Sarah Perkins: Spotlight Exhibition

July 26, 2015 – September 30, 2015


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Sarah Perkins
Collection

Copper, enamel, diamonds, sterling silver


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Sarah Perkins
Saturated Container

Fine silver, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Toroko Stitched Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Cream Constellation

Copper, enamel, diamonds


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Sarah Perkins
Red Stitched Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Forest Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Leaf Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Blue Vined Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Black Constellation

Copper, enamel, diamonds


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Sarah Perkins
Red Striped Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Red Hole

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Fern Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bound Pouch

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Pear Container

Copper, silver, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Rimmed Turquoise

Copper, enamel, silver


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Sarah Perkins
Austere Bowls

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Beacon Container

Silver, enamel, citrine


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Sarah Perkins
Dense Thicket

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Roe Container

Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase


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Sarah Perkins
Roe Container

Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase


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Sarah Perkins
Yellow Crackle

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Ribbed

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Blue Irrigation Circles

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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    Sarah Perkins
    Collection

    Copper, enamel, diamonds, sterling silver

    Various sizes

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    Sarah Perkins
    Saturated Container

    Fine silver, enamel

    5" x 3.5" x 3.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Toroko Stitched Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 6" x 5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Cream Constellation

    Copper, enamel, diamonds

    3.5" x 4" x 3.75"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Red Stitched Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    2.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Forest Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3.5" x 6.5" x 6.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Leaf Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3.75" x 4.75" x 4.75"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Blue Vined Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 5" x 5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Black Constellation

    Copper, enamel, diamonds

    3.5" x 3.25" x 3.25"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Red Striped Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    2.5" x 5" x 5.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Red Hole

    Copper, enamel

    2.75" x 5" x 5.25"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Fern Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3.25" x 5" x 5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Bound Pouch

    Copper, enamel

    3.5" x 4" x 4"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Pear Container

    Copper, silver, enamel

    4.5" x 3.5" x 3.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Rimmed Turquoise

    Copper, enamel, silver

    3" x 5" x 5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Austere Bowls

    Copper, enamel

    Left: 4.5" x 3.5" x 3.5"
    Right: 4" x 3.5" x 3.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Beacon Container

    Silver, enamel, citrine

    4.25" x 3.5" x 3.5"

    Collection of the Enamel Arts Foundation

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    Sarah Perkins
    Dense Thicket

    Copper, enamel

    2.75" x 4.5" x 4.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Roe Container

    Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase

    3.75" x 3.25" x 3.25"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Roe Container

    Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase

    3.75" x 3.25" x 3.25"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Yellow Crackle

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 7" x 7.25"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Ribbed

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 4.75" x 4.75"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Blue Irrigation Circles

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 7.5" x 7.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    2.5" x 6.5" x 6.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 6.5" x 6.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    2.75" x 6.5" x 6.5"

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    Sarah Perkins
    Bowl

    Copper, enamel

    3" x 5.5" x 5"

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Sarah Perkins
Collection

Copper, enamel, diamonds, sterling silver


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Sarah Perkins
Saturated Container

Fine silver, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Toroko Stitched Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Cream Constellation

Copper, enamel, diamonds


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Sarah Perkins
Red Stitched Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Forest Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Leaf Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Blue Vined Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Black Constellation

Copper, enamel, diamonds


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Sarah Perkins
Red Striped Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Red Hole

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Fern Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bound Pouch

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Pear Container

Copper, silver, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Rimmed Turquoise

Copper, enamel, silver


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Sarah Perkins
Austere Bowls

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Beacon Container

Silver, enamel, citrine


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Sarah Perkins
Dense Thicket

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Roe Container

Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase


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Sarah Perkins
Roe Container

Fine silver, enamel, orange chrysoprase


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Sarah Perkins
Yellow Crackle

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Ribbed

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Blue Irrigation Circles

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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Sarah Perkins
Bowl

Copper, enamel


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One of the best enamelists in the country, Sarah Perkins is no shrinking violet to experimentation. Her pieces amaze the viewer with superb forms, brilliant colors and stylistic surprises like stitched seams, gemstones, and unusual textures. Perkins’ incredible vessels, containers and jewelry are decorative and expressive works that are both beautiful and emotive.

Statement

“In my work the metal forms and the enamel imagery work together to make a whole, with the two materials complimenting each other rather than one being visually more important than the other. Technically as well as visually, the pieces are a unit, which is a manifestation of the ideas of integration and relationship that the work addresses. The forms, colors, and imagery in my work derive from two sources: metal technology and natural forms.

“I feel a strong affinity for metal and I am fascinated by its permanence, malleability, strength and surface qualities. I use directly or copy in enamel some of the colors and surfaces which naturally occur through the various working processes. It is also important that some metal show on the surface, rather than being simply the support mechanism for the enamel, because I want to show that the finished piece is a relationship between and a collaboration of two media.

“My work reflects my emotional response to my environment, referring to landscape, body part, or natural object. In the jewelry pieces and recent vessels I am concerned with organic imagery. The forms and color imagery are derived from leaves, fish, and other natural objects because I find these modulations of color, texture, and surface both appealing and very intimate.”

Selected Collections

  • Decorative Arts Collection, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY
  • Enamel Arts Foundation Collection, Los Angeles, CA
  • Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, IN
  • National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
  • Numerous private collections throughout the United States and internationally

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