Exhibition: THE ENAMEL SHOW at Velvet da Vinci Art Jewelry and Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco

Celebrating the publication of 500 Enameled Objects by Lark Books, and in conjunction with The Enamelist Society Conference 2009, Surfacing, Velvet da Vinci Gallery will be exhibiting pieces featured in the book.

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The ancient technique of fusing powdered glass to metal was seen this Spring at the hugely popular exhibition, Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco. That exhibition included the gold Imperial Easter Eggs produced by Fabergé for the Russian royal family, some of the finest examples of enameled metal ever created. But this exacting technique did not end 100 years ago with Fabergé. The artists featured in "The Enamel Show" at Velvet da Vinci have produced some of the most spectacular pieces featured in the 2009 Lark Book 500 Enameled Objects, juried by Sarah Perkins.

The exhibition includes both wearable jewelry and small sculptural objects. Sixty-five international artists are featured in the exhibition.

The exhibition will run from August 5 to September 6, 2009, with an opening reception on Friday, August 7 from 6-8 pm at Velvet da Vinci.

Participating artists:
Sally Aplin • Sofia Björkman • Amanda Bristow • Harlan Butt • Jessica Calderwood • Helen Carnac • Tania Carson • Patricia Case • Yi Chen • Marianne Contreras • Lisa Crowder • Venetia Dale • Dubbelop (Pauline Barendse & Jan Matthesius) • Robert Ebendorf • Beate Eismann • Helen Elliott • Susie Ganch • Angela Gerhard • Gretchen Goss • Charity L. Hall• Joseph Handy • Jan Harrell • Mark Hartung • Sha Sha Higby • Melissa Huff • John Iversen • Jessica Kahle • Elizabeth Kaprow • Susan Kingsley • Soyeon Kim • Maya Kini • Shana Kroiz • Jutta Klingebiel • Deborah Lozier • Claudia Milic • Anna Moll • Viktoria Munzker-Ferus • Seth Papac • Joan Parcher • Miel-Margarita Paredes • Sarah Perkins • Joseph Pillari • Natalya Pinchuk • John Rais • Michele Raney • Katherine Redford • René Roberts • Jessica Schlachter • Ann Schmalwaßer • June Schwarcz • Sean Scully • Giovanni Sicuro • Marjorie Simon • Judy Stone • Tura Sugden • Amelia Toelke • Stephanie Tomczak • Fabrizio Tridenti • Julia Turner • Elizabeth Turrell • Jessica Turrell • Mariah Tuttle • Niki Ulehla • Jonathan Wahl