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and pattern using non- traditional techniques. On the second</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> day you develop complex three dimensional forms in copper</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> sheet with Mike Savage in the Forge. After you have chosen</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> your final design you will be able to spend time in either area</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> as required and should complete at least one finished piece </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">short courses.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This is a link to some pictures that were taken at last year's summer school with images of the sculpture course as well as some other courses. </span><br /><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80537323@N00/sets/72157624769306838/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/80537323@N00/sets/72157624769306838/</a> </div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >EnamellIng on precIous metals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Intermediate/Advanced</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">25 – 28 November • £281 • LW2401</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">11 – 14 May 2012 • £281 • LW2687</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Create personal designs in coloured enamels on silver.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Designed for those with some experience of working with</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> precious metals, you will enhance your work with the expert</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> tuition in the techniques of cloisonné, champlevé, plique-à-jour</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and the use of foils.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">SHORT COURSES AT WEST DEAN COLLEGE</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">West Dean College runs an imaginative programme of inspiring short</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> courses in art, craft, music, photography, creative writing and gardening.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Courses take place in well-equipped workshops and studios and in the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> magnificent West Dean House, where students may stay if they book a</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> residential option.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These courses are included in the Short Course Programme. To see</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the full programme, please contact the College on the details below.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> For the full programme and booking details please contact:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">West Sussex, PO18 0QZ</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">T 0844 4994408 F +44 (0)1243 811343</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">E short.courses@westdean.org.uk</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">W www.westdean.org.uk/college</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">THE EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION LTD</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">charity reg no. 1126084</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />COSTS</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The fees listed overleaf are the non-residential fees and include course</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> tuition, lunch, tea and coffee and the use of all the College facilities.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Accommodation fees include breakfast and dinner.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Standard and Superior rooms are available on a single and double</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> occupancy basis. See table of fees in our full programme or visit <a href="http://www.westdean.org.uk/">www.</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.westdean.org.uk/">westdean.org.uk</a> to download a fees table and a booking form.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3NmFHoGEoddWc-4my8hrtkDUqLR9wNvHouAvu3-gTLZ6tsaGU4n0lngzXi30WU-65a4g19bQFZJ3FBfCGyONq565OnEIIdBlBbuFQm3rYAeSCyXve3GKtW2VaVRRO3OxX3MhNLDru6S9/s1600/westdean+2007+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3NmFHoGEoddWc-4my8hrtkDUqLR9wNvHouAvu3-gTLZ6tsaGU4n0lngzXi30WU-65a4g19bQFZJ3FBfCGyONq565OnEIIdBlBbuFQm3rYAeSCyXve3GKtW2VaVRRO3OxX3MhNLDru6S9/s400/westdean+2007+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625834286823094946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Why not</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> stay an extra night before or after your course and explore all that West</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Dean has to offer or bring a friend on a residential-only basis?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Course Deposits and Cancellation Protection</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Course Deposits from £95 (per place) or full cost of course if</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> less than £95</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Cancellation protection from £9 (per place)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you pay in full online you will receive a 5% discoun</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t for courses.</span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-89676790851311833762011-06-19T02:01:00.000-07:002011-06-19T02:09:22.108-07:00Visit to Collect 2011 - Ruth Ball<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My visit Collect was a great chance to get a feel for the latest happenings in design and get an overview of current practice.<span> </span>There is so much to see in a show of this type it’s overwhelming, a real visual overload, but never the less a great experience. It’s a privilege to see the work of so many national and international makers in the prestigious surroundings of the Sattchi Gallery. A perfect venue to showcase the diversity of our contemporary applied arts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It would be impossible to review every piece and get a sense of each gallery on exhibition, so here in this report I will just highlight a few of my favourites.</span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My local gallery, The Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, had a strong presence as one of the first displays in the show. The emphasis of their presentation was on the work of makers that centred their work on a radical theme</span><span style="font-size:100%;">. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Their represented artists looked towards contemporary political issues in all their diversity including sexual politics, animal rights, warfare and current affairs, all quite intense subject matters. The work is further profiled in a follow on show at the gallery in Liverpool in the 'Collect(ed)' exhibition at the Display Centre. Artists featured included Stephen Bird, Michael Brennand-Wood, Stephen Dixon, Emma Rodgers and Paul Scott, with much of the work shown being newly commissioned for the Collect exhibition. The ethos of the work exhibited runs in tandem with the Liverpool “City of Radicals” theme which is a varied discourse in to examining and trying to identify just what - and who - is radical at the start of the 21st Century.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This approach seems refreshing to me as I think that it’s a move away from the examination of shape, colour and minimalist forms that have been a focus of late. It’s a reminder that the content of the work, why we do it and the message, is a key factor.