"Health in Enamel" Quilt tiles fundraiser

Tiles from the award-winning Health in Enamel exhibition will be available for purchase next week. Starting Sunday, July 7, the Metal Museum will host a four-week fundraiser. 

The exhibition explored health, healing, and spirituality, anchored by Valley and Shadow, a twelve-panel series by the late Martha Banyas reflecting on her journey with cancer. The accompanying enamel quilt was created by artists worldwide, many of whom were inspired by Martha and honored their connection to her through their work.​

All proceeds support the creation of the new Fine Metals Studio at Overton Park, expanding opportunities for artists and students. By purchasing a tile, you help shape the future of the Metal Museum.

Here's how it will work: each Sunday, any unsold tiles will be marked down. The sale ends on August 3, or until all tiles are sold. Please remember that every tile is unique, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Tile Pricing Schedule:

🗓️ Week 1: July 7 – July 13 — $500 per tile

🗓️ Week 2: July 14 – July 20 — $250 per tile

🗓️ Week 3: July 21 – July 27 — $100 per tile

🗓️ Week 4: July 28 – August 3 — $50 per tile

Rocks Don’t Die, 4 x 4”, 2024, copper with laser etching and liquid vitreous enamel

This is your chance to own “Rocks Don’t Die” or any of the other beautiful tiles by artists such as Harlan Butt, Jan Harrell, Jeanie Pratt, Judy Stone, and the list goes on and on.

You can read more about Rocks Don’t Die here.

More summer recap...

I went to see the Health in Enamel exhibition at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. There was a beautiful selection of Martha Banyas’s work on display and an enameled “quilt” in her honor. I was invited to participate in the quilt, and so contributed the following tile and story…


Once upon a time, there was a very young girl whose daddy was in the hospital. When it was time to visit him, she wanted to bring flowers. She asked her mother if the flowers would die. When her mother said 'yes,' the very young girl asked if rocks die. When her mother said 'no,' she decided to paint a rock for him and take it to the hospital instead of flowers. The daddy got better and came home. Our Rock People stay alive in our hearts.


Rocks Don’t Die, enamel on copper, 4 x"4in., 2024

Enamel community quilt of tiles