Conference 2007 - Workshop 1

Mixed Media Enamelling with Mikhail Selishchev

Enamel Artist from Khors Enamel Centre, Rostov the Great, Russia:

Using examples of his own work to inspire you, Mikhail will show the process of creation stage by stage and demonstrate his working methods using liquid enamels on copper. (Students may try these enamels, in addition to using their own.)
He says ‘the combination of such materials as enamel, glass, wood, metal, stone, shell, opens vast horizons for an enamel artist’s fantasy. Their interaction, conflict and harmony give birth to new sensations and images’.
After outlining ideas, drawing and planning the sequence of work, students will work with mixed media materials, exploring and discussing the effects of changing colours, textures and combinations in search of innovation.

In addition to any of the above mentioned materials it would be helpful if you could bring scissors and glue.   You may choose to bring an enamel to incorporate with your own ideas of mixed media under with Mikhail’s guidance or begin from the beginning with the benefit of his influence.