</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">For more information check out <a href="http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/exhibitions&post=419">http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/exhibitions&post=419</a><span> </span>and <a href="http://www.cityofradicals.co.uk/events/view/events/956">http://www.cityofradicals.co.uk/events/view/events/956</a></span><br /><p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4406.JPG" /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Bluecoat Display Centre Stand </span></p> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >The next gallery to leave an impression on me was Galerie Marzee, which is the largest of the galleries in the Netherlands, and apparently according to their website the largest gallery for modern jewellery in the world. Their display was mostly contained in large anthological style cabinets with draws that could be opened by the viewer. They had a lot of work to absorb and I confess that didn’t take a lot of it in but I did enjoy the childlike experience of opening the draws of their cases to discover the work of their selected artist. I delighted in finding a collection of Ramon Puig Cuyas Brooches, items I’ve much admired from the pages of books, nice to see them for real. </span></h4> <h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >They didn’t allow photographs but I recommend a visit to their website. </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.marzee.nl/galerie/k-l/ramon-puig-cuyas/">http://www.marzee.nl/galerie/k-l/ramon-puig-cuyas/</a></span></h4><br /><br /><h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > </span></h4> <h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4410.JPG" style="height: 417px; width: 313px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4413.JPG" style="height: 418px; width: 314px;" /><span> </span><span> </span></span></h4> <h4 align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Steffen Dam Glass Sculpture <a href="http://www.joannabirdpottery.com/">www.joannabirdpottery.com</a></span></h4> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >My favourite work of the show was not enamel but the work of the glass artist, Steffen Dam, who was represented by Joanna Bird Pottery.<span> </span>My fondness these stunning pieces are led mostly by the admiration of how he has portrayed his subject matter. I’m really fascinated by microscopic forms, it’s a subject I want to return to in my own work, and I love the play on science and art. Above all these pieces are also just exquisite, really jaw dropping. It is said that work is a success when it works on several levels. It has to have an emotional response; it has to be something that you care about. It should stand out and have a presence and mean something. I guess be it should also be technically competent. This work has technicality in spades, but it does not overplay the work. It’s amusing to find from the catalogue that in part the inspiration for these pieces were borne out of finding the beauty in experimentation and making mistakes, as they appear flawless. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me they were a certainly a sight to behold. I found them very covetable - they are on my lottery list for sure!</span></h4><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4416.JPG" style="height: 287px; width: 382px;" /><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4418.JPG" style="height: 288px; width: 384px;" /><br /></span> </div><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Helen Carnac Wall Piece – Lesley Craze Stand </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk/"> www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk</a></span> </div> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Working along the list of galleries Lesley Craze was a stopping point. There I spied the work of Vladimir Bohm and Helen Carnac. Helen Carnac showed her signature bowls and had some hung enamel on steel plates. I was particularly drawn to her wall piece, which was a feat of mark making in pencil, paint and enamels, worked together in potent sheet of layered imagery. The value in the action of the work and its drawn elements are exemplary. CAA also represented Vladimir’s work. His strong blackened forms and use of red enamel I found earthy and organic. I like the raw dynamic of his recent work and I’m also pleased to note that Vladimir is also included in the next Goldsmiths Hall Exhibition “Mindful of Silver”.</span></h4> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </h4><h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > </span></h4> <h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4421.JPG" style="height: 367px; width: 275px;" /> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4423.JPG" style="height: 365px; width: 488px;" /><span><br /></span></span></h4> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Enamel Vessels - Naoki Takeyama </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.yufuku.net/">www.yufuku.net </a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The work of Naoki Takeyama, profiled by The Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo<span> </span>was another head turner. The pieces are fairly large and elegantly rendered.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It’s a bit anal to try and work out how something is made in a show like this, but I enjoyed the simplicy of how he overcame the issue of how to deal with a joint on his larger vessel by making it a feature. Conversely, in his is crimped vessels I couldn’t work out a join and decided to think it better anyway that some things remain a mystery. ( Though, there is some technical description in Issue 81 of Craft Art International if like me you cannot help yourself and want to try and fathom the work out.)<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">His application of small perfectly placed foils to create the mesmerising patterns add further awe to the mastery of technique. However it is on learning the translation of the titles to the work I was brought back to the meaning and aesthetic of the pieces. They carry such names as “Devotion”,<span> </span>“Ephemeral” and “A Thousand Years”, thus a reminder of the dialogue within the enamel. For me the work was also a parallel in the ideal of perfection expressed in Japanese Enamel Ware, deftly joined with a key pointer to the modernity of looks akin to “Op Art” artists such as <span>Bridget Riley. </span></span></p> <h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span><br /></span></h4> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >In terms of how enamel was used there were other indicators of very innovative practice in several gallery displays.</span></h4> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >I was captivated by the cosmos like droplets of enamel suspended in the works of Italian Jeweller Giovanni Corvaja, displayed by the Adrian Sassoon Gallery, who also had some handsome pieces by Jacqueline Ryan. The tiny particles of fired enamel in his works cling to ultra fine wires woven and inter bound in gossamer like fashion. The random placing of colours combine with the mathematical precision in the construction of the jewels. The enamel is an adjunct to the work but also very much part of it. They are not just fine jewels, but as is the case with contemporary adornment, they are sculptures in miniature. You could well imagine them working on a much larger scale.<span> <br /></span></span></h4><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4429.JPG" style="height: 329px; width: 246px;" /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span> <img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4430.JPG" style="height: 331px; width: 441px;" /> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Giovanni Corvaja - Adrian Sassoon Gallery</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span><a href="http://www.adriansassoon.com/">www.adriansassoon.com</a></span></div> <h4 style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Alternatives from Rome hosted displays by two other Italian enamellers, Giovanni Sicuro and Graziano Visintin. As is Giovanni Corvaja, both artists are from the famous Pauda School, each use enamel as a surface that adds to the eloquence of their work. Their pieces are wearable conceptualised jewels in fine metals, but the enamel is employed in roughly worked technique to express a rawness in the qualities of the materials used. I particularly liked one of the pieces by Visintin who artistically married 18ct gold with blackened red opaque enamel that was textured and not smooth. It was applied directly to the surface of the metal and not fired into a recess. It seemed liberating.