Get in the holiday mood and join us for an advanced Precious Metal Clay class on Sunday, November 23rd. Or, just come out for an Open Studio Session to work on your own projects -- earrings, hairclips, chokers, bracelets and more.

Taught by our previous instructor, Nancy Larkin, one of THE best certified Precious Metal Clay (PMC) instructors in the Bay Area., you'll learn how to make hollow forms, hollow beads, an wire wrapping (optional), do-it-yourself finishing techniques and how to do PMC at home. See details below.

Cheers,
monica lee

Intermediate Precious Metal Clay Workshop - Silver Jewelry Design
10am-5pm, Sunday, Nov 23 (Santa Clara)
**Space Limited to 8. Register by Friday Nov 14**

PRE-REQUISITE: an intro PMC class

Take your PMC skills to the next level! ...or work on your own projects as an Open Studio Session.

For those who've taken a PMC class before, certified PMC instructor & artist Nancy Larkin will help you:

o Create Hollow Silver Beads & Other Hollow Forms
Painting PMC paste or "slip" layers onto a base of cork clay creates hollow core objects like silver beads. When fired, the cork clay burns away, leaving a hollow bead. Hollow forms give a sense of depth to pieces of jewelry without making them heavy.

o PMC Finishing Techniques & At-Home Skills
Nancy will teach how to professional techniques to finish your jewelry pieces, and advise you on all you need to start doing PMC at home with a small kiln.

o Wire Wrapping
Wire wrapping is a great complimentary skill for metal clay artists. You can embed fine silver wire (.999) into your project and fire it in place.Then form the wire into coils or wraps after firing and finishing.

You'll also learn how to make your own fine silver (.999) eyelets to use in your metal clay work. (Fine silver eyelets cost as much as 50 cents a piece from metal clay suppliers. That's nuts!). Plus, you'll learn to form uniform loops, coils and wraps. Our text for the class is "All Wired Up" by Mark Lareau (not included.)

MATERIALS LIST FOR WIRE WRAPPING
2 pair of chain nose pliers
1 pair round nose pliers
1 pair wire cutters
10 (or more) beads with hole large enough to accommodate 20 gauge wire

Wire Wrapping Tool kits are available separately for only $69.00. This is a great way to go because Nancy selects your tools for you. Order with pre-registration no later than 10 days before the class. Bring a check payable to Nancy Larkin.


How to Register

COST: $115.00. Includes manual, instruction, materials, 1 packet of PMC, firing/finishing/polishing, and a catered *lunch.*

NOTE: Wire wrapping tool kit sold separately for $69 (bring check payable to Nancy Larkin), but must be pre-ordered with class registration by November 13.

Class limited to 8. Click here to register & pay the $115 class fee via PayPal and credit cards. To pay by check, email monicawc@wildcardgroup.com for details or call 415-285-4542.

Upon registration and payment, we will send you directions and other details.


Class Materials List

Please bring:
o Some design ideas and favorite small objects for mold-making & textures, e.g. twigs, rubber stamps, bark, fabric, letter punches, buttons or small cookie molds, etc.

o A water bottle or your beverage of choice. A nice lunch and additional beverages will be provided.

o Wire-wrapping tools (if you have them) and objects (natural stones, rocks, beads, crystals, etc.) to incorporate in your designs.

About Nancy Larkin:
A long-time artist and certified PMC instructor, Nancy holds an MFA in Ceramics and Sculpture from Claremont Graduate University. She has worked for an art company and a public art commission, run an architectural business and was an instructor at Stanford University. She now teaches a class on creating silver and gold jewelry using precious-metal clay on a private basis and for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and Recreation center. She also enjoys working with dichroic glass and wire-wrapping techniques.

[Having taken classes elsewhere in the Bay Area, we think Nancy's one of the best instructors. She's very informative, thorough, patient, and provides plenty of inspiration. She loves teaching and has a charming studio environment to exercise your creativity in. - monica and barbara]