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Art Clay Beginners Training and Classes

If you want to do an Art Clay Certification you need to attend a beginners class first. This Art Clay class will teach you the basics of working with Art Clay so when you attend a Certification class you'll be ready for the more challenging projects. If you can't find an instructor in your area on this page, check the generic metal clay classes page and the PMC classes pages. There is also now a Home Study metal clay qualification available from the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery and available worldwide.

Many of the teachers who teach the Art Clay Certification classes also offer beginners classes. Some will travel outside their home area, see the listings for details.

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Art Clay Beginners classes in the UK

Art Clay Beginners classes in the USA

Art Clay Beginners classes International

UK

If you live in the UK, please take five minutes to help one of our course providers with a metal clay survey.

Angel Heart - South East London

One day Art Clay beginners class and Art Clay crtification Level 1.

The Art Academy – Southwark, London

Art clay and metal clay introductory classes.

Art Clay Scotland - Edinburgh

Beginners Art Clay classes.

Art Clay Shop - Rochester, Kent

Art Clay introduction classes, project based classes, bronze and copper clay classes and Art Clay Certification.

Art Clay Silver Studio - Taplow, Berkshire

Art Clay introductory and Certification

Art Clay Studios - Stansted, Essex

UK supplier of Art Clay, findings, firing supplies, inkless wipes, photopolymer plates, tools and kits. Fingerprint jewellery classes, beginners Art Clay and Art Clay Certification classes.

Bezeal - Cardiff

Silver clay beginners classes, PMC and Art Clay classes, metal clay taster sessions, fingerprint jewellery classes, artworks in silver classes, metal clay project classes, wireworking classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes as detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Bluebell Design Studio - Crossgates, Fife

Introduction to silver metal clay classes, PMC and Art Clay, intermediate level silver metal clay classes. They also run a number of workshops including ring making, charm making and adding colour to metal clay, champleve enamel on silver clay classes. Classes also run at the at The Bead Shop Scotland’s premises in Edinbugh and Haddington. They sell the cheapest PMC in the UK from their online shop which stocks all types of PMC including PMC Pro. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Charm School Crafts - Bromley, Kent

Courses in Silver Clay (Art Clay/PMC), bead and wire jewellery and Polymer Clay taught by an experienced Adult Education Tutor, Level 2 silver clay teacher and jewellery designer-maker.

Clarise Designer Jewellery - Leeds, West Yorkshire

Courses, beginners and improvers one day classes in Art Clay and Precious Metal Clay PMC. Also run bespoke classes in PMC, silversmithing, copperwork and enamelling. Specialist courses in PMC for business and fingerprint jewellery. They also sell PMC and Art Clay, tools, kilns and photo polymer stamp kits (Imagepac) and offer a kiln firing service.

Craft-Stables - Driffield, East Yorkshire

Art Clay beginners and advanced classes, beading classes and fingerprint jewellery as well as general jewellery making classes.

Craftworx - Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire

Introduction to metal clay classes, PMC and Art Clay, baby fingerprint classes, ring making classes, stone setting classes, advanced stone setting classes, ceramics and silver clay classes, glass and silver classes. Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification and a programme of masterclasses. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Creative Glass - Rochester, Kent

Art Clay beginners classes and Level 1 and 2 Art Clay Certification classes.

Debbie Cripps - Frome, Somerset

Art Clay introductory classes.

Deborah Beads - Colchester Essex

Retail bead shop, no online sales. They also run silver metal clay classes, jewellery making classes, wirework classes and beginners classes.

Denman College - Marcham, Near Oxford

Jewellery making classes including silver clay.

Farncombe Estate - Broadway (Cotswolds), Worcestershire

Silver clay classes for beginners. Also offer beginners silver jewellery making.

Goldwrights Jewellery School - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Introductory Art Clay classes.

Grace and Firefly - West and Central London

Beginners metal clay classes, metal clay paper classes, silver charm classes, metal clay taster classes, fused glass jewellery classes. Private metal clay tuition. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Green River Studio - Reading, Berkshire

Inroduction to silver metal clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Hertfordshire School of Jewellery - Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Introductory PMC and Art Clay classes, intermediate PMC and Art Clay classes, advanced PMC and Art Clay classes, adding gold classes, introduction to Bronze and Copper clay classes, also project based metal clay classes, glass fusing classes, silverwork classes, polymer clay classes and texture making classes.