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></h4><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/alternativesgallerycard-visintin.jpg" /><br /></span> </div><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><br />Brooch - Graziano Visitin - Image scanned from Alternatives Promotional card.</span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.alternatives.it/gallery/slide_designer/Sicuro.html"><span style="">http://www.alternatives.it/gallery/slide_designer/Sicuro.html</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.alternatives.it/gallery/slide_designer/Visintin.html"><span style="">http://www.alternatives.it/gallery/slide_designer/Visintin.html</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.alternatives.it/gallery/slide_designer/Visintin.html"><span style=""><br /></span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">At Gallery Ra I really enjoyed the work of Bettina Speckner.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><span style="font-size:100%;">View<span> </span><a href="http://www.galerie-ra.nl/">www.galerie-ra.nl</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and more images here</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <a href="http://www.bettina-speckner.com/40983.html"><span style="">http://www.bettina-speckner.com/40983.html</span></a></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The techniques listed in her photographic pieces are described as Ferrotypes or as Enamel photos, and some are noted as photo etchings in zinc. Her fine art representation of the narrative is evocative. The treasured imagery combines with collaged found elements set into the works. You are led into the pictures to try and discover meaning. They give the sense of a time past and allude to the art of memento and commemoration. I left wanting to know more about the stories behind the jewels, which reminded me again that it was important to have more than an aesthetic agenda. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/galeryra-betinaspeckman.jpg" /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bettina Speckman – Image scanned from Gallery Ra promotional card</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Gallery Lousie Smit had several pieces by Ralph Bakker. I took interest in the recent book about his collection and the neckpiece that promoted the solo show, hosted by the gallery in March. A stunning piece, which demonstrates an observation to the “white enamel paradox” * that has been witnessed in recent contemporary enamelling exhibitions.<br /></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 18pt;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">* Ref to Isabelle Busnell Blog <a href="http://thinkingthroughthings.blogspot.com/2011/03/contemporary-enamel-paradox.html">http://thinkingthroughthings.blogspot.com/2011/03/contemporary-enamel-paradox.html</a></span></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Information about Ralph Bakker <a href="http://www.ralphbakker.nl/web/mentaliteit.php">http://www.ralphbakker.nl/web/mentaliteit.php</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Gallery Louise Smit website <a href="http://www.louisesmit.nl/">http://www.louisesmit.nl</a></span></p> <h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/gallerylouisesmit-ralphbakker.jpg" /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ralph Bakker - Neckpiece – scanned image from Gallery Louise Smit promotional card</span><br /></h4> <h4 face="trebuchet ms"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Having mentioned opaque colour renditions and the all white phenomena, it is also good to report that richness and subtly of colour was still evident throughout the galleries, not just in enamel but also within the practice of other makers. Fine examples were represented by The Scottish Gallery and Bishopsland showing pieces of Jane Short's beautiful work. </span></h4><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/janshortcollet-scan.jpg" style="height: 384px; width: 274px;" /><br /></span></div><p face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">“Court Cup” for The Goldsmiths Company - Jane Short - Image from Collect catalogue</span></p> <h4 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >As ever, you can see house styles and the elements of trends but I came away with the impression of a lively and diverse world. My big reward visually came at the end of the show as I discovered the Project Space area, where along the full wall of the gallery I found the vivid<span> </span>“Chromatic Landscape” by Lubna Choudray and Ptolemy Mann, a collaboration work hung as a large scale intuitive response to colour. The impact of this piece was just fabulous. You didn’t need to intellectualise about it all, merely just drink in the colours and admire the view. It was a great finale to a very thought-provoking day.</span></h4><div align="center" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://ruthballenameldesign.com/images/DSCF4432.JPG" /><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ceramics by Lubna Choudry (pictured sitting on bench) and Textiles by Ptolemy Mann<br /></span></p> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.lubnachowdhary.co.uk/">www.lubnachowdhary.co.uk</a></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span> </span><a href="http://www.ptolemymann.com/"><span style="">www.ptolemymann.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><b style="color: rgb(147, 14, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthball/sets/72157626748204170/" target="_blank">More images from the show can be found on my flickr page for collect</a></b></span><br /></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-22962859085026120302011-03-20T05:25:00.000-07:002011-03-20T05:29:35.677-07:00Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tuesday 8 March – Friday 11 March 2011</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Report by Ruth Rushby</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last night on Monday 7th March Stephen Webster presented awards to the winners of these prestigious awards at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the presence of many key players in the industry.<br />The Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council was founded in 1908 it’s intention has always been to promote, encourage and celebrate excellence in jewellery, silversmithing and associated crafts. It certainly does that.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I write in haste as the exhibition of selected work submitted for the competitions and of course the work of award winners is on show only until Friday 11th March.<br />If you are able to visit Goldsmiths’ this week you will be able to see work spanning a broad selection of the industries craft disciplines including enamel work.<br /><br /><p><strong>Congratulations are due to a number of society members</strong>:</p><ul><li>Joan MacKarell received a Commendation in the Smallworkers section for her enamelled silver box pendant lid and a Silver award in the Enamellers (Senior) category for the silver and enamel box pendant. </li><li>Rachel Gogerly also gained Silver in this category for her enamel necklace </li><li>Ruth Ball received a Commendation for her enamelled silver dish. </li><li>Jane Moore was awarded a Commendation for a silver and enamel monochrome necklace in the Gold and London Assay Office Special Award.