Number 7 Arts: Freddie Hart

Metal & Jewelry: FREDDIE HART

"The art of enameling fascinates, relaxes and challenges me. The more I learn the more there is yet to learn. To bring a piece out of the kiln and watch the colors brighten as it cools never fails to thrill me."
Freddie Hart has been working with copper enameling for many years. She apprenticed under Maggie and Gus Masters and has taken workshops at UT’s Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg and John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. In addition to Number 7 Arts, Freddie’s enamels can be found at Wilkes Art Gallery, Wilkesboro, NC, Mt. Forest Studio, Brevard, NC, and Richmond Hill Inn Gift Shop, Asheville, NC

Freddie is retired from the Transylvania County Schools and divides her time between enameling, traveling, hiking and playing with grandchildren.

About Copper Enameling
Copper enameling is an ancient art, dating back to the fifth century b.c. When Chinese craftsmen became masters in the cloisonne technique.

Enameling is the process of fusing ground glass to metal in a kiln fired to 1500-2000 degrees. Each piece is fired a minimum of four times or more, layering on color until the desired effect is achieved. Metals such as copper, silver, gold or stainless steel may be used. (One example of industrial enameling is the kitchen stove!) The finished work can be as simple or as intricate as the enamellists skill permits.

Freddie Hart
494 Osborne Road
Brevard, NC 28712
828-884-9683
chart@citcom.net



		Metal & Jewelry: FREDDIE HART

			"The art of enameling fascinates, relaxes and challenges me. The more I learn the more there is yet to learn. To bring a piece out of the kiln and watch the colors brighten as it cools never fails to thrill me." Freddie Hart has been working with copper enameling for many years. She apprenticed under Maggie and Gus Masters and has taken workshops at UT’s Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg and John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. In addition to Number 7 Arts, Freddie’s enamels can be found at Wilkes Art Gallery, Wilkesboro, NC, Mt. Forest Studio, Brevard, NC, and Richmond Hill Inn Gift Shop, Asheville, NC Freddie is retired from the Transylvania County Schools and divides her time between enameling, traveling, hiking and playing with grandchildren. About Copper Enameling Copper enameling is an ancient art, dating back to the fifth century b.c. When Chinese craftsmen became masters in the cloisonne technique. Enameling is the process of fusing ground glass to metal in a kiln fired to 1500-2000 degrees. Each piece is fired a minimum of four times or more, layering on color until the desired effect is achieved. Metals such as copper, silver, gold or stainless steel may be used. (One example of industrial enameling is the kitchen stove!) The finished work can be as simple or as intricate as the enamellists skill permits. Freddie Hart 494 Osborne Road Brevard, NC 28712 828-884-9683 chart@citcom.net