The start of the new semester is just around the corner. I neglected to share some of last semester’s student metalwork, so I’ll see if I can do a few posts each day to share some of the skilled work from my students.
This work belongs to Evelyn Kline @evvykline. This work is a part of the Senior Capstone course in studio Art. These sterling silver, copper, and vitreous enamel brooches utilize the cloisonné process. Cloisonné is an ancient enameling technique that involves using thin silver wire/sheet to create compartments, or cloisons, which are then filled with enamel. The word “cloisonné” comes from the French word cloison which means “partition”. The silver strips are bent into a design and fused to the base plate to create the compartments. The enamel grains that fills the voids are then fused into a unified glass surface in a kiln that is around 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
I could not be more proud of Evelyn. Evelyn has been an outstanding student from day one. We worked together from 3D foundations, through beginning metals, intermediate metals and now senior studio. I have been privileged to witness Evelyn make some pretty amazing objects during the last few years, but these pieces blow me away. Evelyn has truly discovered a material and process that connects with her soul. This work is gorgeous, smart, and fun. I am so excited to see the next pieces in this series of work. I hope a collector notices these and I hope that this work will position Evelyn prominently within the family of enamelists who are currently pushing this segment of metalsmithing into the future.
I can’t wait to see what you create in the future, Evelyn! Congratulations and thank you for your honesty and dedication to the objects you create.
This work belongs to Evelyn Kline @evvykline. This work is a part of the Senior Capstone course in studio Art. These sterling silver, copper, and vitreous enamel brooches utilize the cloisonné process. Cloisonné is an ancient enameling technique that involves using thin silver wire/sheet to create compartments, or cloisons, which are then filled with enamel. The word “cloisonné” comes from the French word cloison which means “partition”. The silver strips are bent into a design and fused to the base plate to create the compartments. The enamel grains that fills the voids are then fused into a unified glass surface in a kiln that is around 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
I could not be more proud of Evelyn. Evelyn has been an outstanding student from day one. We worked together from 3D foundations, through beginning metals, intermediate metals and now senior studio. I have been privileged to witness Evelyn make some pretty amazing objects during the last few years, but these pieces blow me away. Evelyn has truly discovered a material and process that connects with her soul. This work is gorgeous, smart, and fun. I am so excited to see the next pieces in this series of work. I hope a collector notices these and I hope that this work will position Evelyn prominently within the family of enamelists who are currently pushing this segment of metalsmithing into the future.
I can’t wait to see what you create in the future, Evelyn! Congratulations and thank you for your honesty and dedication to the objects you create.
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