Interested to see who was there and to see what we talked about? ….browse these photos to get the feel and wet your appetite to join us next year!… Read More
Christopher Darway has been working in metals for over 40 years as a designer, teacher and artisan. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in New Jersey he received a BFA in craft design from the Philadelphia College of Art. Over the years he has sold and exhibited work through galleries, shops and craft shows including ACC and Smithsonian Craft Shows. He is a two-time recipient of the New Jersey State Council of the Arts Award. His work has been exhibited in Germany, Japan (International Pearl Design Contest, prize winner) and England. He has taught at the University of the Arts, University of Delaware, and Montclair State University, NJ. He is a senior PMC instructor for the Rio Rewards program and is the former president of the Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths. He writes a monthly column for Art Jewelry Magazine.… Read More
Helen Elliott is an MFA graduate of Kent State University in Ohio. She was a 1998 recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Fellowship, and in 2003 was awarded a 1% Public Art Commission for Lakeland Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. She has also completed a commission for the Inner Harbor Hilton Hotel in Baltimore City. Her work appears in many publications, and she has exhibited widely in the USA as well as the UK, Canada, and Jamaica. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland where she works as a studio artist and teacher and does commissions.… Read More
Katharine Wood received her BA from Boston University. She has taught at the Newark Museum, Craft Students League, Museum of Arts and Design, and Princeton University. Her work has been published in Metalsmith and Glass on Metal magazines. Ms. Wood was a featured artist in the publications The Art of Fine Enameling, and Enameling with Professionals. Kathy has been awarded numerous awards and has work in private collections, including the permanent collections of: The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), The Newark Museum (NJ), The Woodrow Carpenter Foundation Enamel Museum (KY), and The Enamel Arts Foundation (CA). Kathy is a founding member of Enamel Guild / North East. She is also the co-creator of internationally used transfer etching technique for enamelists, metalsmiths, and jewelers and continues to exhibit nationally and internationally.… Read More
Tab Construction and Folding Techniques for Enamel Forms Are you a fan of vintage tin toys? Do you long for connections and joints that provide textural and design interest? If so, this course is for you! Our focus will be … Read More
Ever wanted to try enameling without a kiln? Turn off that electricity and join us. This is your low budget, low tech approach to enameling small objects or jewelry pieces that will leave you with the skills to do this … Read More
Learn a decorative enameling technique that yields an elegant and complex enameled surface with a basse taille “look” in fine silver while also gaining essential information and skills for successful enameling using transparent enamels. Enameling: Embossed Silver Foil and Transparent … Read More