Before thinking about a ‘Heat Exchange 2’, I thought I would like to add some close ups of what happened to the ‘Companions’ to the Blog.
One of the ‘Companions’, which at this stage is fired with the grip coat only. The stainless steel blackens in the kiln. The next layer is a ‘sieving layer’ of small motifs. This is followed by a layer of wet process white enamel.
This is the same piece after finishing.
The blackened stainless steel is polished back to a silver surface. The enamel areas are gently abraded to reveal the motifs and sgraffito marks. The laser engraving is the final layer to complete the ‘story’.
Hanging the 9 ‘Companions’.
Beate Gegenwart
Beate Gegenwart is an enamelist and educator originally from Germany who lives and works in Wales, UK. Her studio is located on the beautiful Gower peninsular and she is a Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea School of Art (University of Wales Trinity Saint David). Her large enamel works exhibit an expressive interplay between polished stainless steel and fields of delicately applied and inscribed enamel. She is currently supported by a major production grant from the Arts Council of Wales.
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