I first used Precious Metal Clay (PMC) at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in
2007 and fell in love with it.
PMC (Precious Metal Clay) is a medium in which fine silver particles are suspended in an organic
binder. It can be worked much like any other clay. Once it has been dried, it is fired at a high
heat. The binder is burned away and the silver particles fuse to each other, so the final product
is a piece of fine silver, or .999 silver. After firing, PMC is like any other metal and can be filed,
polished, etc. I have added copper clay to my repertoire as well and will be incorporating it into
my jewelry.
I received my Rio Rewards PMC Certification in March of 2009. Click here for more on my
certification experience and the pieces I made during my class. I teach classes in beginning PMC
around Maine. See my schedule page for a list of classes. If you are interested in having me
teach a class or if you would like to discuss private lessons, please feel free to contact me.
A short pictoral on the process of making a PMC Piece can be seen here on my blog.
For more information on PMC, please visit the PMC Guild. Please also check out the Metal Clay
Heads Blog, a group of which I am a member, to see the work of many talented metal clay
artists.
2007 and fell in love with it.
PMC (Precious Metal Clay) is a medium in which fine silver particles are suspended in an organic
binder. It can be worked much like any other clay. Once it has been dried, it is fired at a high
heat. The binder is burned away and the silver particles fuse to each other, so the final product
is a piece of fine silver, or .999 silver. After firing, PMC is like any other metal and can be filed,
polished, etc. I have added copper clay to my repertoire as well and will be incorporating it into
my jewelry.
I received my Rio Rewards PMC Certification in March of 2009. Click here for more on my
certification experience and the pieces I made during my class. I teach classes in beginning PMC
around Maine. See my schedule page for a list of classes. If you are interested in having me
teach a class or if you would like to discuss private lessons, please feel free to contact me.
A short pictoral on the process of making a PMC Piece can be seen here on my blog.
For more information on PMC, please visit the PMC Guild. Please also check out the Metal Clay
Heads Blog, a group of which I am a member, to see the work of many talented metal clay
artists.
