Monday, November 28, 2011

Enameling Classes

I'm thrilled to announce that I will be teaching an enameling class and a torch fire enamling workshop starting in January!

The workshop I'll be teaching is at Harold Studio, which is a wonderful studio in Phoenix! I'll be covering basic sifting, sgrafitto, and stenciling with multiple colors, all with using only a torch to fire the enamel! To sign up or to get additional information, click here.



Beginning in January I will also be teaching an enameling class which will include metal preparation, cleaning enamels, sifting, sgraffito, stoning, wet packing, uses of silver/gold foil, combining transparent and opaque enamels, and more! This class will be at Phoenix Center for the Arts. Additional information can be found here under metals and jewelry. Spread the word!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

New sculptural piece

Here's a new piece that I finished a few weeks ago, and have finally had the chance to photograph. The enamel pieces are rings that are detachable from the main piece. The camera lens gives a warped view of enamelwork and pierced metal layering on the inside (which I couldn't get a good image of).


Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Student Work

Below is the work that my students have been doing in my Beginning Metals class at ASU. Check it out!

Lisa Ferreira
Cold Connection Pendant

Lisa Ferreira
Hollow Constructed Ring


 
 Gabriel Anderson
Cold Connection Pendant

 
 Gabriel Anderson
Hollow Constructed Ring




Danielle Beauchamp
Cold Connection Pendant

Danielle Beauchamp
Hollow Construction Ring



Heidi Wagnitz
Cold Connection Pendant


 
Molly Opie
Cold Connection Pendant

Molly Opie
Hollow Constructed Ring


 
Rayanna Bartlett
Cold Connection Pendant

Rayanna Bartlett
Hollow Constructed Ring


 
Kenneth Bonwell
Cold Connection Pendant

Kenneth Bonwell
Hollow Constructed Ring


 
Leslie Lohn
Cold Connection Pendant

Leslie Lohn
Hollow Constructed Ring

Friday, November 4, 2011

15 Hour Review

I passed my 15 Hour Review!!!

Midway through grad school, every grad student in the art college has to present their work to a comittee, and they decide whether or not your work shows potential and you can move on in the program. It's been a very stressful couple of months, but all the work was worth it because I passed my 15 Hour Review! I'm so happy and relieved! Now I can relax for a couple of days, then back to work to start working toward my thesis show! It's all very exciting!

Here are images of some of the work I presented today in my review: