Experience a new creative adventure and learn how easy and fun it is to make beautiful jewelry from Precious Metal Clay (PMC). Working with Silver Clay is an exciting process where the inexperienced can explore their artistic abilities and create unique, one of a kind items.

Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is composed of microscopic particles of pure silver, an organic binder and water. This malleable, clay like material, can be molded, sculpted, extruded, carved, folded, textured, or stamped into the desired shape. It is then fired and the binder and water burn away, resulting in a fascinating pure silver product.

We will cover a variety of Silver Clay techniques in all of the workshops, starting with the basics in the Introduction Class, and moving on to more complex techniques in subsequent classes. All class materials and tools are supplied. The only thing you need to bring is your imagination.

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Increase your Silver Clay skills while you create a fun Charm Bracelet and Earrings in this one-day class. You will learn to set semi precious stone cabochons in Fine Silver bezel cups, faceted stones directly in the Silver Clay and in prong settings.

Beautiful Beads in Silver Clay
Create four types of spectacular Beads that will enhance your jewelry designs. We will work with hollow forms and utilize various decorating techniques including Paper Silver Sheet Clay.

Toggles and Clasps
Explore new techniques and create beautiful Fine Silver Toggles and Clasps that will add a signature to your jewelry designs. We will bend, implant and fire wire in Silver Clay components

Rings, Rings and More Rings
Learn the versatility of Silver Clay as you create individually designed rings that everyone will envy. This class will focus on the fabrication and accurate sizing of PMC Rings.

Weaving and Keum-boo
Discover the magic of working with Paper Silver Sheet Clay as we weave interesting designs. At this workshop, you will bond 24K Gold to Silver Clay pieces, using an ancient Asian process, Keum-boo

 

Beyond The Basics
Advanced Stone Setting
Take your jewelry designs to new heights as you experience the art of setting irregular stones in your Silver Clay creations.

Textures and Box Beads
Learn to carve linoleum and create Photopolymer Plates to texture your designs. We will utilize these textures in the creation of box beads.

Enameling
Create unique Silver Clay pieces and learn to enhance the designs with beautiful enamels.

Fused Glass and Silver Clay
Discover the unique characteristics of fusing glass and Silver Clay in your kiln. You will learn to design, cut and fire cabochons and how to add these to your Silver Clay designs.

Classes taught by Shirley Hughes Certified PMC Instructor e-mail sdhabq@comcast.net for current class schedules.