Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery

 

 

“Through the Glass: Enamel Jewelry Group Exhibition,” a show featuring work by Jennifer Jordan Park of Mount Olive, a master of arts degree candidate at New Jersey City University; Anne Havel of Wells, Vermont; Amy Roper Lyons of Summit; and Liza Nechamkin-Glasser of Roxbury Township, will be shown Wednesday, April 25 through Thursday, May 3 at the University in the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery of Hepburn Hall, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

Gallery hours for the free exhibit are 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment. An artists' reception will be held 5:00–7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 26. The community is welcome.

Jennifer Jordan Park explores the relationship between jewelry and wearer through her series of chased and enameled amuletic lockets. The protective pendants serve as portable sanctuaries for the wearer—places of safety, refuge, and spiritual sustenance. Tactility and form, created by chasing surface relief, emphasize the concrete nature of the containers and vivid color, applied by enameling, enhances floral and other magical symbolism. Additional works by Ms. Park convey an abstracted fascination with living entities. The enameling techniques she employs include cloisonné and basse-taille.

Anne Havel is driven by the pursuit of color in both her work and her surroundings. Her enamels may express humor or convey social, political, or environmental commentary through abstract and figurative imagery. Her enamels are torch-fired on copper or fine silver, with each piece undergoing as many as 60 firings. Her enameling techniques include sifting, cloisonné, basse-taille, sgraffito, brushing, and champlevé.

Amy Roper Lyons concentrates on the marvelous variety of form and color found in the natural world. Inspired by her garden and long walks along the seashore near her home, her enamels interpret indigenous creatures through elaborate detail and harmoniously brilliant hues. Her enameling techniques include cloisonné, basse-taille, and plique-a-jour.

Liza Nechamkin-Glasser creates fluid, tactile forms with her traditional, realistic chasing style. In several collaborative works with Ms. Park, bold designs reveal a natural world of sensual chased texture and depth highlighted by colorful enamel on form. Ms. Nechamkin-Glasser articulates contour through the techniques of chasing and repoussé and Ms. Park adds color through the techniques of cloisonné and basse-taille enameling.

An exhibition catalog will be available at the gallery. For further information contact Doris Cacoilo, acting director of NJCU campus galleries at (201) 200-2197 or dcacoilo@njcu.edu.