Metal clays: Expanding, Not Shrinking! When PMC3, the earliest product line of metal clays, announced its exit from the metal clay market last year, a ripple went through the metal clay world. Was metal clay in danger? Would any suppliers step in to fill the void?...
I always use a magnetic finisher to burnish my pieces right out of the kiln, whether I’m planning to simply patinate them or enamel. This machine creates a surface that works for both processes. When I taught “Grooving on Metal Clay & Enamels” at The Enamelist...
Make Flexible Metal Clay There are dozens of different methods online about making your own flexible metal clay (this is yet another one). Most I've seen either involve precise measurements, which never seem to work, or require you to pretty much make a mess (yeah,...
It's hard to believe that, in little more than thirty years after metal clay was first produced in silver, it's available in so many forms and from so many manufacturers. You can work with silver in paper type, lump form, paste, overlay paste, and syringe. Many forms...
Tips from the Jurors The Inside Scoop on Calls for Entries and Why You Should Enter Why You Should Enter Getting your work seen is the first step to becoming known in the wider metal clay and jewelry making community, as well as in front of potential customers and/or...
I’d like to share a few thoughts about goal setting. I’ve run across students and artists who set goals like “I want to win the Saul Bell Award” or other recognition awards and they pin their happiness on that goal. But setting goals that are outside of your control...
Have you started building up an inventory of metal jewelry and accessories that you are interested in selling? Do you need tips and tricks on how to sell your work successfully at art shows, festivals and events? Meet metal clay artist Brett Apthorp who lives on the...
Linda Kaye-Moses is a jeweler, author and fiber artist. Her neckpiece ‘Les Fleur de l’Age d’Or’ was juried into the Superbly Sintered: Masterful Designs in Metal Clay Exhibition running at the Sinter Conference in Pittsburgh in May 2022. You can see the piece on this...
The world of the web is a complex place when you are starting out and all you want is an online space where you can sell your stuff! There are so many options that it can be confusing trying to work out what the best option for you and your business is. This article...
