Enameling

Mary Chuduk

3-D ENAMELING: GLASS ON METAL!
With Mary Chuduk

Learn this ancient art of firing brilliant colors of glass enamel onto copper and silver. In this information-filled workshop, we’ll enamel bowls, small wall pieces, 3-D objects and jewelry (including large beads and pendants)! Design with silver foil, gold leaf, and colored metallic lusters. Also, we’ll learn the rich technique of cloisonné: fine silver wire embedded in the lustrous hues of enamel. Beginners and advanced students will enamel flat metal first and then form metal by hammering, folding and corrugating copper.

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Mary Chuduk

Mary Chuduk was born in Chicago, Illinois and now lives and works in Arizona, USA, not far from the Grand Canyon. She is a studio artist and author and has exhibited her work in the United States and internationally (Korea, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Canada, India and Russia). She teaches privately and has given workshops across the US and in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Georgia, Korea, and here at the Glass Furnace in 2006. Enameling (fusing glass to metal) is the primary medium she uses in making vessels, jewelry and sculptural forms from copper and silver. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University, with additional studies at the University of Grenoble, France and post-graduate work at Arizona State University. Her work has been published widely and is shown in the recent books The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Design 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 written and published her own book, Enamel: Technique and Experiments. http://www.marychuduk.com/

Mary Chuduk: My visit to Cam Ocagi was an extraordinary and enchanting experience that inspired me as an artist and gave me a memory of Turkish delight that I will never forget and highly recommend to everyone I meet.

In the fall of 2006, I was thrilled to be given a golden opportunity to teach enameling at the Glass Furnace, a state of the art facility geared toward glass artists, on the far outskirts of Istanbul. Driving about a half hour from the tourists and traffic of urban Istanbul, I was amazed to see such a beautiful architectural surprise nestled among the rolling hills of this region. The Glass Furnace is modeled on such world-class facilities as Pilchuck near Seattle in the United States. The modern buildings of Cam Ocagi are a delightful contrast to the pastoral green hills.
The extensive glass working studios are fully equipped for glass blowing and cold glass carving, also fusing, casting, slumping and lampworking. The enamel workshop is presently expanding with a fabulous array of brilliant enamels for fusing glass to metal, a whole new direction for the Glass Furnace. I was impressed with the vast array of studio equipment and the abundant amount of space allotted to the hot shop. A master blower who choreographs production of splendid Turkish traditional glass vessels heads the hot shop. I also had the rare treat of visiting the glass-fusing studio when one of the resident artists was completing a public commission, a glass mural for the city of Istanbul.
Amidst all the studios, one can see a marvelous permanent glass collection of works donated by dozens of visiting artist professor s of the medium from the world over. An array of glass works is available for purchase in the delightful gift shop
The staff of Cam Ocagi helps all students and incoming artists/instructors feel cared for and comfortable with all their needs. The office staff is smiling and helpful, ready to accommodate all requests. In addition, the food is delicious, consisting