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2006 February Book Reviews

Contemporary Enameling - Art and Techniques by Lilyan Bachrach 256 pp., 550 color photos, 8-1/2" x 1 1" hard cover....
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Book Review Camille Faure

Book Review Camille Faure

Camille Fauré: Impossible Objects Cork Marcheschi lSBN 615-13229-4 172 pages; full color; 11 x 9 inches This book demands to...
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Glass on Metal 2008 Book Review

Glass on Metal 2008 Book Review

Painted Enamels - An Illustrated Survey 1500-1920 by Erika Speel Published by Lund Humphries, Hampshire, England, 2008 Hard cover, 10-3/4"...
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Sansone Studio

Sansone Studio

Sometime around 1989 or 1990, I got a call from a friend, Steve Kissler, who owned a small gift shop...
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Book Reviews Feb 2005

Book Reviews Feb 2005

The Art of Enameling; Techniques, Projects, Inspiration by Linda Darty Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. 2004; ISBN...
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Larissa Podgoretz

Larissa Podgoretz

I was introduced to enameling during a required Enamels course at the Bezalel Academy Jewelry Department. We were given an...
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Isabelle Schwarzer and Daniel Gunther

Isabelle Schwarzer and Daniel Gunther

Where did you learn to enamel? Daniel: I had completed my high school diploma 2001 at the Walter Gropius compartment-Highschool...
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Sascha Brastoff and His Talents

Sascha Brastoff and His Talents

Sascha Brastoff was known for his talent and ability in many fields of art, both performing and visual, both fine...
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Ewa Buksa Klinowska

Ewa Buksa Klinowska

I have been an artist in enamelling for nine years. In 1999, I took a specialist jewellery course with completely...
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Serik Rysbekov

Serik Rysbekov

Serik became acquainted with enamel while studying at college. He graduated in 1988 with the specialty of "Art Processing of...
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Komako Okumura

Komako Okumura

When and how did you become involved in enameling? I saw great work of enamel in an art museum eight...
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New Zealand Enamelling

New Zealand Enamelling

When one looks at a world map to find New Zealand, it's easily overlooked due to its location and size....
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Gabor Forgo

Gabor Forgo

How did you become involved in enameling? Observing the World. 21x21 cm. Wall panel, sgrafitto technique. 1991. This happened accidentally....
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Jessica Calderwood

Jessica Calderwood

Jessica Calderwood's work consists of enamels that walk a fine line between the beautiful and the bizarre. The process of...
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Atelier d’Artisanat du Centre-Ville

Atelier d’Artisanat du Centre-Ville

The Atelier d'Artisanat du Centre-Ville Inc., Montreal, Quebec, was founded in 1971 as an answer to rising problems of unemployment...
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Peggy Kaplan

Peggy Kaplan

I started in enameling 40 years ago by accident. 10 Commandments. 3’x6’. Wall Hanging. Copper enamel, stained glass. Brass tablets....
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Harold Balazs: Large Scale Enamel Workshop

Harold Balazs: Large Scale Enamel Workshop

From March 21 through March 24, 2007, The W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation held a Large Scale Enamel Workshop featuring Harold...
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Cécile Chancerel

Cécile Chancerel

Cécile Chancerel, jeweler and enameler in La Baule, France, received "Le Grand Prix des Métiers d'Art" (the Grand Prize of...
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Tricia Young

Tricia Young

Along with a desire to know how things work and how to do things, I have had a lifelong fascination...
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Enameled Lava Workshop

Enameled Lava Workshop

Couleurs de Crateres is an enameled lava workshop, established by Mrs. Nathalie Fourniat in 2001 in the Auvergne region of...
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Barbara Nakae

Barbara Nakae

Barbara Nakae 1922 – 2006 Barbara Nakae of Newcastle, CA, born April 24, 1922, passed away peacefully in her sleep...
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Marge Widmar Retrospective

Marge Widmar Retrospective

A Retrospective exhibition of the work of Marge Widmar, an artist from Westlake, Ohio, was held at the Beth K....
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Cecilie Hveding