<br /><strong>Congratulations to all !!</strong></li><li><strong><br /></strong>Fred Rich received the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Company Award with his extraordinary and superbly enamelled “Birth of Venus” vase, a tour de force of skill, craftsmanship and imagination. This award is presented at the discretion of the Council to the piece of work judged to have achieved the highest standard of craftsmanship and design.</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Dates for your diary - </strong><strong>What’s on at Goldsmiths’ + links to London jewellery week:</strong></p><ul><li>Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards<br />Tuesday March 8 – Friday 11 March 2011<br />Free exhibition</li><li>The 2000 Year Old Corieltavi Silver Bowl<br />May 3 – July 16 2011<br />Free exhibition</li><li>Mind Full of Silver<br />Creative explorations by 13 Silversmiths<br />May 26 – July 16 2011<br />Free exhibition</li><li>London Jewellery Week<br />A variety of shows and exhibitions taking place across the capital<br />June 6 – June 12 2011<br />For listing of events visit: </span><a style="COLOR: #505050! important; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Goldsmiths Fair 2011<br />Week one: Monday September 26 - October 2<br />Week two: Tuesday October 4 - Sunday October 9<br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Many Thanks to Ruth Rushby for this posting.</p></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-19054721887798702002011-02-16T15:11:00.000-08:002011-03-20T04:59:03.878-07:00FUSED<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Contemporary Enamel</strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">9 March - 28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> May 2011</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flowgallery.co.uk/56.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574432549644295186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacOl07KKdYSRwk8Wt_zRJ4o0Y8HeCaZbeGdX3fbcybcYKUIpvF0wtheMMdhNZ2m8MT-oH0le8UoHO9T3s3S8Fftd18k6tlW8TRu-jObxJ5jvobqFXm5Ctmtb1ZfNm61r0maMy7W4OKKm1/s400/Fused_invitation1+copy.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <a href="http://www.flowgallery.co.uk/56.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">click here for more images and information<br /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This show curated by Melissa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rigby</span>, the Chairman of the British Society of Enamellers, aims to challenge the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre-</span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">conceived</span> ideas attached to enamel by questioning technique, process and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">aesthetic</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Artists include :</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Carola Bauer, Stacey Bentley, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kirsty</span> Brown, Helen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Carnac</span>, Bettina <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Dittlmann</span>, Lydia Feast, Kirsten Haydon, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Hiroki</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Iwata</span>, Karin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Johansson</span>, Astrid Keller, Evangeline Long, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kye</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Yeon</span> Son.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Please join us at the private view on Wednesday 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">th</span> March 2011 commencing 6pm.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The artist Helen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Carnac</span> will give talk about her work in the context of the exhibition.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">FLOW GALLERY </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1 - 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Needham</span> Road, London W11 2RP</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.flowgallery.co.uk/">http://www.flowgallery.co.uk/</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="mailto:info@flowgallery.co.uk">info@flowgallery.co.uk</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">TEL : 020 7243 0782</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGgwURGjoqZqDaxHUNi7_KzqrLacXoj2CNcdvpxOcMs3MGJKNk_u0981wDcQHKk-CCHVXCmpl3NwABXQ8J5OrhK9j0SlToB3zqr58V5mqZgXXrCr4a_tS7SedK1682nQycY7CZDO0uYw9/s1600/Fused_invitation1+copy.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /></p>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-82036447393564189532011-02-16T15:09:00.000-08:002011-02-16T15:11:29.666-08:00First International Bauges-Masriera Award<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The members of the jury of the First International Bagues-Masriera Enamel Award, met on 12th November 2010, and awarded the Prize to Mr Ennio Piero Cestonaro from Vicenza (Italy).</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />An honourable mention was awarded to:<br />Mrs Sophie Baumgarten (Germany)<br /><br />The finalists were:<br />Rafael Arroyo (Catalonia, Spain)<br />Silke Alma Klopsch (Germany)<br />Vera Siemund (Netherlands)<br /><span style="color:#990000;">Jessica Turrell (Great Britain)</span><br /><br />'The organisation congratulates the winner and gives thanks for the collaboration of all the enamellers that participated in it. The Award was given on December 15th and the exhibition of the selected pieces took place at the Reial Academia (Royal Academy) Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, Passeig d'Isabel II, No. 1, 2on. pis, 08003 Barcelona, Spain from 15.12.2010 - 15.01.2011.'<br /><br /></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-41699276859482384972011-01-27T14:16:00.000-08:002011-01-27T14:34:37.443-08:00Giggleswick Summer School 2011<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Water-based Screenprinting for the Enamelling Process</span><br /></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tutors: Elizabeth Turrell and Dave Fortune<br />25th-29th July 2011</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This summer school will help you develop your vitreous enamel work with a focus on the creative application of enamel (waterslide) transfers/decals and direct screenprinting on both steel and copper. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The skills you will learn can be applied at both large-scale and small-scale.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Giggleswick is an intense, hands on Summer School, which will suit lecturers and teachers of the ceramic and enamelling fraternity. We will be using affordable, portable equipment which has been designed and built for education and home studio use. The summer school will be of great help to those who wish to set up and organise their own screenprinting area using a completely water-based system. This course is suitable for those without previous experience of working in enamel, although a practical background working within art and design is recommended.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The course will cover:<br />• Introduction to print techniques for enamel including historical and contemporary examples to inspire you.<br />• Making enamel transfers using both on-glaze and over-glaze ceramic colours.<br />• Direct screenprinting onto a pre-enamelled surface.<br />• Direct screenprinting onto copper with a water-based resist for etching.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">During the course you will be given plenty of time to produce samples using the techniques demonstrated. The application and procedure of firing your finished samples will also be covered. Full technical support will be given throughout the duration of the course.