Katie Sanderson

Enamelling

Magical, mystical, unpredictable, absorbing, transforming, these are all words that come to mind when Katie thinks about enamelling and in particular her approach to this ancient art form.

About

Katie Sanderson is a Forest of Dean based enamel artist and enamelling tutor.

Shortly after first being introduced to enamelling by her Mother, and enamel artist Dilys Fisher, Katie moved away from home taking a kiln and a box of enamel powders with her. She then became mainly self taught through embracing the freedom of the kiln, its outcomes not always being predicable and from then on she has explored enamelling through experimentation.

Katie has significantly expanded on that first box of enamel powders, and now brings in many techniques to her pieces. One of her projects focussing on dogs has seen her sketching many breeds and then colourfully producing them in vivid enamel, with pattern and texture. In this area of her work she focussed on finding a profile image in her sketches that perfectly captures that breed. She loves the sketching process and then the challenge of capturing key elements of each breed in the enamelling. Or Katie works on bespoke dogs and cats bringing their particular shapes and markings into a piece. Katie particularly enjoys working with clients who have an idea in mind but are willing to give her the freedom to develop a method of transferring that idea into a piece of enamelled art.

Katie has been teaching enamelling for over 6 years, taking her kilns around the country and sharing her knowledge and passion for this additive art form.