Spend a Day
Working in an Industrial Enamel Factory

The Center for Enamel Art is proud to sponsor this pilot program with our partner, KVO Industries,  in Santa Rosa, CA. One weekend day per month, through November, will be available to work at KVO.

Everyone, 18 years and older, is invited to participate.

• If you are already working with porcelain enameled steel you will receive expert technical help. Note: these workdays are not workshops so there will be no formal instruction taking place although there will be lots of knowledge sharing.
• If you are working in other 2-D media this is a wonderful opportunity to explore the creative potential of porcelain enamel for painters, drawers, and printmakers.
• For Artists working in the venue of “Art in Public Places”,  creating large scale  2-dimensional or 3-dimensional "Site Specific” Art, this will give you the opportunity to experience a medium that is color-fast,  and impervious to UV light and weather.
• If you are looking to start a small business making beautifully designed functional objects and architectural elements that could incorporate porcelain enameled steel, this is the opportunity to make sample products for future small scale production runs.

Most tools, equipment, and supplies will be provided or made available for purchase. After you register you will receive more detailed information on how to prepare for a workday.  Center for Enamel Art facilitators, will be on hand to assist all participants.  KVO staff will provide technical assistance.  You should register at least 4 days in advance so that we can have adequate supplies and materials on hand for all attendees.

Available dates (all dates are open for registration):

August 13
Sept. 10
Oct. 15
Nov. 5

Cost: $100/ workday (including materials)
          Maximum 12 participants per workday
Times: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Facilitators: Judy Stone and Linda Weiss

All registrants wil receive an email about how to prepare for a KVO workday.

About KVO

KVO is a small firm that specializes in interpretive porcelain enameled steel signage for exterior installation.  The company welcomes artists and has produced many public art commissions over the years.  They specialize in beautiful 4-color enamel photography, precise screen images, and unprecedented technical excellence of what they produce.  Artists can request quotes for projects or commissions and can also ask to come to the factory on a day rate to work on their own projects.

About The Enamel Industry

The enamel industry is largely unknown to artists as a means to produce exterior installations that are long lasting, weather- and graffiti-impervious. The medium is suited to one-of-a kind creative functional objects for interior and exterior furnishings, architectural elements, garden and building design. Industrial work is usually made with steel or cast iron.

                                             
    removing fired piece from KVO kiln                                                               showing a finished piece