FUSED

Contemporary Enamel

FLOW GALLERY

1-5 Needham Road,

London W11 2RP

9th March - 28th May 2011

Enamelling, the art of fusing glass onto metal with heat, is one of the most ancient and durable means of adding colour to metal. Fused brings together artists who use the traditional enamelling technique in new and exciting ways, creating a fresh visual language for this process. Their application of enamel gives an arresting beauty and unique patina to a diverse group of objects, panels and jewellery.

This show, curated by Melissa Rigby, the Chairman of the British Society of Enamellers, aims to challenge the pre-conceived ideas attached to enamel by questioning technique, process and aesthetic and to explore contemporary artists' voices within this ancient medium.

 Melissa Rigby - earrings

Astrid Keller (German) reproduces the traces left by the way in which people handle objects. Her cups and plates are made of copper and industrial enamel. Keller applies fine lines that criss-cross each other and give the impression of an old object. Each piece is given a sense of history behind each crack that makes it unique, special and gives it identity.

  Astrid Keller - plates

Carola Bauer (German) captures incidental gestures in her jewellery; the cinema ticket in a coat pocket, twisted to a paper roll or the accordion-folded slip of paper. Her collection of silver jewellery explores voluminous structures with transparent or light connections.

 Carola Bauer - ring

Karin Johansson's (Swedish) work is a treasure hunt among things and stray thoughts that arise and are discarded and then are met again. Out of this process grows something enduring. "I collect small things that fit in my matchboxes: actual pieces or abstract images caught in flight." For this exhibition she has produced a collection of butterfly brooches.

 Karin Johansson - brooch

Kye-Yeon Son (South Korean) explores positive and negative spaces through her branch structures. Her work symbolizes the human cycle of growth, death, and renewal. They seem to capture intangible emotions, spirits or memories.

 Kye Yeon Son - brooch

Bettina Dittlmann (German) is inspired by historical jewellery, ranging from mourning Victorian jewellery to American Indian pieces. Dittlmann studies the historic forms and content, which later influence her own work. Drawing is an important part of Bettina Dittlmann's life and often a starting point for a piece of jewellery. 

 Bettina Dittlmann - pendants

Hiroki Iwata (Japanese) takes inspiration from nature, describing it as "an irreplaceable treasure". His brooches made of silver, enamel and aluminium foil reflect his aim to produce feelings of empathy with the motifs of the natural world in the viewer.

 Hiroki Iwata - brooches

Helen Carnac considers drawing to be a significant part of her work and intrinsic to her practice as a metalworker and enameller. This series of work is an expression of Carnac's fascination with mark-making in both two and three dimensions. Carnac's work is concerned with line, mass and landscape.

 Helen Carnac - bowls

Jewellery is a personal and sentimental medium. Historically, objects were created in the form of miniature representations of landscapes and icons that reminded people of their journeys and experiences. Kirsten Haydon travelled to Antarctica as an Arts Fellow. Since that time she has been exploring the depiction of this landscape, its remoteness and simplicity of landscape. "The sparseness of the landscape allowed me to focus on the man-made objects within it."

 Kirsten Haydon - brooch

Kirsty Brown (British) explores the deterioration of once treasured objects. Using photography Brown documents the aesthetics of deteriorating ornate headstones within a cemetery, and the beautifully carved crumbling finishes of forgotten derelict buildings. Brown's work takes their precious details and revives them, by juxtaposing those extracted elements onto her vessels. The enamel is applied in layers through fabric and stencils, which are developed from patterns found within the faded objects.

 Kirsty Brown - cups

Lydia Feast (British) explores the concept of contrasting elements. Echoing references to time and nature whilst combining a modern clean aesthetic. This collection 'Chaos &Calm' brings together contrasting elements illustrating a harmony between chaos and calm, new and old and silence and noise. Inspired by her research into chaos theory: "the underlining order in some of nature's most random processes". Each piece is unique as a result of the carefully controlled but ultimately random outcome.

 Lydia Feast

Stacey Bentley (British) is inspired by urban scenery. Becoming increasingly attentive to the unexpected and unnoticed components of this industrial environment allows Bentley to discover an elegant and mysterious aesthetic.The jewellery explores the new possibilities and ideas that industrial liquid enamel can bring to contemporary jewellery.

 Stacey Bentley - brooch

Evangeline Long (British) references aged architectural fabric eroded over time by natural forces. Specific inspiration has been drawn from the study of corrugated metal structures. The textural surface of such buildings has encouraged exploitation of the ways in which enamel can be applied expressively and further developed by over-firing in order to extend the effects, emphasis being placed on both metal and colour.

