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When:
Sunday, May 22, 2011
10:00AM - 4:00PM PDT

Where:
3rd and L City Parking Garage
Sacrameto, CA



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Sacramento Bus Tour of Fred Ball's Enamels

Fred Uhl Ball (1945-1985) was an enamelist who lived and taught in Sacramento and whose work is currently undergoing a revival. Once viewed as highly unorthodox, Ball's techniques and approach to enameling nonetheless created a firm basis for current contemporary enameling. The techniques he wrote about in his out-of-print Experimental Techniques in Enameling(1972) included working with fire scale, creating collages, using liquid enamel and other materials associated with the porcelain enamel industry, over- and under-firing and much more. Ball created several large enameled copper wall pieces in the 1980's for several public spaces in and around downtown Sacramento. One of his most famous pieces is The Way Home, (see image above), which decorates a side of the City Parking Garage, where the tour will begin and end.

The Northern California Enamel Guild is sponsoring a bus tour to see Ball's enamels in Sacramento, CA. The Sacramento Art in Public Places program is providing docents. Susan Willoughby, who is in charge of Ball's estate, will lead the bus tour. We will break for lunch at the new Crocker Art Museum where we will see more of Ball's work and discuss the work with Willoughby. The tour will include stops at 4 sites besides the Crocker where Ball's work has been installed.
  • The tour will originate at the L and 3rd St. entrance to the City Parking Garage at 10 AM and end at the garage at 4PM. Everyone will meet at the corner of L and 3rd St., near one of the entrances to the parking garage, in Sacramento at 9:45 AM to board the bus. Car pools are being arranged from the Bay Area to Sacramento. We are encouraging people to stay overnight if they have more than a 2 hour drive to get to Sacramento. We will be providing names and rates for hotels in Sacramento.
  • The cost will be $20/person for this all day tour and there is limited space. The fee does not include lunch in the Crocker Museum café or the $15 parking fee at the garage. After you register we will accept cancellations with full refund up until the date of the tour. No refunds will be issued for "no shows."
  • You do not have to be a member of the NCEG to take part in the tour
Register Now!



Point of contact: Judy Stone
judy@jstoneenamels.com
510-526-3668

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