Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 5th 5:30-7pm 

Artist Talk: Tuesday, April 2nd 5:30pm 

Exhibition Runs: March 5- April 13, 2024

Location: Illges Gallery located in the Columbus State University downtown campus.

(Columbus, GA) - Metalsmith and Georgia native, Kat Cole's upcoming solo show ARCHIVE: Kat Cole 2006- 2024 will feature over 40 pieces in jewelry and sculpture that display the breadth of the metalsmith's practice over the last 18 years.  

Statement:

I have often found inspiration through the observance and intimate awareness of the places I have lived. With each geographic change over the last 18 years I have become more attuned to the natural and man-made attributes that make a location unique.  Each move is an invitation to re-examine my influences and allow my work to shift. It is an opportunity to understand myself and my experiences in the context of a specific place.  I looked to the built environment for their formal qualities: materials, shapes, color and surface quality.  The collection of these qualities make each location unique and are reflected in the work.  

  In recent years, the landscape of my life shifted significantly with the arrival of my daughter in 2019.  What was once an eye for architecture and the world outside has become dominated by the domestic, intimate experience of raising a child.  As with every major shift or geographic move that has happened in my life previously- my perspective has changed and with it so has my studio practice.  My most recent work grows out of the experience of motherhood and the observance of young life taking form.

Dec 11th, 13th & 15th 11am-1pm EST via ZOOM
This is an advance workshop, previous experience with metalsmithing and enameling is needed, basic enamel on steel knowledge is encouraged.

This will be a small group workshop that will meet 3 times over the course of a week with all demos happening from 11-1pm est. Recordings of demos will be sent out shortly after the close of each day’s class, attendance during this time is encouraged but not mandatory. Additional evening Zoom Office Hours will be offered for students to login and ask questions, show work in progress and get feedback.  

Workshop will have a max of 10 students

Techniques covered include:

• Basic steel fabrication with jewelry equipment

• Advanced liquid-form enamel techniques

• Working with sifted enamels

• Ceramic pigments and other enamel supplemental materials

• Post-firing surface treatments and finishing

• Design and fabrication troubleshooting

Workshop Fee: $275 Optional material kits are available when you register

REGISTER HERE

In this workshop students will make enamelware and/or enamel to wear. We’ll focus on construction techniques that will allow us to make and fire larger and more dynamic objects. Using basic forming and fabrication methods in copper and steel, each student will make a series (3+ pieces depending on scale and complexity) that focuses on the enameled surface. Metal techniques will include hand fabrication, silver soldering, hydraulic press, sinking, scoring and bending, and using a micro welder. Enamel techniques will include sifting, spraying, dipping, underglaze pigments, and finishing. All levels. Upper metals studio.

Note: the studio fee for this workshop is estimated at $200-225 per student.

Registration: https://penland.org/workshops/registration-information/

Sat Jan 7th 12pm EST - 7pm EST & Sun Jan 8 12pm -7pm EST

Join Kat Cole for this 2- day intensive overview of enameling on steel! This workshop is specifically tailored towards jewelry-scale work.  Steel has gained popularity in jewelry work and this class provides the opportunity to explore the unique surface quality, mark-making, and rich durable color that enamel has to offer on this inexpensive and dynamic base material.  Understand how to properly mix, apply and fire enamel on steel surfaces. 

Workshop will have a Max of 15 students

Techniques covered include:

• The history of enamel on steel and applications both large and small

• Best steel alloys for enameling (and sourcing)

• Using liquid-form enamel for mark-making

• Tinting with oxides

• Using pre-enameled steel sheet for sample-making

• Basic steel fabrication with jewelry equipment (soldering NOT included)

• Preparing the steel for successful enamel bond

• Post-firing surface treatments and finishing

This course is available as a live online 2 day class, 

A kit of materials is included with this class. $425
Online students will have kits mailed to them. Kits for in-person students are delivered at the beginning of the first class.

To Register: https://www.silverajewelry.com/classes/w/ID/679/eventID/6196/Enameling-on-Steel-for-Jewelry-with-Kat-Cole/details.asp

Dec 5th, 7th & 9th 11am-1pm EST via ZOOM
This is an advance workshop, previous experience with metalsmithing and enameling is needed, basic enamel on steel knowledge is encouraged.

This will be a small group workshop that will meet 3 times over the course of a week with all demos happening from 11-1pm est. Recordings of demos will be sent out shortly after the close of each day’s class, attendance during this time is encouraged but not mandatory. Additional evening Zoom Office Hours will be offered for students to login and ask questions, show work in progress and get feedback. You will also be given access to a private facebook group and optional supply kit (additional cost). 