Indivijewelistic - Enfield, Middlesex

Retail and online store selling glass beads including Faceted, Round, Crackle, Bicone, Fire Polished, Pandora Style, pearls, hearts and flower, Hollow, silver foil, cats eyes, seed beads, acrylic beads, silver beads, ceramic beads, wooden beads and buttons. Findings, wire and stinging materials, tools, chains, bracelets, accessories. They also run beading and metal clay classes.

In the Studio - Leicestershire, UK

Art Clay beginners classes

Joy Funnell - Hastings, East Sussex

Introductory Art Clay classes, Art Clay certification. Advanced Art Clay, bezel setting and construction classes. Also trains enamelling and Keum Boo. Private lessons arranged by appointment.

Julia Rai - Cornwall, London

Award winning artist Julia Rai offers Introduction to metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, Art Clay Certification classes level 1 and 2, making your own textures class, adding colour to metal clay classes, private classes, one-to-one classes. Will travel to teach.

Lancaster Jewellery School - Lancaster

Silver jewellery making classes, beading and Art Clay classes.

Linnaeu Silver - Haslemere, Surrey

Introduction to silver metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, intermediate silver metal clay classes, bronze clay classes, copper clay classes, fused glass classes, day and evening classes available. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

London Jewellery School - Hatton Garden, London

Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners classes. Precious Metal Clay PMC ring making, gold, glass (lampwork beads), enamelling, basic silversmithing, polymer clay and jewellery making classes, texture making classes. Art Clay beginners and Certification classes. Bronze clay classes. Also runs childrens PMC charm-making classes. Private tuition for all levels of metal clay.

London Metal Clay - Harrow, Middlesex

Introduction to silver clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, silver clay jewellery classes, silver clay and beading classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Lynne Glazzard - Glaisdale, North Yorkshire

Beginners, intermediate and advanced Art Clay silver classes including ring making, hollow forms and stone setting. Art Clay Silver level 1 and 2 Certification with Lynne Glazzard. Bronze clay and copper clay classes. A wide range of metal clay and jewellery making courses, traditional silver work classes, enamelling classes at introductory and advanced levels including cloisonné and Plique a jour enamelling, advanced stone setting, adding colour to metal clay, torch fired enamel classes, glass fusing classes and combining silver clay with lampwork beads. Private classes run by appointment. Open workshops and a series of Masterclasses with invited tutors.

Magnolia Studios - Northampton, Northamptonshire

Basic classes in Art Clay plus Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2

Metal Clay Ltd - Corfe Castle, Dorset

Beginners and introductory Art Clay classes, certification and a number of complimentary classes.

Metal Clay Scotland - Dundee

Introduction to silver metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

The Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery - St Austell, Cornwall

Beginners precious Metal Clay PMC classes, beginners Art Clay classes, beginners silver metal clay classes, advanced silver metal clay, Art Clay and PMC classes. Silver Metal Clay Diploma and Higher Metal Clay Diploma courses. The Silver Metal Clay Diploma is available as classroom training in Cornwall or as a Home Study Course. Art Clay level 1 and 2 Certification with Julia Rai. Bronze clay and copper clay classes. These classes form part of the Higher Metal Clay Diploma. Wide range of metal clay and jewellery making courses, traditional silver work classes, enamelling classes, jewellery repair, stone setting, adding colour to metal clay, torch fired enamel classes, glass fusing classes. Private classes run by appointment. Open workshops, kiln firing services. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre.

Moro Silver - Isle of Wight

Art Clay beginner, improver and project based courses. Also courses in Bronzclay, UV resin and enamelling.

Pajed - Essex, UK

Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2. Also teaches introductory Art Clay classes, project based classes like ring and bead making, desk and perfume ware and photopolymer plates. Pat Waddington who teaches these classes is willing to travel to run classes. Contact Pat through the Pajed website for more details.

PLT Designs - Princetown, Devon

PMC/Art Clay taster sessions.

PMC Designs - Chester, Cheshire

Workshops in silver metal clay for Beginners to Advanced. Project based classes in metal clay and Cold Enamelling.

