Archive for large scale enameling – Page 2

Expanding Our Space, Expanding Our Reach. You Can Help!

By Center for Enamel Art
 on May 30, 2018
As we announced just before New Year’s, we have been offered a wonderful opportunity: our own space for large-scale enameling in a new facility that KVO Industries has acquired in Santa Rosa, CA. This space, which we are calling the Annex, is the first dedicated artist-use large-scale enameling space in the U.S., and will be an incredible resource for the Center. We hope you will be a part of this new exciting new phase, and will help contribute to our efforts if you are able!

Enameled steel sign at KVO Industries. Together, we can make it happen!

Our plans for the Annex are ambitious. The space will provide a place to create large-scale enameled steel art, including public and private commissions. Artisans will be able to design and produce enameled steel products. The Annex will also be a place to explore new applications and techniques for enameling steel. We will be able to offer groundbreaking classes, host visiting artists and eventually, provide ongoing residency programs. Although KVO’s large (8′ x 5′) hanging belt furnace is particularly suited for two-dimensional work, the Center is encouraging all who are interested in working three-dimensionally in enameled steel to come to the factory to work.

We are delighted that the Annex will be inaugurated with a workshop from master enamelist, John Killmaster, from July 6th to July 9th. Killmaster, at age 83, has experienced a resurgence in his career. A younger audience, which has recently embraced the use of liquid enamels, is now flocking to his work and his teaching.

We will offer regularly scheduled, facilitated weekend workdays at the Annex. In addition, our plans include workshops, factory tours and workdays for schools, and three- to five-day residencies for those working on projects or commissions. To find out more about the 2018 KVO program schedule, please contact the Center.

We believe that a space like this, created in a close partnership with an artist-friendly industrial facility like KVO, is essential to the future of enameling. It will allow us to share the possibilities of industrial enameling with more artists, and to bring new techniques, and more and larger work, into public view.
As we work to bring our plans to life, we will share our progress with you here on our blog and on Facebook. Along the way, we will ask for your help as we develop our large-scale enameling program and related educational programming. Even though KVO has been extremely generous is making this space possible, there is a cost.  Our monthly lease payment is small for what it includes, but our programming cannot pay for all of the expenses associated with the space.
Please consider a contribution towards these goals.
  • $50 can purchase tools and equipment.
  • $100 can fund scholarships for classes and workshops.
  • $250 can fund promotion for outreach to all artists
  • $500 or more can create a residency program for artists wanting to work inside an enamel factory.
  • If you would contribute to the space by naming it, please contact the Center for more information about naming rights.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW. It’s simple and easy, and makes a huge difference to our work!

As a member of the enameling community, you know how rare and valuable an opportunity this is. We are grateful for your involvement and support. Together, we can create an exciting future for enameling!

In categories Creativity, Events, Opportunities, Uncategorized, Workshops Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , ,

Large Scale Enameling at KVO Industries

By Judy Stone
 on October 21, 2017
 with no comments

The Center for Enamel Art is proud to sponsor this program with our partner, KVO Industries, in Santa Rosa, CA. Our last weekend has been postponed until 2018 because of the turmoil caused by the extensive fires in Northern California, which came within 100 feet of KVO. Stay Tuned for news about the Center’s 2018 large-scale enameling program.

  Oct. 21-23

Register Now:  Oct.

 

  • If you are already working with porcelain enameled steel you will receive expert technical help. Note: these workdays are not workshops so there will be no formal instruction taking place although there will be lots of knowledge sharing.
  • If you are working in other 2-D media this is a wonderful opportunity to explore the creative potential of “porcelain” enamel for painters, drawers, and printmakers.
  • For artists working in the venue of “Art in Public Places”, creating large scale 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional “Site Specific” Art, this will give you the opportunity to experience a medium that is color-fast, and impervious to UV light and weather.
  • If you are looking to start a small business making beautifully designed functional objects and architectural elements that could incorporate porcelain enameled steel, this is the opportunity to make sample products for future small scale production runs.
  • If you have a commission or project that you would like to create in porcelain enameled steel you will be able to come to KVO for a discounted 3-day weekend (Sat.-Mon.) under the auspices of the Center for Enamel Art.
  • If you are in instructor wanting to bring a class to work or tour the facility you will be able to book your visit through the Center.

Most tools, equipment, and supplies will be provided or made available for purchase. After you register you will receive more detailed information on how to prepare for a working in the factory. Center for Enamel Art facilitators, will be on hand to assist all participants. KVO staff will provide technical assistance.

Cost:
$145 –  (including most materials and supplies) for individual workdays Saturdays and Sundays only. Facilitators and staff will be on hand.
$750 – day rate for class visits Saturdays and Sundays only. Maximum 10 participants plus instructor. Center facilitators and KVO staff will be on hand.
$750 –  3-day Residency – Saturday through Monday (must be booked for the entire 3 days). Please contact Judy Stone if you are considering a project booking through the Center.
If you would like to work for more than 3 days at KVO  you can book additional days directly with KVO.  Additional days may cost more per daily rate.
$250 –  2 hour factory tour for 25 participants max. These must be booked directly through the Center for Enamel Art and scheduled according to factory availability with KVO.

 

Painting enamels

Painting with enamels at KVO

About KVO

KVO is a small firm that specializes in interpretive porcelain enameled steel signage for exterior installation.  The company welcomes artists and has produced many public art commissions over the years.  They specialize in beautiful 4-color enamel photography, precise screen images, and unprecedented technical excellence of what they produce.  Artists can request quotes for projects or commissions and can also ask to come to the factory on a day rate to work on their own projects outside of those days set side for discounted rates by the Center for Enamel Art

About The Enamel Industry

The enamel industry is largely unknown to artists as a means to produce exterior installations that are long lasting, weather- and graffiti-impervious. The medium is suited to one-of-a kind creative functional objects for interior and exterior furnishings, architectural elements, garden and building design. Industrial work is usually made with steel or cast iron.

In categories Tagged with , , , , , with no comments
← Previous Page