Search results matching tag 'metal clay'

Waves and Seeds

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Each component in Gail Crosman Moore’s Waves and Seeds necklace is molded from a natural form and is 1 in. (25.5 mm) in diameter. She likes the idea of convertibility, so each metal clay form is two sided. The pairs of forms are separated with spacers, creating a channel that houses the stringing material. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Hummingbird

Art Jewelry Magazine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

A botanical print by John Gould inspired Xuella Arnold’s Hummingbird. The hollow bird (5 cm/2 in.) and flower (3 cm/1 1⁄4 in.) are metal clay, accented by sterling wire, sapphire, peridot, and freshwater pearls. Photo by Mike Pugsley. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.

Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery: Round 2, Jill's choice

Jill Erickson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:00 GMT

Time flies! I'm up again to choose three favorite posts from our online Subscriber Gallery. I'm going for a theme here this week that I like to call, Keep on a-Rockin' it (work that incorporates some kind of stone in its design).

From the Wire/chain mail gallery: "Basia Mille" by Aden Angier. This necklace shows off a polished drop chalcedony, and a pair of faceted blue topaz stones. Simple and elegant.

From the Metal Clay gallery: Patrik Kusek's wrapped jasper pendants. Patrik is firing the metal clay with the stones in place!

From the Metals gallery: A lovely brooch by Monika Roos. The use of mixed metals in cool and warm colors provide a striking complement to the lapis focal stone.

Keep posting your work. The gallery "doors" are always open for new submissions! Happy Friday, Jill :)

Hola from San Antonio

Lorena Angulo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Hi,

I am a Mexican artist that lives in Texas. I work with metals, do some fabrication pieces but mostly my work is with metal clays.

I am happy to be part of this forum and if I can help in any way I will be happy to do it.

http://www.lorenaangulo.com

Arbol de Vida

Lorena Angulo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:28:49 GMT

This is one of my Arboles de Vida, trees of life, that I have in my collection.

The tree of life is very representative of my culture and folk art from Mexico.

It is made with pmc3 and is totally hand sculpted.

www.lorenaangulo.com

Milagro heart in PMC3

Lorena Angulo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:14:05 GMT

This was one of my first pieces in metal clay. I think that this piece really marked a real start for me in creating my work with this wonderful medium.

It was published in the second PMC GUild Annual Book.

www.lorenaangulo.com

Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery: Jill’s choice

Jill Erickson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Last Friday, Hazel got our new "editor's picks" weekly blog post rolling. We'll be aiming the spotlight on three pieces of jewelry made by our subscribers who've generously posted work in our online galleries. Today, it's my turn! Without further ado, here are my selects:

From our Alternative Materials Gallery: Long Stone Bracelet by Shelly Daly. I really like the scale and simplicity of this piece. And of course there's that whole beach stone thing going on.

From our Enamels and Glass Gallery: Juicy Earrings by Juice Glass. That cobalt blue is marvelous.

From our Metal Clay Gallery: Arbol de Vida pendant by Lorena Angulo. Lorena's interpretation of the "tree of life" motif employs hand-sculpted bronze metal clay.

Enjoy and have a great week. Keep posting your wonderful work on the Subscriber Galleries! Cheers, Jill

New metal clay technique: Catherine Davies Paetz teaches you how to make inlay designs with bronze clay and copper clay

Jill Erickson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Getting your hands on new materials is inspiring for artists. The newest additions to the metal clay family (bronze clay, and copper clay) inspired artist Catherine Davies Paetz to push this medium into new territory. You can learn about her techniques for creating inlaid designs with these clays in the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine. Subscribers can download instructions to Catherine's bonus technique, read Art Jewelry's editors' experiences when we tested bronze metal clay, and brush up on kiln terminology with our kiln diagram. All registered Web users can check out Mardel Rein's 20-page primer on working with BRONZclay.

While I'm on the subject of metal clay, here's a link to our latest technique series video on metal clay basics. This series walks you through the basics of working with silver metal clay, and includes a PDF of a beginner level project to get you started. As always, let us know what else you'd like to see us demonstrate and write about here at Art Jewelry magazine. Cheers, Jill :)

Sneak Peek: The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry Calendar 2010

gagedesigns — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:06:59 GMT

I just finished The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry 2010 Calendar and I thought you'd like a sneak peek. http://tinyurl.com/3cbn4o I put together the calendar each year to show the jewelry world how far metal clay has come and where it is going. I think you will be impressed by what you see. ~ Holly

BRONZclay information resource

MSchindel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:54:29 GMT

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