Adult Classes

2019 Class: Basics of Silver Metal Clay

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - 12:00 PM

Craft Series One Night Workshop: Basics of Silver Metal Clay: The New Metalwork Method with Lisa Horton <br><br>

What’s the new, new thing in the jewelry making world? Hint: there’s low tool cost; it’s nontoxic and safe enough to do at your kitchen table; and the material is versatile and responsive. It’s Silver Metal Clay! The name comes from the method, which is akin to hand-building ceramic clay, but the material itself contains only finely powdered metal particles in a water-holding base. “Metal clay” paradoxically produces pieces that are solid metal.
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Dip your toe into the dazzling world of the myriad metal clays with this beginner class where we will use PMC+. In just three hours, we’ll shape and texture a pendant and earring dangles, fire the pieces with a kitchen torch, then polish and add patina. You’ll leave with ready to wear silver jewelry and your brain awash with new possibilities for jewelry construction.
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2019 One Night Workshops are generously supported by Heather Horton.

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