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A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See “June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels,” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/UwJlkZOK5e #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 08, 2024.

After finalizing a pattern in paper, Schwarcz crafted the shape from thin copper foil by cutting, folding, gathering, and stitching with copper wire—almost treating the material like fabric. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz #5WomenArtists #InternationalWomensDay This tweet was posted on March 08, 2024.

June Schwarcz made unconventional enameled art, pioneering an art form called electroforming, an innovative method that involved electroplating pieces made from thin copper foil. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz #5WomenArtists #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay This tweet was posted on March 08, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See “June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels,” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/UwJlkZOK5e #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz This tweet was posted on February 02, 2024.

In the early 1960s, enamel artist June Schwarcz's husband Leroy, a mechanical engineer, constructed an electroplating tank so she could plate raised designs to fill with champlevé and cloisonné enamels. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz This tweet was posted on February 02, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See “June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels,” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/UwJlkZOK5e #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz This tweet was posted on January 02, 2024.

Schwarcz moved to Sausalito, California, in 1954, and began working in basse-taille, layering enamels over copper items with etched, chased, or engraved designs. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz This tweet was posted on January 02, 2024.

In 1954, the de Young Museum in San Francisco presented #JuneSchwarcz's first major exhibition. Two years later, one of her works was included in "Craftsmanship in a Changing World," the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in NYC. #UnconventionalEnamels This tweet was posted on January 02, 2024.

Enamel artist June Schwarcz was not trained in metalworking or enameling; rather, she studied industrial design at Pratt Institute. She was introduced to enamels in 1954 through a group of friends. #UnconventionalEnamels #JuneSchwarcz This tweet was posted on January 02, 2024.