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Join the Center for Enamel Art and KVO Industries in a day of fun and learning with and within the porcelain enamel industry. We will provide materials, tools, and expertise to help you get acquainted with this wonderful medium. You can spray stencil, silkscreen, sgraffito, use transfer materials such as decals, draw, and paint with the enamel. You will be able to fire pieces in the factory’s large kiln which has interior dimensions of 5′ x 8′.

If you have specific projects you would like to work on, this is a wonderful opportunity to work on those projects.
A technical advisor and member of KVO’s staff will be on hand to work with you and introduce you to KVO Industries where the Center’s Annex is located.

We are charging $135, a special reduced fee, for this inaugural play day only. Starting in April we will be listing our full play day schedules for the rest of the year. Participants will be able to take advantage of discounts for multiple play day registrations through out the year. Stay tuned for more play day information.

The fee excludes any custom work done by the factory including creating silkscreens and custom colors. Additional materials will be available for sale at bargain prices.

Space is limited to 12 participants per session.

All registrants will receive an email 2 days before the session describing how to prepare.

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How Now Fred Ball?

By Judy Stone

on June 9, 2016

The Center for Enamel Art is excited to host a guided bus tour on Saturday, June 25, of the work of noted Sacramento enamel artist Fred Ball.

To learn more and to register, click here.

Fred Uhl Ball: The Legacy of a Pioneering Artist

Recently, I have been wondering about the legacy of one the most important American enamelists of the 20^th century, Fred Uhl Ball (1945-1985). I never met him, though he lived, worked and taught in Sacramento, CA, about an hour from my home, and frequented the supply store in San Francisco where I bought my enamels. But even in absentia, Ball was a mentor to me. His book, Experimental Techniques in Enameling (1972), came out the same year I began enameling professionally, and formed the basis of my journey into enameling. Ball book cover

It was easy to be affected by Ball back then — his influence and presence resonated throughout northern California. He was an icon, the son of well-known Sacramento artists, and thoroughly of the area in which he lived. His work was commissioned and collected by a variety of patrons, and he produced several large-scale wall commissions for both public and private spaces. The most recognizable of his pieces, The Way Home, was installed on the side of a large parking garage in downtown Sacramento, and for many years was the featured image on the front of the Thompson Enamel catalogue.