PAT JOHNSON

Enamel artist Pat Johnson has some 30 years experience, firstly working on steel, completing many public and private commissions.  For the last 10 years preference is for working on copper, making full use of the unique characteristic of the enamel flow when fired on a sloping surface.

Inspired by natural forms and colour in rocks and shells, her discerning eye and hand  transforms matter from subject to object through interaction copper, glass and fire.  Getting five or six different enamel layers to all perform their best on one bowl is the technical challenge  taking into account the variation in colour, melting point, and behaviour.  The resulting works are sumptuous coloured layering and patinas.  more ...