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7 ½” Signed & Dated 1999 Modern Enamel-on-Copper Art Tray by Berkeley, California Artist Ray Storch (1946-2023) Displaying Black Cat Sitting & Looking Out of Twelve-Pane Window, Rendered in White & Black Enameling, w/ Grays Walls on Both Sides!
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HERE’S AN 7 ½” SIGNED AND DATED 1999 ORIGINAL MODERN ENAMEL-ON-COPPER ART TRAY CREATED BY BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA ARTIST RAY STORCH (1946-2023) THAT DISPLAYS A BLACK CAT SITTING AND LOOKING OUT OF A TWELVE-PANE WINDOW, RENDERED IN WHITE AND BLACK ENAMELING, ALONG WITH GRAY ENAMELED WALLS ON BOTH SIDES!
Dimensions: The tray measures approximately seven and one half inches (7 1/2”) in length, four and five eighths inches (4 5/8”) in width at its widest point, by five eighths of an inch (5/8) in height.
Please Note: The tray’s underside was left in the raw copper state (not counter enameled).
Signature: Signed on the underside bottom with an inscribed signature “Ray Storch 1999”
Condition: Excellent and clean condition – absolutely beautiful!
Domestic buyer pays calculated shipping for secure packing and USPS priority within the United States. I no longer ship internationally due to the high volume of scams taking place. Sorry.
RAY STORCH BIO (information courtesy the website for Abrams Claghorn Gallery of Albany, California)
Ray Storch has been working in the craft field for 40 years. He began making and selling political buttons at The Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom in 1967. After living in New York and Mexico, Ray came back to the Bay Area and began making macramé wall hangings in the early 70’s.
Ray was one of the original San Francisco Street Artists. He taught himself to enamel and began to include copper enamel decorative beads and pendants in his macramé tapestries. Over several years the emphasis shifted from wall art to copper enamel exclusively, as he preferred the freedom of constantly changing colorful images and working with copper.
Ray’s designs are influenced by his extensive travels in the jungles of Latin America and his love of tropical paradise throughout the world. The art of enameling on copper dates back to ancient Rome, and Ray’s creative influences range from Lalique and Tiffany to current comic book art. Ray’s techniques and skills are combined with his deep sense of art and abstract design. Ray applies crushed glass enamel powder to raw copper surfaces and melts each item in a kiln at 1500 degrees to create a glossy, smooth surface. All designs are handmade using hand-cut stencils that are individually applied, so each piece is a one-of-a-kind artwork.
Ray’s studio is located in his converted garage at his home in Berkeley, CA. He applies his designs to a variety of products, including plates, light switches, clocks, thermostats, dishes, and earrings. Ray also collects vintage comic books, political buttons, and 60s rock & roll posters.
Dimensions: The tray measures approximately seven and one half inches (7 1/2”) in length, four and five eighths inches (4 5/8”) in width at its widest point, by five eighths of an inch (5/8) in height.
Please Note: The tray’s underside was left in the raw copper state (not counter enameled).
Signature: Signed on the underside bottom with an inscribed signature “Ray Storch 1999”
Condition: Excellent and clean condition – absolutely beautiful!
Domestic buyer pays calculated shipping for secure packing and USPS priority within the United States. I no longer ship internationally due to the high volume of scams taking place. Sorry.
RAY STORCH BIO (information courtesy the website for Abrams Claghorn Gallery of Albany, California)
Ray Storch has been working in the craft field for 40 years. He began making and selling political buttons at The Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom in 1967. After living in New York and Mexico, Ray came back to the Bay Area and began making macramé wall hangings in the early 70’s.
Ray was one of the original San Francisco Street Artists. He taught himself to enamel and began to include copper enamel decorative beads and pendants in his macramé tapestries. Over several years the emphasis shifted from wall art to copper enamel exclusively, as he preferred the freedom of constantly changing colorful images and working with copper.
Ray’s designs are influenced by his extensive travels in the jungles of Latin America and his love of tropical paradise throughout the world. The art of enameling on copper dates back to ancient Rome, and Ray’s creative influences range from Lalique and Tiffany to current comic book art. Ray’s techniques and skills are combined with his deep sense of art and abstract design. Ray applies crushed glass enamel powder to raw copper surfaces and melts each item in a kiln at 1500 degrees to create a glossy, smooth surface. All designs are handmade using hand-cut stencils that are individually applied, so each piece is a one-of-a-kind artwork.
Ray’s studio is located in his converted garage at his home in Berkeley, CA. He applies his designs to a variety of products, including plates, light switches, clocks, thermostats, dishes, and earrings. Ray also collects vintage comic books, political buttons, and 60s rock & roll posters.
Item id: 3077
Color: Black, Gray, White
Purpose: Trays
Item type: Vintage
Color: Black, Gray, White
Purpose: Trays
Item type: Vintage
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