Enamelists are a rare breed. Enameling combines both Art and Craft to successfully kiln fire glass powders over metal (usually copper). After executing a design process, cutting and shaping the metal, executing the design in glass powders (which do NOT look like the final product) on the metal, then kiln firing the piece (at 1200 - 1700 degrees), maybe...just...maybe the product that emerges from the fire is what was intended in the first place.
In other words, vitreous enameling is a "slow" art where chance plays as much of a role as control of technique and the Enamelist is the shepherd of chance... to create Art.
For those of you who want to learn more about Enameling, the following links are provided.
Definitions and Descriptions
Historical Enamels Sites
Contemporary Art Enamel Sites
Commercial Enamels Sites
Many Cloisonne Pin Sites are Available through the various Searches on the WEB. Here are a few
I know that there MUST be Enamelist WEB sites in Japan and Europe. Please let me know their URL's, so I may add them to this page. Thanks.
The Enamelist Society Membership
P.O. Box 243
Winthrop, WA 98862 - USA
The Society Publishes: Glass on Metal a Bimonthly Magazine
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