Daily Archives: June 12, 2014

Germany, United Kingdom

Introducing some of the artists

I am excited to kick off our new Heat Exchange 2 project and look forward to the sharing of ideas, the dialogue and the feedback from you all. It is fantastic to create this dialogue amongst artists, who are located all over the globe, sharing a passion for this wonderful medium of enamel.

Elizabeth and I thought of beginning the conversation by introducing ourselves and some of the artists, who we visited or worked with in the last couple of months.

Beate and Elizabeth in Beate's workshop on the Gower
Beate and Elizabeth in Beate’s workshop on the Gower
Elizabeth working in her workshop in Bristol.
Elizabeth working in her workshop in Bristol.
Elizabeth Turrell and Beate Gegenwart
Elizabeth Turrell and Beate Gegenwart planning Heat Exchange 2

 

Beate visiting Christine Graf in her workshop in Munich during Schmuck.
Beate visiting Christine Graf in her workshop in Munich during Schmuck.

 

Christine Graf in her workshop.
Christine Graf in her workshop.

 

Jessica Turrell and Christine Graf at Christine's exhibition at Schmuck in Munich.
Jessica Turrell and Christine Graf at Christine’s exhibition at Schmuck in Munich.

 

Beate visiting Catherine Fairgrieve in her workshop at Coleg Sir Gar.
Beate visiting Catherine Fairgrieve in her workshop at Coleg Sir Gar.

 

Elizabeth and Kirsten Haydon in the workshop at RMIT in Melbourne.
Elizabeth and Kirsten Haydon in the workshop at RMIT in Melbourne.

 

Gudrun Wiesmann working in the Kuenstlerwerkstaetten in Erfurt.
Gudrun Wiesmann working in the Kuenstlerwerkstaetten in Erfurt.

 

I am looking forward very much to this new project. I have just completed a 3D Printing residency at Cardiff Metropolitan University, which was very exciting and might lead to new opportunities. I will talk about this in my next blog.

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.