Metal clay is a revolutionary material that is for anyone in the jewelry-making world: the person with absolutely no metalworking experience or for the veteran metalworker. It is a unique substance full of potential and surprisingly simple to use. Think alchemy.....
Precious Metal Clay (PMC)* was created in Japan and patented by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in 1994, metal clay consists of water, binders, and microscopic sized particles of either pure metal (silver, gold or copper), or base metal alloys such as bronze. The clay-like consistency allows infinite shaping and textural possibilities.
Play in clay, fire in the kiln and the result is a piece of jewelry! Barbara started working with fine silver PMC in 1997 and has found it to be a material that enables her to expand her jewelry design exponentially. She has created pieces entirely with PMC , jewelry components, beads, and findings. Please go to the "Teaching" page and click on “Workshop Menu” to view the varied workshops that Barbara is available to teach. Check out the “Private Instruction” page if you would like to shorten your learning curve with metal clay or add to your MC skills. This is amazing stuff ! !
*Other brands of silver metal clay are Art Clay and EZ960 Sterling. Brands of base metal clays are CopprClay and Prometheus.
Barbara is currently a Principal Instructor for the newly formed Camp PMC Certification Program. She will be teaching Camp PMC Course 101, Artisan Courses, and PMC Instructor courses. Any courses she will schedule will by on www.camppmc.com and listed here on the Teaching /Classes page here.
Precious Metal Clay (PMC)* was created in Japan and patented by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in 1994, metal clay consists of water, binders, and microscopic sized particles of either pure metal (silver, gold or copper), or base metal alloys such as bronze. The clay-like consistency allows infinite shaping and textural possibilities.
Play in clay, fire in the kiln and the result is a piece of jewelry! Barbara started working with fine silver PMC in 1997 and has found it to be a material that enables her to expand her jewelry design exponentially. She has created pieces entirely with PMC , jewelry components, beads, and findings. Please go to the "Teaching" page and click on “Workshop Menu” to view the varied workshops that Barbara is available to teach. Check out the “Private Instruction” page if you would like to shorten your learning curve with metal clay or add to your MC skills. This is amazing stuff ! !
*Other brands of silver metal clay are Art Clay and EZ960 Sterling. Brands of base metal clays are CopprClay and Prometheus.
Barbara is currently a Principal Instructor for the newly formed Camp PMC Certification Program. She will be teaching Camp PMC Course 101, Artisan Courses, and PMC Instructor courses. Any courses she will schedule will by on www.camppmc.com and listed here on the Teaching /Classes page here.