Workshop will have a max of 10 students

Techniques covered include:

• Basic steel fabrication with jewelry equipment

• Advanced liquid-form enamel techniques

• Working with sifted enamels

• Ceramic pigments and other enamel supplemental materials

• Post-firing surface treatments and finishing

• Design and fabrication troubleshooting

Workshop Fee: $275

REGISTER HERE

This is a virtual workshop via Zoom

Sept 20th and 22nd, from 10 am - 12 pm EST

This 2-day virtual workshop is an introduction to the process of enameling on steel. This class provides the opportunity to explore the unique surface quality, mark-making, and rich durable color that enamel has to offer on this inexpensive and dynamic base material. In addition to the process itself, we will look at personal equipment needs, sourcing materials, outsourcing, and design problem solving.

-       The history of enamel on steel and applications both large and small

-       Equipment needs

-       Troubleshooting designs to account for loading into the kiln and warping

-       Best steel alloys for enameling (and sourcing)

-       Using liquid-form enamel (and sourcing)

-       Tinting with oxides 

-       Using pre-enameled steel sheet for sample-making

-       Preparing the steel for successful enamel bond

-       Post-firing surface treatments and finishing

To Register: https://metalwerx.com/class-detail/introduction-enamel-steel-jewelry

SOLD OUT!

Tuesday April 19 12pm EST - 7pm EST & Thursday April 21 12pm -7pm EST

Join Kat Cole for this 2- day intensive overview of enameling on steel! This workshop is specifically tailored towards jewelry-scale work.  Steel has gained popularity in jewelry work and this class provides the opportunity to explore the unique surface quality, mark-making, and rich durable color that enamel has to offer on this inexpensive and dynamic base material.  Understand how to properly mix, apply and fire enamel on steel surfaces. 

Workshop will have a Max of 15 students

Techniques covered include:

• The history of enamel on steel and applications both large and small

• Best steel alloys for enameling (and sourcing)

• Using liquid-form enamel for mark-making

• Tinting with oxides

• Using pre-enameled steel sheet for sample-making

• Basic steel fabrication with jewelry equipment (soldering NOT included)

• Preparing the steel for successful enamel bond

• Post-firing surface treatments and finishing

This course is available as a live online 2 day class, 

A kit of materials is included with this class.
Online students will have kits mailed to them. Kits for in-person students are delivered at the beginning of the first class.

To Register: https://www.silverajewelry.com/classes/w/ID/679/eventID/5775/details.asp

Liquid Form Enamel on Steel

3-Day Workshop

$550 ($200 deposit with date confirmation)

Dallas, TX

Beginning and Advanced

9:30 am-4:30 pm each day

This 3-day workshop is an overview of enameling on steel, we cover using both liquid and sifted enamel. This class provides the opportunity to those who already use steel in their work, both in jewelry and small-scale sculpture, to explore the unique surface quality, depth, and rich color that enamel has to offer.  While previous enamel or metalsmithing skills are helpful they are not required for this class.  Understanding how to mix, apply and fire liquid form enamel on steel provides a variety of options for take-home application including working with 2-D mark-making into the enamel to create panels or to using the sculptural application of spraying or dipping the enamel onto found or fabricated steel surfaces.

Email Kat@kat-cole.com to inquire about space availability

This nationally recognized event is an opportunity to connect with major craft artists who are leaders in their respective media.  Serious collectors and casual visitors alike will find one-of-a-kind works of art in all price ranges.

The selected works represent 12 media: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood.

Daily admission – includes program $20

http://smithsoniancraftshow.org/

As part of Pocosin Art's Cabin Fever Reliever, I will be teaching a three-day liquid-form enameling workshop.  We will work on both copper and pre-enameled steel to achive a variety of colors and surfaces.  

Located in beautiful Colunbia, NC, Pocosin porvides optional housing and food during this event.  http://pocosinarts.org/

Come to the Nasher from 5-7 on Dec 1 for an opening evening of full of contemporary jewelry with me!  The collection and I will also be at the Store all day on Saturday Dec 2nd.  I will be debuting several new designs just for Dallas! 

I will be speaking at SOFA Chicago as a SNAG Emerging Artist Speaker.  A new collection of work will be exhibited by Charon Kransen Arts during the expo. 

This three day workshop will cover the basics of liquid from enamel on copper and pre-enameled steel.  We will explore drawing and mark marking into the enamel along with a variety of firing techniques. 

This workshop will be part of a three-day retreat at Pocosin Arts: http://pocosinarts.org/

We will be introducing liquid from enameling on both copper and steel in this three day workshop. 

We will be exploring line, drawing, and mark making into enamel on metal.  We will be using liquid from enamel on both copper and steel in this week long workshop.

This two day workshop will cover the basics of liquid from enamel on copper.  We will explore drawing and mark marking into the enamel along with a variety of firing techniques. 

Craft Boston Spring, hosted by the Society for Arts and Crafts will be held at the Cyclorama with many really great artists showing their work at this show.