Benet Hill Monastery Sign

The enameled copper sign I created for the new Benet Hill Monastery facility was installed just before the monastery was dedicated on October 11.

The sign is mounted on a seven-foot-tall stone pylon. The approach to the monastery is marked by the 32" diameter sign, along with a 22" diameter Benedictine Medal that I reproduced in enameled copper.

The reverse side of the sign, visible as one leaves the monastery, bears the word "peace." In very subtle transparent enamels, the word "listen" is superimposed on the word "peace." The photo shows how the "peace" side appears in situ, against the surrounding trees. ("Listen" is the first word of the Benedictine Rule.) I'm grateful to Sister Charlotte of the Benet Hill community for her guidance, and to architect Bill Beard, who designed the facility, for connecting me with the community.

Publication in 500 Enameled Objects

Infinite Nature, my mural at Mesa State College, is included in 500 Enameled Objects (Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2009). As the back cover states: "From jewelry to vessels to installations, the five hundred works in this fully illustrated collection reveal enamel's expressive potential in a variety of forms and applications."
These works embody an enormous range of techniques, technical virtuosity, and approaches to the qualities of glass fused to metal. Most of the objects shown are exquisite jewelry-scale or small sculptures or vessels; there are several larger pieces as well. (Infinite Nature may have the distinction of being the largest single enameled object shown in this collection.)
I'm honored to be represented alongside leading enamelists from all over the world.

http://www.larkbooks.com/catalog?isbn=9781600593451
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600593453

Mural by Middle School Enameling Students

Middle school enameling students at The Colorado Springs School with the group mural they produced in enameled steel and copper. Each student had four 4 1/2" steel squares on which to depict an aspect of nature or outdoor activities seen on the school's campus. Photography students took pictures of art students' hands at work; these were photoetched in 4 1/2" copper squares and enameled. Jacqueline Rogers, photography artist-in-residence; Hans Wolfe, CSS art teacher, and I then arranged and mounted all component pieces from my two enameling classes and the photoetched pieces on a backing board. The students' enameling experience remains at CSS in the form of their mural.