Volume 13 | April 2019
FUSENEWS April 2019
Stay up to date with everything regarding The Enamelist Society! Each month will feature a random member of The Enamelist Society. If you would like to be picked please make sure you are on the list in The Enamelist Society Members Gallery, and make sure you have at least five high quality images on your website.

Be sure to keep your website information up to date. If you wish to add your website or to make any changes please contact us at [email protected].
The Enamelist Society Featured Member - Pam East
From her website:

"Pam East is an internationally known artist, writer and teacher. She has been en enamelist since 1997, and was named a Master Instructor by Art Clay World, USA in 2005. Over the years Pam has appeared on the highly acclaimed Carol Duvall Show on HGTV, and also on Jewelry Making on the DIY Network.

Pam's first book "Enameling on Metal Clay", was published in 2007, and she was a contributing author for Metal Clay & Color published in 2012. She has written numerous articles for such magazines as Art Jewelry Magazine, Metal Clay Artist Magazine, Lapidary Journal, Glass-on-Metal, and Step-by-Step Beads."

Membership Survey

Each member of The Enamelist Society on record at 12/31/18, plus all new members who have joined so far in 2019, will soon receive a membership survey in the mail.

PLEASE complete the survey and return it to us in the envelope provided. Your opinions, ideas and comments are important to the future of The Enamelist Society as we strive to provide meaningful programming for all of our members.

Should you have any questions feel free to contact us in the office (770-807-0142 or [email protected]).

Thanks for taking a few minutes to complete and return the survey!

Rick McMullen, Chair
The Enamelist Society, Inc. Membership Committee
The Enamelist Society Conference - Student Supply Lists Available

We are just a few months away from the 2019 Conference! We have a few Workshop openings left. For pre-Conference Workshops, there is one spot in Sydney Scherr's class. For post-Conference, there is one spot in Sarah Perkins' class and 1 spot in Sharon Massey's class. Thanks to everyone that has signed up so far!

The student supply lists are now available. Follow this link to the Workshops page and you can click on your instructor's name to see the list. If there is no link on your instructor's name, there is nothing extra you need to bring. If you have any questions you can contact the instructor.

The 2019 Conference, titled Alchemy5, will be similar to previous conferences; the morning sessions filled with a keynote, panels, speakers and a general membership meeting. The afternoons consist of "breakout" sessions where multiple presentations and/or demonstrations on various technical or marketing topics are held every hour. Evening events include an opening reception for the Exhibitions, our Saturday night auctions and the Sunday night closing party (we will send out another email regarding this dinner in the near future). We are still accepting auction donations! Click here for the auction donation form . The ever popular pin swap begins as attendees arrive and a vendor's area will be available throughout the conference to browse and purchase enamel related items and books.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Call for Artists - Metal Museum
The Metal Museum is calling for entries to the Tributaries exhibition, and has recently streamlined their application process.

The Tributaries exhibition series began in 2008 with the goal of supporting underrepresented and under-recognized metal artists with solo exhibitions at the Metal Museum. Derived from the Museum’s location along the Mississippi River, as well as from the focus of the exhibition series, Tributaries features artists whose work is beginning to have a significant impact on the metal arts community. Along with the exhibition, Tributaries artists travel to the Museum to present a gallery talk or slide lecture and some artists elect to teach workshops in the Museum’s smithy, foundry or small metals studio.

Applications for potential Tributaries exhibitions are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Enamelist Society Members Respond

We are always looking for new, stimulating information to share with everyone on what is going on in the world of enameling. Don’t be bashful, contact us to let us know what exciting things you have done or will be doing with your enameling!

The Enamelist Society | Phone: (770) 807-0142 | Fax: (770) 409-7280 | www.enamelistsociety.org