About Jean Vormelker

A multi-faceted person, responsible for her own artistic development, Jean Vormelker synthesizes an eclectic educational background that brings a unique perspective to her work. She has studied with over 50 top professionals in the fields of jewelry making and enameling in Japan, Australia, Canada, Germany and the US. She has been teaching enameling and jewelry for over 30 years.

From jewelry to wall pieces, Jean works in a variety of enamel styles—cloisonné, Limoges, plique-à-jour, raku, stencil and more. Her award-winning work has been shown in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the US.

Skilled in metal and enameling techniques, she has taught jewelry making in Japan; Precious Metal Clay in Canada; metals, PMC and enameling the United States.

Active in several enamel and metal guilds, Jean is also a published author, including a chapter on enameling on PMC in “Contemporary Enameling—Art and Technique” by Lilyan Bachrach (2006) and “Enameling with Professionals” by Lilyan Bachrach (2002).

She has written articles and contributed to “Studio PMC”, (the newsletter of the PMC Guild) and “Glass on Metal” magazine.

She writes and edits “The Vitreous Voice” (quarterly newsletter of the Enamel Guild: West).

Her jewelry also appears in “Metal Corrugation” by Patricia McAleer and Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #3: Ideas, Images, Imagemakers 1993” by David LaPlantz.

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