Jewelry, inspired by Nature
All about precious metal clay as material and techniques for jewellery
Some time ago I finished one of my precious metal clay projects. Inspired by the tales of the Russian poet A.S. Pushkin. One of his poems “Ruslan and Ludmila” starts with the following lines: There’s a green oak by the … Continued
Twee basismerken zilverklei: PMC en ACS. De eerste zilverklei – PMC – was het product van Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. Later kwam er een ander Japans bedrijf, AIDA Chemical Industries, met een eigen product – Art Clay Silver, afgekort als ACS. … Continued
Precious metal clay alternatives? Actually the question should be put the other way round. Precious metal clay has been developed as an ‘alternative’ to casting. Casting such as for instance lost wax casting is a much older technique used to … Continued
Exactly one year ago I finished my first bronze clay project. Even then it was clear that bronze clay is a different piece of cake compared to silver clay. So how will embeddables for bronze clay behave? First thing: be … Continued
According to this gemstone firing quide many natural and synthethic gemstones can be set into metal clay and fired in place. Certainly white cubic zirconia should do fine, especially those cut in the cabochon shape. In my experience some faceted CZ … Continued
PMC starter toolkit – what do you really need and what – not. And where to buy it. I wish I knew it 6 years ago when I started making jewelry from precious metal clay. There is so much choice … Continued
Since I started with precious metal clay silver I have always been curious about different types of clay, such as Bronze Clay. Experience with one type of clay definitely helps with another one. But each clay type has its own character. … Continued
In my opinion, one of the main differences between love and friendship is that friends are able to see our strengths and weaknesses, while lovers see us through pink glasses. It’s been almost 5 years since I fell in love with … Continued
Silver clay is a wonderful material, but it has its constraints. It is difficult to avoid cracks. In my opinion main crack causes are shrinkage, porosity, and contamination. Shrinkage manifests itself mainly in small cracks around the stone (or other … Continued
So far this blog has been about my hobby – making jewelry from precious metal clay and sterling silver. Now I am going to do something which is in line with my translator’s profession – publish a small three-lingual glossary … Continued