Cecilie Hveding

I attended a school for goldsmiths in Norway and worked as an apprentice for a total of 3 years before...
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Online Enamel Art Gallery

Online Enamel Art Gallery

Glass on Metal Magazine is excited to announce the development of an online enamel art gallery, located on the internet...
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Award-winning artist Karen Jablonski

Award-winning artist Karen Jablonski

Karen Jablonski is an award-winning artist from Monticello, Georgia, who works in the medium of painting enamel, among other media....
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Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps)

Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps)

Applicator for Crumbs (Enamel Lumps) If you have worked with small lumps or tiny crumbs of enamel or glass to...
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Enamel Arts From Korea and Japan Exhibition

Enamel Arts From Korea and Japan Exhibition

The Korean Enamelling Artist Association celebrates its 22nd year in 2004. The group is host to the Contemporary Enamel Arts...
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The Enamelware of Leila Tai

The Enamelware of Leila Tai

Jewelry artist Leila Tai is renowned for her extraordinary one-of-a-kind pieces celebrating perfection in nature and for her masterful use...
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W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops

This second conference, sponsored by the W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation proves to be an exciting week of activities, lectures, hands-on...
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The Enamel Arts Foundation Goals

The Enamel Arts Foundation Goals

Bernard N. Jazzar, President of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Enamel Arts Foundation, announces that the Foundation...
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2009 Barcelona School Enamel Exhibition

2009 Barcelona School Enamel Exhibition

Nuria L. Ribalta and her students from Barcelona School had an exhibition of their enamel works in France from the...
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An Interview with Leila Tai

An Interview with Leila Tai

In this article, renowned enamelist Leila Tai discusses her many motivations and inspirations as well as her creative process in...
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Terry Gay Puckett: Retrospective Exhibition

Terry Gay Puckett: Retrospective Exhibition

Editor's Note: Terry's Retrospective Exhibition had more than 30 enamels. The Retrospective Catalog has 26 pages with 31 illustrations. There...
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2009 Radiance Enamel Exhibition

2009 Radiance Enamel Exhibition

Gallery 21, an all-white exhibition space in Spanish Village, San Diego, California, became home to the enamel exhibition, RADIANCE from...
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The Enamelware of Pat Peat O’Neil

The Enamelware of Pat Peat O’Neil

Pat Peat O'Neil, now ninety-two, started enameling in Girl Scouts when she was sixteen. They used a torch to fire...
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The Jewelry of Patsy Croft

The Jewelry of Patsy Croft

"Bright colors we can find only in nature, quality craftsmanship that will outlast the seasons, and a promise to do...
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The Enamelware of Sean Alton

The Enamelware of Sean Alton

My affair with precious metals began while working with my father a talented jeweler who worked with spring movement. He...
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The Enamelware of Radka Urbanova

The Enamelware of Radka Urbanova

Radka's first encounter with enamel was in early childhood. She used to go to an Orthodox Church with her father...
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2009 AJDC New Talent Award

2009 AJDC New Talent Award

Jewelry artist Leila Tai was honored by the American Jewelry Design Council as the Grand Prize winner of its 2009...
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The Enamelware of Bev Yokley

The Enamelware of Bev Yokley

The sun rises over the tree line and spreads its light across the fields. The horse, donkey, and pot-bellied pig...
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The Works of Solveig Haukaas

The Works of Solveig Haukaas

Solveig Haukaas started to work in an enamel workshop in Bergen, Norway when she was near 17 years old. One...
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2008 Mexican Enamel Exhibition

2008 Mexican Enamel Exhibition

Last April 2008, at Galeria Medellin 174,in Mexico City, under the name of "Esmaltes Sobre Metales," two artists exhibited their...
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The Life and Art of Sascha Brastoff

The Life and Art of Sascha Brastoff

Sascha Brastoff was known for his talent and ability in many fields of art, both performing and visual, both fine...
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The Enamelware of Ben Caldwell

The Enamelware of Ben Caldwell

Ben Caldwell is a painter, copper and silver smith, musical instrument builder, and inventor. He trained at the Studio School...
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