Instructor Cynthia Quesenberry

14 yrs & up

This class is an adventure in working with precious metal clay to learn beginner/intermediate techniques to create jewelry designs in Art Clay Silver. Art Clay Silver is a product especially formulated for objects that can be created and fired in the same day with outstanding results. Art Clay Silver is pure fine silver (.999) mixed with water and an organic binder. It is soft and easy to work with simple tools. Once it is fired at 1550 degrees for 45 minutes the product is .999 fine silver. Art Clay silver is available in several formulations such as syringes, paste, silver coated paper, and overlay paste. Art Clay Silver projects can be combined with ceramics, glass fusions, kiln fired, enameled, and torch enameled. The creative possibilities are endless. The techniques covered in this class include how to manipulate the clay, new techniques or to expand on the skills and experiences previously learned.

New techniques covered in this class include how to create original bails using silver metal clay, and creating a channel design to hold a variety of inlay materials that students can choose from. This is a project that is open for original designs for beginners and experienced metal clay artists. We will be using a variety of tools, to support the design such as finishing, sanding techniques, and how to make simple repairs.

minimum 4/ maximum 8 students