Jewelry, inspired by Nature
All about precious metal clay as material and techniques for jewellery
The ultimate usage of precious metal clay – of any clay – is for 3D sculpturing. Actually it is a shame to use this precious material for flat shapes which can be cut from sterling silver sheet. The sculptures from … Continued
Once a precious metal clay pack has been opened, the clay can be stored for some time in a sealed storage bag, wrapped in a piece of plastic foil. I usually put a humid cotton swab or a piece of … Continued
It can be challenging to duplicate.objects when making silver clay earrings Lizards have fantastic body shapes: ideal to be shaped in silver clay. Making a lizard on a leaf pendant is probably no big deal, but making earrings is a … Continued
Precious metal clay is a wonderful material: it allows even an inexperienced jewelry maker to put together a jewelry piece without soldering. The easiest way is of course gluing together elements of unfired silver clay. But how do you assemble … Continued
Making earrings has always been my biggest challenge. I don’t like duplicating anything, let alone mirror-duplicate. Sometimes I envy the ‘hot of the press’ serial jewelry production: 1000 copies and all perfect. But I love artistic freedom and there’s a … Continued
The most magical feature of silver clay is the possibility to make silver clay molds of nearly everything: from living flowers to artifacts made long ago by our ancestors. I have inherited from my great-grandmother some antique wood carvings, among … Continued
The shining sun gave me the courage to do something I postponed for a long time. Yesterday I opened my 50 g pack of Art Clay Silver (aka ACS). I postponed it because I don’t like this material preferring its … Continued
In the course of 2011 silver clay prices have almost doubled, though silver as such showed rather stable price dynamics. The shops put the blame on the high yen exchange rate, but I guess that precious metal clay has just … Continued
How to make fallen leaves eternal? Make leaf fine silver jewellery! It’s been quite a while since my last post. Many things have happened since then. The summer came and went. Actually, this year in the Netherlands was ‘a year … Continued
Silver clay is a great material but it’s not perfect. Less solid, easily scratched and quite expensive. One gram of fired silver clay costs about 2 euro, while the silver plate will cost around 1.20 euro per gram. As I … Continued