Our Summer School workshops are about slowing down, asking questions, experimenting, making mistakes, and developing lasting skills. They're designed for people who want to invest in their creative practice - not just leave with another finished project.

Vitreous enamels are finely ground glass, fused onto metal through repeated firings to create luminous, permanent surfaces unlike any other artistic medium. Combining elements of painting, drawing and printmaking with the transformative effects of heat and glass, enamelling offers endless opportunities for experimentation and personal expression.

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Throughout this Summer School you'll explore the creative possibilities of enamel as an artistic medium, discovering how layers of colour, line, texture and transparency can be built up through successive firings. Along the way you'll gain an understanding of the unique qualities of enamels, develop confidence working with the material, and learn techniques that can be applied to your own creative practice.

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With many years of experience teaching art, Sarah creates a supportive and encouraging learning environment where curiosity, experimentation and individual expression are at the heart of the process. Rather than simply recreating someone else's work, you'll be encouraged to develop your own ideas, ask questions, explore different approaches, and discover the remarkable effects that can be achieved through this fascinating medium.

Whether you're a jeweller wanting to introduce colour into your work, an artist looking for a new way to create images, or someone completely new to enamelling, this five-day intensive offers the rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the process, build lasting skills, and enjoy dedicated creative time in the company of other enthusiastic makers.

Held at Workspace Studios in Ōtaki, this Summer School includes a generous materials pack, with additional enamels, metals and materials available to purchase should inspiration strike throughout the week.

Suitable for: Beginners through to experienced artists, jewellers and makers with an interest in exploring the expressive possibilities of vitreous enamelling.
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Our website asks for full payment on enrolment (Afterpay is available at checkout), but we are also offering payment plans for those who need to pay over time. Please contact us to arrange this.​​​