Thieves struck not once but twice in the same month at a Las Vegas music shop. The Accomplished Musician has had three run ins with break ins since it opened in 2021.
Terry and Kim Kovel
King Features Syndicate
Enamel has been used to decorate metal since Medieval times, creating elaborate designs on copper, silver and other metals. Early pieces made in Europe, especially pieces used in religious services, were created in ever-changing styles.
Enameled pieces for home use were rare before the 1800s. Around 1880, a few artists on the East Coast made plaques picturing nature to decorate a metal box or lid for a bowl. These pieces by artists like Gertrude Twitchel sell for thousands of dollars today. Some art schools taught enamel craft, although by the 1930s, interest lagged. But in the 1940s and â50s, enameling materials were easier to work with, and art schools again gave classes.