There have been many questions about BRONZclay on this forum, so I wanted to let everyone know that I've published a Squidoo "lens"  that you may find helpful. My goal was to pull together the best and most up-to-date information I could find on BRONZclay into a single, convenient resource organized to make it easy to find whatever information you' need. I spent several months doing research and interviewing many of the top BRONZclay artists and instructors, as well as BRONZclay inventor Bill Struve, Kevin Whitmore of Rio Grande, and Hadar Jacobson, author of "Silver and Bronze Clay: Movement and Mechanisms." There is detailed information for every stage of the BRONZclay process, including several recommended firing schedules to try and some great BRONZclay "eye candy." It does not cover every possible topic, but it's fairly comprehensive. I hope you find the information useful! Here's the link:

http://www.squidoo.com/bronzclay 

Margaret 

Dear Margaret, 

Your info resource article on Squidoo is PERFECT!!!   Thank you so much for all the work you did.

I decided to get into bronze and copper clays b/c of money and was finding myself finding info all over the place. During my researching, I came across almost every bit of info you have in your article, but now all the GOOD stuff is all together, concise, up-to-date and organized!!  Mardel and Hadar  and Bill are my faves....Celia, too!

Thank you, Margaret!!

Roni

Hi Roni, thanks for the great feedback! When I was doing online research on bronze metal clay, I was confused by the large amount of conflicting/contradictory information about working with BRONZclay. I realized that I'd need to talk with several experts as well, including BRONZclay inventor Bill Struve. What I found out was that a lot of the information published online about BRONZclay is either incorrect or out of date (even the "official" guides published by distributor Rio Grande contained outdated information because they were written and printed while the clay was being formulated). So I realized there was a need for a central source of reliable information vetted by experts to help clear up some of the confusion about this material and to provide some techniques and tips to help artists avoid common problems, such as stiffness/stickiness of the clay, inconsistent sintering, etc.

I really appreciate your letting me know that my lens was helpful to you!

Thanks again and best wishes,

Margaret