Jenny Walker

Jenny works with vitreous enamel which is the china like colour you see in Jenny's work. It is powdered glass which is sifted onto the metal shapes and fired in a kiln at 1400 degrees in very small batches. Jenny fires each individual piece a minimum of three times with layers of enamel to achieve a more variegated  appearance. Her aim is to mimic colours and textures found in nature and let the variable nature of firing glass in a kiln be what makes each piece one of a kind.

The work begins with raw stock materials; sterling silver, copper, gold and bronze sheet and wire, vitreous enamel, wood and semiprecious stones. The metal is cut, carved, hammered, formed and sanded by hand until the design becomes material. Jenny has always enjoyed the physicality and repetition involved in making things. She believes it makes her feel like Gepetto as she's most happy working with her hands.