The Enameled Copper Vessel: Forming and Enameling

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In this jointly taught 6-day workshop with master metalsmith, Jack da Silva, and  master enamelist, Judy Stone, we will learn each step in the creation of enameled vessels, from shaping raw forms to the complex layering of color.

Days 1-3 Jack da Silva will explore vessel-making from flat sheet and spun copper through sinking and angle raising. We will modify these forms by adding texture, low relief using hammers, and piercing to create negative space.

Days 4-6, when our vessels are ready, we will enamel them with Judy Stone, who will focus on approaches for working on dimensional objects. She will share her distinctive enamel layering techniques, in which she creates a canvas of sgraffitoed liquid enamel and then builds up complex, painterly color through thin enamel layers that are applied wet. All surfaces will be enameled.
Some enameling and forming experience is desirable.

Jack da Silva is a third generation gravestone maker from a family of artisans and performers, and is known for teaching metalsmithing and anticlastic raising, and for his research of various metalworking methods. Jack earned an MFA in Metalsmithing/Jewelry Design at Indiana University with a focus on ancient and traditional metalworking. He owns and operates Jack da Silva’s Metal Design Studio, and founded MAKER: Metal Arts workshops and Educational Retreat, served as an Adjunct Professor in the California College for the Arts Jewelry/Metal Arts Program and as a tenured professor for Jewelry/Metal Arts and 3-D Art at Evergreen Valley College from 2005 to 2011. His metalwork is represented in numerous books, publications, and collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea; Portugal and across the United States. He is currently on the SNAG board.

Judy Stone, founder of the Center for Enamel Art, has been enameling professionally for  over 45 years. She has taught enameling all over the US and abroad and has exhibited widely. She is known for her unique approach to enameling vessel forms. She considers herself an advocate for the medium.  She has served as a board member of the Enamelist Society and the Northern California Enamel Guild.  She is also Enamel Department Head at The Crucible in Oakland, CA. She was the recipient of the Enamelist Society’s Woodrow Carpenter Achievement Award  in 2009.

Workshop Hours:

Monday-Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM at The Crucible.

Cost:
$785 plus $50 materials fee.

Materials List: Provided upon registration or when ready

Registration: Limited to 10

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

Lodging, Meals, Transportation:

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