Contemporary Enameling: Art and Technique

by Lilyan Bachrach

Overview

This book beautifully illustrates the wide range of artistic innovation and techniques expressed in vitreous, or “hard,” enamels on metal. More than 30 experienced enamelists share their specialized knowledge for using cloisonné, plique-à-jour, champlevé, and basse-taille techniques on silver, gold, foils, and metal clay to make jewelry, vessels, portraits, and more. Works from an additional 55 artists are also displayed in over 350 color photographs. Their words and work will instruct and inspire beginners and encourage the next generation of metal workers to carry enameling to new heights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764323553
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	11/09/2005
Series:	A Schiffer Book for Artists Ser.
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lilyan Bachrach has been working professionally with enamels for 35 years. She formed an enamel guild in Worcester, Massachusetts, perhaps the first in the country, to invite guest enamelists to conduct weekend workshops. Her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States.

Editorial Reviews

This is an enlarged, all-color edition of Bachrach's Enameling with Professionals, with nine new sections and more than 300 color photographs added. It features a collection of articles by enameling artists and covers all aspects of studio enameling techniques. There are no projects, so artists are expected to use the book as a guide in mastering their own designs. The finished works--presented in an extensive gallery--are quite beautiful and should serve as an inspiration for advanced enamelists. Recommended for academic and public library art collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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