Explorations & Rendering: Drawing and Painting with Enamel – A Workshop with Martha Banyas

This Masters workshop workshop with Martha Banyas will explore many different ways to translate images into enamel.We will broaden your visual vocabulary by looking closely at numerous rendering techniques such as drawing, painting, printing, sgraffito, stippling, pen & ink and surface texturing. For materials, I will also focus primarily on underglazes of various kinds, allowing you to build layers of image and texture with very little additional enamel. Underglazes can be one of your most useful tools and can be applied using many rendering techniques for a variety of visual and textural effects. We will also dive into the uses of media: water-based, oils and acrylics and find out which works best in different situations…and/or which can be used together. Overall, I want to show you how to get more visual information and bang into your enamels, while keeping the amount of enamel to a minimum….a real plus for jewelry especially. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences in enameling with you!

Previous enamel experience is very helpful.

Martha Banyas is a longtime Portland resident, artist, educator, and dealer of ethnographic arts, who has been working in enamels for over 40 years. She is widely known in Portland for her former gallery Apa Ini, which featured textiles, artifacts, and art from Southeast Asia and central Europe. During her extensive travels to SE Asia and Turkey, her work evolved in many directions including mask-making, life-size puppet design, and jewelry, as well as small-scale sculpture. In 2005 she returned to studio enamel and metal work full time. Her work has been exhibited nationally including shows at Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Mobilia Gallery, Boston, MA, American Craft Museum, NY, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR, Greenwood Gallery, Washington D.C., Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland OR, and internationally in Germany and Japan.

Workshop Hours:

Friday-Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM , with meal breaks at the Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

Cost: $505 plus $35 materials fee

Materials List: Provided upon registration or when ready

Registration: Limited to 8

Refund Policy: No refunds unless your workshop position can be filled by another person.

Lodging, Meals, Transportation:

Coming from out of town? Check AirBnB, Priceline, and other discounted online lodging sources, The Center will try help you make your stay comfortable and stress free while you are a workshop participant.