Expressive Enamelling: Color & Texture

Hosted by Pocosin Arts School of Fine Crafts.

Saturday, 8th of July, and Saturday, 15th of July 2023
10:00-12:00 Eastern Standard Time (= 16:00-18:00 European Standard Time)

This is a two-part demonstration-only workshop, held via Zoom. The essions one week apart to allow for experimentation in between.

The workshop will be taught in English.

You will learn a variety of different enameling techniques with the aim of creating expressive, emotionally compelling surfaces for your work. Ideally you can further experiment with these techniques and apply them to your unique artistic language. We will start with a brief recap of basic dry-sifting with a focus on color theory, then quickly move into more experimental techniques such as color shading, using stencils, under-firing enamel to create a variety of rough surface textures from sugar-coat to orange-peel effect, underlaying transparent enamels with white to boost its luminosity, fire-scale manipulation with transparent layering, pull-through/break-up technique, bubbly effects with water, and finally experimenting with wire, metal filings and aluminum foil. Towards the end of the sessions, Nora will create a pair of her signature LeafEater earrings, combining several of the demonstrated techniques to emphasize evocative color grading, luminosity and expressive surfaces.

Supplementary materials include detailed handouts as well as a Facebook Group for a few weeks after the course to show experiments, get feedback, exchange ideas and seek advice on.

For more information please see the Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft website.

Registrations will open eight weeks prior to the course, on Friday, the 5th of May 2023.

Luminous green LeafEater earrings.