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Giggleswick School:<br />David Knight is the Head of the Art department and for many years has kindly helped organise and hosted this summer school. See the school website <a href="http://www.giggleswick.org.uk/">www.giggleswick.org.uk</a> . The school is nestled in the Yorkshire Dales close to Settle in the North of England amidst breathtakingly beautiful countryside. Good accommodation and food are included in the price and arrangements can be made to use the schools tennis, squash and fives courts.There is also a swimming pool in Settle. Some evening walks are usually organised, which frequently end up at a local pub. Last year was a great success and enjoyed by all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Tutors: </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>ELIZABETH TURRELL<br /></strong>Elizabeth Turrell is the Senior Research Fellow in Enamel at the Centre for Fine Print Research. She runs the enamel research programme and large-scale enamel facility. She is currently creating an international contemporary vitreous enamel archive and is involved in a series of public commissions in enamel. One of her long-term commitments has been to promote and raise the profile of vitreous enamel and to make enamel a more established area of the visual arts by exploring its creative potential on metal. Elizabeth exhibits nationally and internationally and in addition she has taught widely, both in the UK and overseas. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>DAVE FORTUNE</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dave Fortune has worked at UWE for many years managing the water-based screenprinting department at The School of Creative Arts in Bristol. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In 1989 Dave spent time at the University of Berlin researching water-based screenprinting. On returning to the University of the West of England he proceeded to set up and run a completely solvent-free screenprinting area. His involvement in the story of water-based ink development and water-based ceramic decal development at UWE, Bristol was invaluable. His enthusiasm during those early days of the changeover from oil-based to water-based inks to his present commitment to disseminating the information to schools, colleges and universities is boundless. He also regularly organises and runs workshops, seminars and summer schools in the UK and internationally. Dave has recently returned from Australia where he lectured at the National Art School in Sydney and Griffith University in Brisbane. Giggleswick Summer School has become very popular in the UK and internationally, so book early.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dates: 25th-29th July 2011<br />Time: Each day runs from 09.30-16.30 with some later access.<br />Price: £650.00 inclusive of food and accommodation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Booking: To book a place or for more information please contact<br />Dave Fortune / T: 07973 776 019 E: </span><a href="mailto:fortune.eden@virgin.net"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">fortune.eden@virgin.net</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-81737576375620388362011-01-27T13:49:00.001-08:002011-03-20T04:59:33.393-07:00The British Society Of Enamellers New Graduate Award<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This award commenced in 2010 and is to be awarded annually. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The winner in each year will receive £250 for the purchase of enamelling equipment, have three pages to showcase their work on the BSOE website gallery for 18 months and a feature article of their work on our online magazine.<br />In addition the winner has membership of the BSOE for 18 months with the opportunity to exhibit in our exhibitions and take part in all events and workshops and 18 months membership of our online community site.<br /><br />The BSOE selection committee is very pleased to announce that the winner of the New Graduate Award 2010 was Debra Townend. She graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a BA Honours degree in Applied Arts specializing in jewellery. She took part in New Designers 2010 and recently exhibited in the Kath Libbert Gallery, Saltaire.<br /><br />Debra first encountered enamel when she attended an evening jewellery course during her second year at university. Although the course only touched on enamelling it was enough to inspire her and for her to realize the creative possibilities enamel could have in her work.<br /><br />The next opportunity was not until the second semester of her final year when she was able to experiment with torch firing. “It was inspiring being able to make marks on metal. I tried everything I could, scraffito, stenciling, stamping, washes, rubbing back and so on but it was also frustrating. I needed more skills.” </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566989142132458082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bt_fraPtirrWfyyQpeaca-wyDYZbyPOHgJX1n8SRApRmmIoHXQijlMRIa3BwxcvADDgQf8UzNNr3y4kQCV5EjrSyu5oRHQZ73mpVvvJqtGrXO3bZwOyGj2OEuVY1QfRq_62yAIw_eHDX/s400/Debra+Townend+torch+enamelling.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Winning the award will not only enable Debra to buy a kiln and develop her technical skills but as a member of the BSOE and of the online community site with its forum, blogs, articles, technical tips, events and links to publications and organizations, she hopes she can benefit from this association with other artists. She is looking forward to the exchange of information and ideas.<br /><br />Application forms for 2011 will be available in the spring.<br /></span><a href="http://www.enamellers.org/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.enamellers.org</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.webjam.com/bsoecommunity"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.webjam.com/bsoecommunity</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hilary Bolton Award secretary<br /></span><br /></p><div></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-3422506053805816392011-01-27T13:36:00.000-08:002011-01-27T13:48:51.199-08:00Rebecca Gouldson - Buy Black Coutry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE7QSWTMuCkW2kyI8vc3De9J25rJf25xjDl-wQhxJlO2O0kuNXZdf4QLVSuNSB5TX5zK0wV3oGKFNfnqAiY-R5PjgM1nA3y6RFudnwfuT9rzfCs8kqWu9udjv0vtZU0DING9vebhANGQ0/s1600/Bilston+41.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983932053871874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE7QSWTMuCkW2kyI8vc3De9J25rJf25xjDl-wQhxJlO2O0kuNXZdf4QLVSuNSB5TX5zK0wV3oGKFNfnqAiY-R5PjgM1nA3y6RFudnwfuT9rzfCs8kqWu9udjv0vtZU0DING9vebhANGQ0/s400/Bilston+41.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFuwtAYn-FvgnbiiEASqtzeSLoxQOw8fFuhXjNCKErpW0ZQ6MWtjnG0WWNK7gLopqFqtlcOk-zVycfpGbnilNrxcXTpfAq5QB5xG-7cx7XmUTFP9eqltss5pMv4UBh17h_kcdHqPj58DD/s1600/Bilston+35.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983928062639138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFuwtAYn-FvgnbiiEASqtzeSLoxQOw8fFuhXjNCKErpW0ZQ6MWtjnG0WWNK7gLopqFqtlcOk-zVycfpGbnilNrxcXTpfAq5QB5xG-7cx7XmUTFP9eqltss5pMv4UBh17h_kcdHqPj58DD/s400/Bilston+35.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNYHctp59GOU4ArF9scuZ5cHvh76rIWB0EBb_fVmyf4dyF061n-UU68gMVaIKHuFdw_riWIVeiPl39E1MOCwfAD2foX9B9XvW-GXKaZQbamAnHcIhVmpx_BJuj9DzDwYhXyG2YKVNamjz/s1600/Bilston+29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983921562047538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNYHctp59GOU4ArF9scuZ5cHvh76rIWB0EBb_fVmyf4dyF061n-UU68gMVaIKHuFdw_riWIVeiPl39E1MOCwfAD2foX9B9XvW-GXKaZQbamAnHcIhVmpx_BJuj9DzDwYhXyG2YKVNamjz/s400/Bilston+29.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Congratulations to Rebecca Gouldson for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">successfully</span> completing her recent commission. