Jessica Calderwood is very active now in the United States. She is a professor at Ball State University in Indiana. She uses a mixed media approach, with enamel, different metals, all sorts of industrial processing, and a wild imagination. We will focus on her works which are mainly enamels.
Coupled, enamel, copper, china paint, 17″ x 17″ x 2″
Pressed, enamel, copper, under-glaze, china paint, 10″ x 10″ x 2″
The Enamels above convey a quality of human emotions. The nature of the emotions is not explicitly depicted. Thus there is an atmosphere of mystery about these enamels.
Choke, enamel, copper, under-glaze, china paint, 10″ x 10″ x 2″
DRAPE, Enamel, Copper, China Paint, and Underglaze, 10 x 10 x 2″
Deadhead, enamel, copper, china paint, under-glaze, glass beads, sterling silver, 10 x 10 x 2
Here are two female figures hiding their faces, do they feel shame? Embarrassment? Are they duplicitous? What is happening in their lives?
COUPLED II, Enamel, Copper, Under-glaze, and China Paint, 17 x 17 x 2″
One is supporting the other. They are looking out at the world. Are they amused or frightened by what they see?
Ref-
https://toryfolliard.com/artists/jessica-calderwood/
http://www.jessicacalderwood.com/
