Drawing with Enamels Workshop

MARY CHUDUK

Learn the exciting technique of drawing on glassy enamel surfaces using ceramic pencils and layers of delicately colored enamels! Also, discover the classic French enameling technique of “camaieu”. Images are drawn into copper, covered with the brilliant clear colors of transparent enamel and then models with thin layers of white. Silver foil and painted overglazes can also be added enrich the sparkle of your piece. Extensive drawing skills are NOT necessary to enjoy this fun, picture-based technique. The student are expected to bring photographs, magazine pictures or original rendered drawings to work from as many as possible. Work on flat sheet or shallow bowls.

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Mary Chuduk

Mary was born in Chicago, Illinois and now lives and works in Arizona, USA, not far from the Grand Canyon. She is a studio artist, author, and guest curator and has extensively exhibited her metal work nationally and internationally (Korea, Switzerland, India, Russia, Spain, Japan, and Canada). She teaches privately and has given workshops across the US and in Canada, Australia, Japan, and Mexico. She will soon be teaching a workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia. Enameling (fusing glass to metal) is the primary medium she uses in making jewelry, vessels and sculptural objects from copper and silver. Mary received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University, with additional studies at University of Grenoble, France, and post-graduate work at Arizona State University. She has also curated a number of major enameling invitational exhibitions. Her work has received many awards and is shown in the recent books, The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects and Inspiration (Linda Darty), The Art of Fine Enameling (Karen Cohen), 500 Baskets (Lark Books) and Teapots: Makers and Collectors (Dona Meilach). She has also recently written and published her own book Enamel: Technique and Experiments. www.marychuduk.com