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PRESS RELEASE - BLACK COUNTRY’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE CELEBRATED IN NEW RANGE </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div align="left"><br />Made famous by Queen Victoria who asked for the blinds to her carriage to be shut on her way through the area, The Black County is a place synonymous with Britain’s industrial age. However within the pollution and darkness, master craftsmen and women were creating many objects of desire including the famous Bilston enamels which were sought after across the world. </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div align="left"><br />Celebrating the Black Country as a centre for craft and design is a new handmade range of products. Launched in November, Buy Black Country comprises of five unique products, designed and made by some of the UKs most influential designer-makers.<br />The designers have each taken inspiration from the historic collections within the Black Country’s many museums and art galleries. The result is a range of limited edition items which capture the history of the area and the breadth of traditional industry associated with the Black Country.<br />The first release from the range includes two elegant timber candlesticks which incorporate leather layers reclaimed from Walsall’s saddleries and leather workshops. Designer Sarah Thirlwell usually produces vessels and jewellery which incorporate recycled and reclaimed materials such as yoghurt pots and vending cups. Thirlwell then creates blocks of materials which are turned in the same way as wood using a traditional craft in a contemporary way. </div><div align="left"> </div></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;"><strong>Designer Rebecca Gouldson is usually known for creating richly decorated metal wall-pieces, which incorporate etching techniques. For the Buy Black Country range Gouldson has produced two enamel and copper brooches in collaboration with the Black Country enamel workshop. Inspired by the renowned enamel collection at Bilston Craft Gallery, the design uses an OS Map of Bilston as its design reference, creating an abstract pattern with recognisable street names delicately etched onto the facia. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Internationally recognised and known for his one-off pieces of acrylic jewellery, Adam Paxon was inspired by the world-class glass collection at Broadfield Glass Museum, Paxon has made a striking pin brooch which teases out the hidden qualities in the material by emphasising the ability of acrylic to act as a receptacle for light. Made from layers of acrylic, the pin is shaped and polished to look like glass, attaching to its wearer with an innovative spiral coil which makes the pin stand to attention. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Corinne Miller, Head of Arts & Heritage, Wolverhampton said "Buy Black Country is a unique range which celebrates the rich heritage of the area. We are delighted to have commissioned a number of high profile UK designers, all have been greatly inspired by the collections we house in the area’s museums." </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />"Our collections reference the industry and materials which the Black Country is associated with, including glass, leather and enamelling. Buy Black Country offers Black Country people and those with a proud connection to the area a chance to own and cherish a contemporary token of its history." </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />The first release of items will be on sale from 5 November, followed by a further two commissions in spring 2011. But Black Country is available from Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Bilston Craft Gallery; Walsall Leather Museum; the Black Country Living Museum and Broadfield Glass Museum and online at <a href="http://www.culturelabel.org/">http://www.culturelabel.org/</a><br /><br /></div></span><div align="center"></div></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-23083216104100553902010-11-27T10:35:00.000-08:002010-11-27T10:56:37.949-08:00" Chained " Liana Pattihis Art Jewellery Book<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANMTL98W7DmVFuPJyn9dP34wvixxANCAeazwyBPYEgurdjHI0S14Vy6e5ReDFDuegO6wR3gzQJ5KFdaS0R7A_9754EIOHm6W9Jj62cGqPgKPkPxV0-QcYJQlRp97ZOgCyQEfnFFWiQkbL/s1600/025.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Liana has published a book to accompany her exhibition that took place recently in London.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300921204201586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULempyKJag9pquCwfhg3SAThoa5Na1Dj2Wxtv2Qik5oHMcXdU7-iXSSYvMSl5IjnPrGADzeECKKmC0LjYJiuwm2mElbNI0ncGNcsZTH7NUHW9Iyiv4Smuolv6iy10TgLOpOoOqkeNlDhM/s400/Liana+Pattihis+-Alysodemeno-book+cover+for+klimt.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544300934015725314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1_Oh5-TsPt7tOKSfWNLUqqLPK5qeqeBaxB2FGgE9dX1MDNaWAP-M2TuxXMsL3oLwqMA_3zRRPR1nc5jQN9eCOwheDwqU5YKXrxzo07gEdL9QhaI7pBiST5L4DG_Zo-cDRwgNugbAux_M/s400/open+book.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">DESCRIPTION:<br />Title: Liana Pattihis -Alysodeméno (Chained)<br />Liana Pattihis Art Jewellery 2010<br />Technical data: Softcover+ flaps, 21cm x 15cm (A5 size), 80 pages<br />full colour images.<br />ISBN 978-1-4507-3419-6<br />Price £14 plus p&p<br />To order the book please email Liana </span><a href="mailto:lianapattihis@aol.com"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">lianapattihis@aol.com</span></a><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Some images from the exhibition...</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544303807007937074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWISn4tWL3eVJ4xvFRNyqF4GCWekt9_GYiQtariYyq8RwOpDOvUkRuCcCFaxdgSKwZeLT6zH5wIy3DXqsPyviygKkY5aliszQZ6oLVY49sAy-gLQNfIzygCOpdOzOoigS7tST5CEI01fwi/s400/024.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544305112761215026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jEz9YMlPCDdksTgWPNg-2OyNijv_girYObtDNrpwLcBywbwBYA98pVz23ikcx9sKD70nkRrmoiBG3QiTaI_We1Nug9AhLQNhLGujBGgj6DgQZgPR2LaGW4zsk1KwpDG9sIK-Lis1vDtn/s400/07.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">View more of Liana's work on the following links:</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.lianapattihis.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.lianapattihis.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.klimt02.net/jewellers/index.php?item_id=8555"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.klimt02.net/jewellers/index.php?item_id=8555</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.whoswhoingoldandsilver.com/search/portfolio.asp?did=365"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.whoswhoingoldandsilver.com/search/portfolio.asp?did=365</span></a><br /></p></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-2216249684888760922010-10-29T12:07:00.000-07:002010-10-29T12:16:02.283-07:00Goldsmiths Craft & Design Awards 2011<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's that time of year again and the entry forms are now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">available</span> for the Craft & Design Awards for 2011.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The awards are part of the Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council's programme to promote excellence amongst all engaged in the Trade. Anyone in the United Kingdom involved in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">silversmithing</span>, jewellery and the allied crafts may enter.<br /><br />Printed entry forms for the 2011 competition are available for collection from<br />The Assay Office, Goldsmiths’ Hall, Gutter Lane, London, EC2V 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">AQ</span>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tel: 020 7606 7010 other Assay Offices, </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or by contacting Brian Marshall (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">GC</span>&DC Secretary) on 01895 420052 </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or by </span><a href="mailto:brian@craftanddesigncouncil.org.uk"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">email</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Also keep checking the </span><a href="http://www.craftanddesigncouncil.org.uk/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">craft & design council website </span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">as they get published there too. From this site you can also view the winning entries from 2010.<br /><br />The Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council was founded in 1908 and today it still carries forward its original remit to encourage, stimulate and promote the pursuit of excellence in craftsmanship and design amongst all those in the United Kingdom engaged in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Silversmithing</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Goldsmithing</span>, Jewellery and the Allied Crafts.<br /></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-50647229842014964702010-10-29T10:54:00.000-07:002010-10-29T11:08:52.793-07:00Guild of Enamellers - Student Bursary 2011<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Message from Gillie Hoyte Byrom</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Photography by Ross Hill</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpY1kJ8MZOqITUi_iGVwAZm-J8fbDoyOdgZ1gnJMfjIqdD0PWC5rjj2qnAUat3386miJEm6wSQBcoqcCZGhKPiKZaCfI99giCetW5eyrVi7_E365T0JiIHYYwhJaQ4W9URV89z8X8D0S-/s1600/In+the+workshop.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533530523206620610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpY1kJ8MZOqITUi_iGVwAZm-J8fbDoyOdgZ1gnJMfjIqdD0PWC5rjj2qnAUat3386miJEm6wSQBcoqcCZGhKPiKZaCfI99giCetW5eyrVi7_E365T0JiIHYYwhJaQ4W9URV89z8X8D0S-/s400/In+the+workshop.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Guild of Enamellers is delighted to announce the winner of their annual Bursary Award for 2011 to Victoria Lemon who graduated this year from The Glasgow School of Art, where she gained a first class BA Honours Degree in Design, specialising in Silversmithing and Jewellery. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Victoria has already won several awards for her enamel designs and a Precious Metal Bursary from The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. She has been exhibiting her work in Glasgow, London and West Sussex over the past four years and took part in a student exchange to The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2008. It was during the semester she spent in Australia that Victoria was taught the basic knowledge and skills of enamelling by Kirsten Haydon.<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533530540093876706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WDn33NRRbC3ZgddU1Ol0S9M0lqrEpMK4ILo5-V5t1s6PX17m8sskCkW8_4nhrcIRqj9oXF6UgSBRHUmhNn3fpJvwL2OOchluxlBKHcv7sEt1PJECEsZD_VQ-lsOzcFEm1e-ky1XV38xX/s400/Packaged+%27Eg%27+enamelled+brooch,+photography+by+Ross+Hill.jpg" border="0" />“Her classes sparked my love for the experimental and creative possibilities that enamelling allows.” says Victoria. “I use vitreous enamel to create the desired decayed aesthetic which I build up through stencilling and layering using the theme of typography”.<br /><br />Victoria describes the feeling of excitement and anticipation, (which many of us share) while waiting for a piece to cool down after firing and her application listed ways in which she thought the Guild could have a positive influence on her work. We hope that an association with the Guild will broaden the way this talented designer uses enamel help develop technical confidence with vitreous enamel.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533530509140964242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZOnOTIwanV2itaPSbtlM0eoPJ_DmLZ97n8asGePcfFsPVSPZCvHWSu2NtDzuWDexnohPaFmKoC1miHJlB_u_mlzBih3as4gXF0svAx68ROiD20Zi5bFgeZxGlkkLQLLjeO3eNiy66C99/s400/'Eg'+Enamelled+brooch,+photography+by+Ross+Hill.jpg" border="0" />The Guild is deeply grateful to joint sponsors - Craft&Design Magazine and W G Ball Ltd for continuing to fund the Bursary Award and we look forward to introducing Victoria Lemon at the 2011 Spring Conference where she will have the opportunity to exhibit her enamel jewellery; assist a workshop tutor; attend lectures and the master class. In addition to a free place at the popular annual conference, Victoria will immediately benefit from free membership of the Guild for the next three years and will have the opportunity to join any of the workshops in her region and around the UK in the course of those years. A programme of events and interesting contributions from enamellers are regularly advertised and reviewed in the Guild’s quarterly journal.<br /><br />Runners-up, Jessica Howarth from Dundee and Jeanette Ward from Plymouth, have been awarded free membership of the Guild of Enamellers for the next three years. They have also been encouraged to attend the annual conference and to reapply for the 2012 Bursary after graduating from their degree courses next Summer.<br /><br />All those who were disappointed not to win the Bursary should not lose heart but continue their personal journey with enamelling and possibly consider joining the Guild of Enamellers in the coming year for a membership fee of £20. See www.guildofenamellers.org<br /><br />Bursary application forms are available from next Spring for the 2012 Award and the closing date is 30th September. We look forward to hearing from you.<br /><br />Gillie Hoyte Byrom<br />Bursary Secretary</span></div></div>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389105913860610014.post-42175271361495232262010-10-29T10:45:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:54:13.423-07:00In Memory of Allan Heywood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX5R9Uls9YbN4Y1PnszAs7dtjIDEPVf_Jk4Cmg_iJWZXAJfdRRS-YUm2A1Vw0OsXXKk92JTgUOQg0WYGrWx93JDIF_lLYRsGrSqcOolEZnN78xTOi5vuPIOio6e5OV7OyG3xD86rFl43s/s1600/ALLAN+HEYWOOD+Cnv00009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533527343477665938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX5R9Uls9YbN4Y1PnszAs7dtjIDEPVf_Jk4Cmg_iJWZXAJfdRRS-YUm2A1Vw0OsXXKk92JTgUOQg0WYGrWx93JDIF_lLYRsGrSqcOolEZnN78xTOi5vuPIOio6e5OV7OyG3xD86rFl43s/s400/ALLAN+HEYWOOD+Cnv00009.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Message via Sharon Scalise USA.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It is with Great Sadness that I send out this news .........</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div><br />The enameling world has recently suffered the loss of one of its finest craftsmen. Allan B. Heywood Australian enameller, musician, writer, webmaster, Masters Tri-athlete, and resident of Skipton, Victoria, Australia passed away Tuesday 28th September 2010. </div><div>Allan is survived by his two children Katherine and Chris. Allan was laid to rest in a characteristically practical, unique, and eco-minded way on October 4th 2010 in Camperdown in Western Victoria, Australia. (Link: Victorian man has first ever upright eco burial at vertical cemetery: </span></div><a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/victorian-man-has-first-ever-upright-eco-burial-at-vertical-cemetery/story-e6frf7l6-1225934150299"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/victorian-man-has-first-ever-upright-eco-burial-at-vertical-cemetery/story-e6frf7l6-1225934150299</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> )<br /><br />Allan Heywood’s work his been included in such Exhibitions as the International Exhibition of Enamelling Art, Tokyo JAPAN; </span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/awardsotherstuffpage.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> CANADA; Guild of Craft Enamellers ENGLAND; Pacific Enamelling Symposium USA; "Focus on Fire" USA; "Kunstverein Coburg" Germany; And numerous Australian exhibitions including the Alice Craft Award, C.C.N.T., National Enamel Exhibition, Sydney; National Craft Acquisition Award, C.C.N.T, Wildlife Art Society of Australasia; and the Australian Society of Miniature Art Among others.