In this workshop you’ll learn how to design, sculpt, and fire your own jewelry using Precious Metal Clay (PMC). PMC is a clay form similar to the texture and feel of natural clay, but containing very fine particles of silver.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to design, sculpt, and fire your own jewelry using Precious Metal Clay (PMC). PMC is a clay form similar to the texture and feel of natural clay, but containing very fine particles of silver.
The silver particles combined with the organic clay material, allow jewelry making as simple as filling a mold, or as intricate as sculpting fine details into your piece. Once your design has completely dried, turning it into silver only requires being fired with a torch, rather than learning to properly use a kiln.
The finished piece, once fired, leaves you with 99% pure silver jewelry, which can then be polished, etched, enameled, or colored with patina. For a more elegant or expensive piece, many gemstones can also be fired in the clay or set in afterwards.
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Takeaways:
Since 2014, NYJD has been the leading boutique educator for jewelry design and entrepreneurship. They have transformed hundred of students’ careers through pioneering, jewelry education
Master your filing and carving skills to create impressive decorative patterns in metal rod and sheet.
Turn your inspirations into designs with the jewelry design program. Turn your hobby into a possible career by enrolling in the jewelry design continuing education program. You will learn information that could help you make a career out of jewelry.
The class offers complete instruction – we assist with the design process, fabrication process, choice of metals, different polishes such as a brushed finish, or hammered finish or high polish, and potential for having stones set in the ring (additional) if desired.
The jewelry-making classes taught in our Metals Department include the traditional focus on technique and materials, as well as contemporary considerations of concept, design, and experimentation.
Stretchy bracelets! How do you make them and tie them off in the RIGHT way? Come make some with us and we will show you how in this workshop! You choose and pay for your beads and supplies, and we'll help you through your design and construction of your very own bracelet set.
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