 Evangeline Long - sheds

For more information and images please contact Yvonna, Lisa or Rebecca on 0207 243 0782 or e-mail on info@flowgallery.co.uk

Flow Gallery is at 1 - 5 Needham Road, London W11 2RP. www.flowgallery.co.uk

 

To read more about this exhibition and the thoughts of enamel artist Isabelle Busnel, read her blog on http://thinkingthroughthings.blogspot.com/ 

 

 

Gillie Hoyte Byrom: lecture for The Society of Jewellery Historians

 

Fired with Enthusiasm - a personal journey creating enamel portrait miniatures

 

                  26th October 2010

               Venue:  Society of Antiquaries of London

                              Burlington House

                              Piccadilly

                              London W1J OBE

                Time:    6pm

                Cost:     FREE

 

Gillie Hoyte Byrom is one of the few established artists in the world creating traditional portrait miniatures in vitreous enamel. Painting techniques involve fusing glass to metal in thin successive layers using a kiln. Gillie has worked to commission for over thirty years for an international clientele. She will chart her “Enameller’s Progress” by illustrating early work with her paintings on copper through to innovative techniques on 18ct gold, resulting in award-winning pieces. Along her journey she has learnt as much from studying miniatures in museum collections as from contemporary enamellers both in the U.K. and abroad. 

If you would like to attend the lecture as a guest of The Society of Jewellery Historians, please kindly e-mail                                 info@societyofjewelleryhistorians to let them know beforehand that you intend to come. Please give your name, contact details, ‘Gillie Hoyte Byrom lecture’ and say that you are a member of The British Society of Enamellers. Further details can be found on the SJH website www.societyofjewelleryhistorians.ac.uk.

Date: 16th June 2010

Time: 10:30 - 4:30

Cost: FREE

Location:

 

Metropolitan Works

London Metropolitan University

41 Commercial Road (Weyhill Road entrance)

London E1 1LA

 

www.metropolitanworks.org

 

This one day workshop for members of the BSOE is intended to introduce the facilities provided by Metropolitan Works.

The objective is to familiarise creative businesses and practitioners with the new digital manufacturing technologies available at Metropolitan Works.

The workshop will be tailored specifically to the needs of enamellers/jewellers. Focusing on processes and outputs that might prove valuable for  BSOE  members.

The day will take the following format:

10.30 - Arrive & register

11.00 - Introduction

11.15 - Technology overview by Metropolitan Works

12.15 - Lunch & networking

13.00 - Talk from guest speaker - Tamar de Vries Winter

13.45 - Tour of machinery and technology demonstrations

16.15 - Tea & networking

16.30 – End

 

The great news is Metropolitan Works have agreed to fund the whole event for us.

There are a limited number of available spaces - 20 members maximum. So if you are

interested in this wonderful opportunity, please send your name  and contact details to :

jayne@turnbullagencies.co.uk

Remember the only cost to you is the price of a train ticket . What could be a better deal?

BRITISH SOCIETY OF ENAMELLERS

One day Jewellery photography workshop with

Rob Popper

 

DATE     Friday 14^th May 2010.

TIME       9.30am - 4.30pm

VENUE   Electronic Marketsquares Ltd, Business Development Centre

                 7-15 Greatorex Street, London E1 5NF

COST      £40 per person

Rob specialises in photographing jewellery, accessories, textiles, glass and ceramics. He is also an experienced teacher of digital photography for novices all the way through to experienced professionals. So this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn all about digital photography and have some hands on experience too. Here is the outline of what Rob is going to cover on the day:

Getting the most out of your digital camera

•            Choosing the right camera (or: is your current camera good enough?)

•            Recommended accessories

•            Fitting your needs & your budget

•            Top 5 features you need to learn on any camera

Good Lighting and set-up for taking better photos

•            Daylight and studio lights

•            Reflectors and diffusers

•            Backgrounds and composition

•            Working with props

•            Working with models

Post-production

•            Review every photo you take

•            Take notes on what you’re doing

•            Think about the “why” as well as the “how”

•            Adobe Photoshop

•            Which version?

•            What can you do quickly and easily in Photoshop?

•            What do you need to get right in the photograph?

Students should bring their digital camera with the manual and also one or two pieces of their work.

If you would like to attend, please return the completed slip below to: Regina Aradesian, 5 St Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8UA. email: info@aradesijewellery.com

Cheques must be received no later than 7^th of May 2010. 

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