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...