<br /><br />Mr. Heywood has been the recipient of many Awards, including GRAND PRIZE WINNER, Sixth International Exhibition of Miniature Art; 2nd Prize Third International Exhibition of Miniature Art Toronto Canada; Joint Winner P. H. Wolfe Cloisonné Cup Guild of Craft Enamellers England; </span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/bowlmarijkepage.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Winner of the Chairman's Rose Bowl for the Outstanding Exhibit</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/bowlmarijkepage.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Guild of Craft Enamellers</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> England; 1st prize, open enamelling Special Prize; best metalwork exhibit Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Australia; Inaugural C.A.S.C.A.W.P. award for cultural achievement in the visual arts Shire of Hampden Australia; 1st prize decorated metalwork, enamel Ian McIntyre Memorial Award Australian Natives Association Award.<br /><br />Several of Allan Heywood’s works reside in the collection of the Museums & Art Galleries of the Northern Territory including "Waratah Plate” Alice Craft Acquisition, and "The Miraculous Ascension of Clianthus Formosus" National Craft Acquisition Award, Darwin. And additional works reside in collections in Australia, Bulgaria, West Germany, Spain, France, Italy, England, The Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, the U.S.A., Japan, Israel and Canada.<br /><br />Allan B. Heywood was born in 1946 in Melbourne Australia, and he lived for over 20 years in Skipton Victoria, Australia. A full-time enameller he worked chiefly in cloisonné and related techniques, and the repair and restoration of enamelled items, many pieces antique, and historic, many of which has been jewellery.<br /><br />As a teenager Allan Heywood worked for a small firm of stainless-steel fabricators in Moreland, Victoria, where he learned to work with metal, at collage Allan Studied Applied Chemistry. Allan served with the Royal Australian Engineers in South Vietnam in 1967-68. He also worked in Ford's Melbourne car assembly plant in the Manufacturing Engineering department in process control with respect to paints, sealers, adhesives, abrasives and other non-metallic materials. After 7 years with Ford he left to attend the Australian College of Entertainers. He was also pub-singer/guitarist, musician and a professional entertainer for many years.<br /><br />Allan said that he came to enamelling by chance, “Some twenty-eight years ago I happened to see a commercial exhibition of Chinese enamels - pieces of all shapes, sizes and colours, mainly cloisonné and plique-a-jour. Part of the display was a small `how-to' vase set showing five major steps in making a Chinese-style cloisonné vase. I was hooked and set out with a naive blend of arrogance and ignorance to make cloisonné and there have been few days since in which enamel hasn't played some part.”<br />Information selected from Full History Allan Heywood Webpage – History: </span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_history.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_history.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Allan Heywood has had a profound influence in the world of enameling through his exceptional original enamel works and his impeccable antique restoration work, as well as by authoring several comprehensive articles on enamelling techniques. As the creator and webmaster of one of the most informative websites about the art of enamelling on the World Wide Web he amassed a wealth of enameling and metal information. Allan helped to connect enamellers the world over by showcasing the works of the many great craftsmen in the field. The eNAMEL Online Newsletter is an online resource, which Allan wrote and produced from July 2001 thru February 2004. It is still available today along with the wonderful “eNAMEL Gallery” and “Useful Stuff”<br />(Links: eNAMEL Online Newsletter: http://enews.heywoodenamels.com/ - eNAMEL Gallery: </span><a href="http://gallery.heywoodenamels.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://gallery.heywoodenamels.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">- Useful Stuff: </span><a href="http://enews.heywoodenamels.com/common/eNAMEL_useful_stuff_01.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://enews.heywoodenamels.com/common/eNAMEL_useful_stuff_01.html</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> )<br /><br />Allan was very active on several online forums and frequently shared a generous amount of expert information with forum members on enamelling, metalsmithing and the chemicals used in those processes. Besides being an enameller and former musician Allan was also a Masters tri-athlete who enjoyed a level of fitness which defied his years. He claimed a podium finish in the Olympic distance triathlon at the world Masters championship in Geelong 2008-9.<br />(LINK: Allan Heywood Triathlete: </span><a href="http://www.ballarattriclub.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.ballarattriclub.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> )<br /><br />In the eNAMEL Online Newsletter Allan Heywood once wrote of expert enamelist (David C. Freda):<br />“We in the West generally fail to recognise our major artists in any useful sense while they are alive. In a more culturally-developed society David C. Freda would be classed as a "Living National Treasure" and treated accordingly - as would several other individuals who've featured previously in these pages. “Allan Heywood<br /><br />I would offer that Allan Heywood is himself worthy of the sort of recognition he suggested for other exceptional enamelists who make consistent contributions. “National Treasure” would be a most fitting description for Allan considering his vast contribution to the field of enameling during his MANY years making exceptional original enamel work, and for his expertise in antique enamel repair. As well as for his generous sharing of enameling techniques, and for showcasing the works of so many artisans in field of metalsmithing and enameling on the World Wide Web. Allan Heywood is ONE OF A KIND – And He IS Sorely Missed!<br />Sharon Scalise<br /><br />Links:<br />Victorian man has first ever upright eco burial at vertical cemetery: </span><a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/victorian-man-has-first-ever-upright-eco-burial-at-vertical-cemetery/story-e6frf7l6-1225934150299"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/victorian-man-has-first-ever-upright-eco-burial-at-vertical-cemetery/story-e6frf7l6-1225934150299</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Triathlete:<br /></span><a href="http://www.ballarattriclub.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.ballarattriclub.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Grains Of Glass (website) has added a notification and remembrance for Allan Heywood on their main page: </span><a href="http://grainsofglass.ning.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://grainsofglass.ning.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Allan Heywood History – About:<br /></span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_history.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_history.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Allan Heywood - Awards and Honors:<br /></span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_awards_prizes.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_awards_prizes.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Allan Heywood - Exhibitions:<br /></span><a href="http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_exhibitions_shows.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://heywoodenamels.com/main/enamel_exhibitions_shows.html</span></a><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />eNAMEL Online Newsletter: http://enews.heywoodenamels.com/<br /><br /></div></span>BSOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625776425293043516noreply@blogger.com