Playing with Fire - Enamelling the UK - The Devon Guild of Craftsmen

A major showcase of UK artists working with glass on metal

The Devon Guild presents ‘Playing with Fire’. Now a relatively specialised medium, it uses simple processes which has its roots in industrial metalwork. The enamel art on show here encompasses a vast range of objects and art forms, from the tiny and exquisite to sculptural jewellery and large-scale work for walls. Each artist has taken traditional methods and created new forms, for example using laser-cutting and digital printing. Major prizes have been awarded to the most innovative work. This is in collaboration with the University of the West of England and the British Society of Enamellers. ‘Playing with Fire’ tours across the UK in 2009/10. Artists include: Kathryn Adamson, Stephen Bottomley, Helen Carnac, Beate Gegenwart.

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen is a registered charity founded in 1955 by Edward Baly and a small group of makers enthusiastic about the idea of promoting the best in regional craftwork.

Venue

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Newton Abbot and Dartmoor

Bovey Tracey, South Devon

Dates

Playing with Fire - Enamelling the UK 20 Sep 2008 - 8 Nov 2008

Road Directions

Riverside Mill, the Guild's showcase, is situated beside the River Bovey in Bovey Tracey which lies just 15 miles south west of Exeter off the A38 Expressway to Plymouth.

Follow the signs for Bovey Tracey, on the A382 only 2 miles off the A38.

There is a public car park by the bridge in the centre of the village, 50 metres from the Mill.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre

Accessibility

• All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
• Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
• Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Parking & Transport

• Parking (charge)

Catering

• On-Site café/restaurant - locally sourced food served.

Establishment Features

• Toilets