Meet our Members: SeavBeach

Seavbeach:

My name is Anise and I live in a small coastal town in North Carolina. My parents were Artists in different ways, mom a painter, dad a musician, stepfather a carpenter. I've been making jewelry since I was 8. When I was 21 it helped me fund a trip to Great Britain and I spent 4 glorious months travelling. This is currently my only job, but I'm looking for a daytime job so I can splurge on more clay! I have 4 dogs and a cat (the cat is more like a dog) Oh, I am very new to Metal Clay... I absolutely LOVE it!!

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What is Metal Clay?

“Metal Clay” is a broad term used to describe various forms of a very exciting artistic medium. Metal clays currently available on the market include silver, gold, copper, steel, and bronze and are available from several different companies. Microscopic metal particles are suspended in a small amount of water and some variety of organic binder. Fresh from the package, the metal clay is soft and malleable and can be molded, formed, and shaped with nearly any tool you have available. Once the pieces are dry and hard they enter the “greenware” state. Filing, sawing, and gluing greenware pieces is one more way the project can achieve dimension and detail. When exposed to high heat, the water and binder are burned away and the metal particles fuse together, creating a solid metal object. The piece can then be finished with traditional metalsmithing techniques to bring out its true beauty.

The inherent flexibility of the product has made it a favorite for both traditional projects and those that incorporate metal clay into multi-medial works of art. No matter what your creative vision, metal clay is sure to add a new dimension to your work. Before long you’ll be a full-fledged Metal Clay Head…and now you have a home with us!

Meet our Members: FishBoneSilver

Fishbone Silver:

I'm new to the team :) I have a wonderful husband, a grown daughter, 2 Golden Retrievers, 4 horses and 2 donkeys. I discovered PMC a year and a half ago, I have never made jewelry before that, except some beading with a loom back in high school. I live on the east coast of central Florida and also have property in north Florida. I have a daytime job that is 4 days a week and I'm now trying to cut down to 3 so I can make more stuff. I hope to one day achieve the level that some of you are at, this is a really talented bunch!

Barb

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Meet our Members: Envy Designs

Envy Designs Jewelry:

I am Jennifer, I live in Troutdale, Oregon, about 30 min. from Portland. I am married with 1 dog: Phoenix, and 1 cat: the fabulous Stella, both rescues. I have made jewelry since high school, had my first class with ArtClay about 3 years ago, just finished my senior certification last month. I work mostly with gemstones and wire, but metal clay is kind of taking over. I am also an esthetician by day. I am huge into animal rights and the environment.

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Meet our Members: Roberta Wa

Welcome to the first in a series of little mini-bios of our members.  They will appear in the order that they are received.  Hope you enjoy getting to know all of us!

RobertaWa:

My background is in fine art and graphic design.

Since I began working in metal a few years ago it has become my favorite medium to work in. I love the feel and the structure of the metal. I love watching it change with heat, saw or hammer.

Lately I have been working almost exclusively in Metal Clay and am absolutely smitten with it. It has enhanced my creativity in ways that working in sheet never did. I was always trying to figure out how to solder everything together. With the clay I don’t have to worry about that and I can just enjoy the process of “design”.

In my day job, I design Social Studies textbooks for Pearson Education.

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