In this afternoon workshop we will make a small piece of jewelry, a pendant, using embossing texture and clay forming techniques. We will fire the piece with a torch and it will be ready to take home after class. We will learn all the techniques necessary to complete a beginner project and use some of the many materials that are available in the precious metal clay field. Tools and silver clay provided.
Explore the many aspects of SILVER METAL CLAY (Art Clay Fine Silver .999) in this PENDANT design class. For beginners and experienced Metal Clay enthusiasts who wish to further their knowledge and skill. Use molds, stamps, textures, extrusion methods, glass inclusions and freehand techniques to create a fabulous Fine Silver pendant about the size of a quarter. You will sculpt, dry, sand, TORCH FIRE, polish and wear your pendant home.
What is Silver Metal Clay?
Composed of Fine Silver powder 99.9% and combined with non-toxic binders and water. In the raw the metal looks like a lump of clay and can be rolled, coiled, sculpted, stamped, sanded, filed, engraved, drilled, and pre-polished, all prior to firing.When fired with a torch or in a kiln the binder burns away and sinters into solid metal.Metal Clay actually comes in a variety of metals, gold, fine silver, sterling, brass, copper etc.
Instructor: Trudy Spillane is a well known Gainesville jeweler. She works with a variety of mediums including precious metal clay, fine silver, wire wrapping of gems, forged metals and beaded jewelry. Trude has been teaching jewelry design for more than 30 years. She was the co-owner of Gifts of Avalon, a bead store and school of jewelry design in Gainesville, FL.
Trude is currently an active member of the Artisans Guild Gallery and displays her jewelry as well as visionary paintings.
She has taught a wide variety of subjects such as seed bead weaving and pearl knotting. Wire wrapping techniques, forging metals & especially precious metal clay (PMC) are her current specialties. Trudy will bring a supply of silver clay and a set of PMC tools for purchase.
She can be reached at tasavalon@gmail.com. You can see examples of her work at : www.artisansguildgallery.com
Session: Saturday, Jun 1 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: $100 Materials: $25 (7 grams silver clay) Total: $125 Reserve Now
Location: Art Alley Studio 717 NW 1st St. Gainesville FL. 32601
E-mail Allison at: artalley717@gmail.com
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