Currently Scheduled Workshops

May 11, 2012 | Precious Metal Clay Exploration

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adirondack Folk School, Lake Luzerne, NY
Fees: $0.00

This is the introductory class to take if you’ve never taken a metal clay class or if you’ve been away from working with PMC and would like a refresher. Explore the many ways that you can use fine silver Precious Metal Clay to create jewelry … Continue reading

May 14, 2012 Keum Boo on Fine Silver PMC

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Fees: $160.00

Keum-boo is the ancient Korean technique of applying 24K or 23.5K gold foil on silver. In this class you will create PMC pieces suitable for this process and then after firing them, apply gold foil using this technique. I find the results amazingly beautiful, especially with a Liver … Continue reading

May 24, 2012 | Hollow Forms with Metal Clay

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs
Fees: $160.00

In this class you will use silver metal clay to make a variety of hollow beads using combustible core substances and others without any core material at all. The materials provided for the class will be sufficient to allow you to experiment with several types of beads, and additional … Continue reading

July 12, 2012 | Precious Metal Clay Exploration

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Fees: $160.00

This is the introductory class to take if you’ve never taken a metal clay class or if you’ve been away from working with PMC and would like a refresher. Explore the many ways that you can use fine silver Precious Metal Clay to create jewelry designs of your … Continue reading

July 17, 2012 | Rings with Metal Clay

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Fees: $160.00

You will learn a variety of methods that can be used to create various types of metal clay rings.  Lots of experimentation and fun!

 

July 18, 2012 | Textures and Molds for Metal Clay

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Fees: $160.00

This class focuses on creating your own unique textures to use with metal clay The emphasis is on making tear aways which are sheets of paper with polymer clay baked on them. I’ve used them extensively for over 6 years after learning the technique from Celie Fago. They … Continue reading

August 15, 2012 | Enamels on Metal Clay

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Fees: $160.00

Learn new techniques as you experiment with cloisonné and champleve enameling on Precious Metal Clay. You will be guided through the process of creating several pieces of jewelry suitable for enameling and then learn basic enameling techniques to add colorful touches to your jewelry with brilliant enamels.

Room for … Continue reading