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  Jean Foster Jenkins 501 Portola Rd. #8008 Portola Valley, CA 94028 Phone: (650) 424-4494 E-Mail: JobeJean@aol.com |
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ARTIST STATEMENT |
Leonardo said, "It is the most lasting, most beautiful, and most enduring... enamel is the eternal art."
Glass on metal is a demanding medium, requiring a knowledge of its technology and great patience in addition to artistry. As a result fewer artists pursue it, but its history is long and distinguished, from the Etruscans to the Celts to the Byzantines to Limoges to China and Japan. It ranges from exquisite cloisonné jewelry to kings' crowns to altar pieces to large architectural murals.
My magnum opus works are large mosaic panels, the pieces cut like stained glass. I also do small wall pieces, vessels, and champlevé jewelry. The small pieces make unique wedding and presentation gifts.
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EDUCATION
MA - Art - U C L A
BFA - Art - Carnegie-Mellon University
1 yr. residency in Metalsmithing - Cranbrook Academy of Art
30+ graduate units in art
Cleveland Art Institute
Enameling with Kenneth Bates
San Jose State
UC Berkeley
Many workshops, both conducted and enrolled
TEACHING
Professor Emeritus
El Camino College - Torrence, CA
Enameling, jewelry, design, drawing
Wrote the enameling course
Harcum Jr. College - Bryn Mawr, PA
Design, sculpture, color
Foothill College - Los Altos Hills, CA
Design, drawing
Palo Alto Art Center
Donated Enameling Department
Pacific Academy of the Arts - Palo Alto, CA
Public Schools - Art
Cleveland, Baltimore, Palo Alto
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AWARDS & SHOWS |
2000
Honored for 25 years of service
to The Northern California Enamel Guild
naming it's annual award - " The Jean F. Jenkins Award"
1998
Primary Award in Enamel
3rd Annual Silverhawk Fine Crafts Internet Exhibition
Award - 1997
Second Annual Northern Calif. International Show
By invitation - 1997 - 1999 - El Monde de L'Esmalt, Salou, Spain
Enamelist Society Biennial International 1989 through 1999
Western Enamelist Symposium 1989 - by invitation
Deuxieme Biennale Internationale d'Email - Laval, Quebec
Santa Clara County Fair - 2 awards 1988
Designer-Craftsmen of the West - International Circuit
Designer-Craftsmen USA
Syracuse Ceramic National
Many local shows
Juror - many shows
Allegory panel approved and shown in Palo Alto for the Centennial
Calif. State Fair - Award of Excellence and Enamel Award 1995
San Mateo County Fair - Enamel division Juror - 1995 - 99
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PUBLICATIONS |
Enameling with Professionals
by Lilyan Bachrach
Purchase directly from author - Email
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Northern California Enamel Guild
President 1994, VP - 1998-99
Metal Arts Guild
Bay Area Arts and Crafts Guild - VP 1993
Enamel Guild: West
Enamel Guild: South
Society of North American Goldsmiths
The Enamelist Society- International
Art Advisory Council for the California State Fair
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GALLERIES |
California Gallery Guide
Velvet DaVinci
508 Hayes St. - San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 626-7478 - Email
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Contact Artist
for Gallery Representation and Architectural Commissions
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CLASSES |
Semi-private instruction in enameling in a well-equipped studio.
All ages 12 to 80, all techniques, all levels.
Tuition $45.00 for 1 hour instruction & two hours lab time in a 6 weeks course.
Peer group workshops for advanced enamelists.
For out-of-towners,
two and three day intensive instruction can be arranged
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TO CONTACT |
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501 Portola Rd. #8008
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Phone: (650) 424-4494
E-Mail: JobeJean@aol.com
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