Red Rose Jewellery - North London, Central London

Art Clay beginners classes running in London, N22 and W1.

Revontulet - Swansea

Introduction to metal clay classes, introduction to bronze and copper clay classes, introduction to lampwork bead making classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre.

Riverside Beads - Market Deeping, Peterborough

Bead and findings retail shop with online supply of metal beads, glass and freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, Indian glass beads, Czech glass beads, acrylic beads, wooden beads, cotton wrapped beads, crackle glass beads, crystal rondells, Pandora beads, seed beads, shell chips, fabric beads, Fimo beads, kits, findings, tools, charms, chain and cord, books. They also run regular jewellery making and Art Clay classes.

Rockin Beads - Tavistock, Devon

Retail bead shop who also supply Art Clay and beads online. Acrylic beads, ceramic beads, lampwork beads, metal beads, natural beads, seed beads, Swarovski crystals, thread and stringing materials, findings and components, Vintaj components, beading tools and accessories, kits and bead mixes, Art Clay tools and supplies. They also offer silver clay workshops, beading and jewellery making workshops and lampworking workshops.

Saskia Rose Workshops - Hertfordshire

Introduction to Precious Metal Clay PMC and Art Clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

The Silver Artist - Kings Norton, Birmingham

Art Clay beginners classes and Level 1 and 2 Art Clay Certification classes. Also silver jewellery making classes.

Silver by Design - Wokingham, Berkshire

Beginners Art Clay classes, combine glass and Art Clay and specialist classes.

Silverclay Creations - Halifax, West Yorkshire

Introduction to silver clay classes and advanced silver clay classes.

Silverclay Designs - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Introduction to metal clay classes, advanced level classes and Art Clay Certification classes.

Silverclay Jewellery Workshops - Breamore, Hampshire

Introductory Art Clay workshops, intermediate and advanced classes, project based classes. Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification.

Silverclay Workshop - Ipswich, Suffolk

Getting started, moulding with Art Clay, ring workshop.

Silver Jewellery Workshop - Kings Norton, Birmingham

Art Clay beginners workshops and Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2 classes.

Silver Shadows - Lymington, Hampshire

Tasters and introductory Art Clay classes

Silver with Lesley - Chichester, West Sussex

Introductory and improvers silver metal clay classes, Art Clay and PMC, Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2 and Bronze clay classes. Lesley also offers project based metal clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

The Silvery Place - Chittlehampton, Devon

Introduction to silver metal clay, PMC and Art Clay, taster sessions in metal clay. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Simply Silver - Bude, Cornwall

Introductory Art Clay classes

Spoilt Rotten Beads - Haddenham, Ely, Cambridge

UK based supplier of beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, findings, chain, watch faces, tools, kilns and Art Clay. They also run beading, jewellery making and metal clay classes and workshops.

Stitch 'n' Craft - Shaftsbury, Dorset

Beginners Art Clay classes.

Sue Heaser - Wortham, Suffolk

Basic and advanced Art Clay workshops.

Sussex Jewellery School - Eastbourne

Beginners silver clay classes, Art Clay and PMC, polymer clay and metal clay classes, beginning in silver classes, enamelling on fine silver classes, fingerprint jewellery classes, wax carving for casting, gold on silver classes, Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification classes with Julia Rai. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Tracey Crewdson - Silsden, West Yorkshire

Introductory and intermediate silver clay classes.

Teesside Silversmith - Redcar, North Yorkshire

UK supplier of beads, gemstones, cabochons, tools and equipment for silversmithing, metal clay and jewellery making. They also run silversmithing and metal clay classes.

Touchmark Studios - Chew Magna, Bristol

Precious Metal Clay PMC and Art Clay beginners and advanced training, enamelling classes, silverwork and metal work classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Treeroot Studio - Inverness, Scotland

Beginners silver metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.

Unicorn Studios - Lincoln

Art Clay and Precious Metal Clay PMC classes for beginners and advanced level students. One-day workshops and longer courses by arrangement, and half-day taster sessions. Ann Walker will also travel virtually anywhere to teach groups of five students and more, up to eight in total.

Waterperry Gardens - Nr Wheatley, Oxfordshire

Introductory and project based metal clay classes.

Wibbly Wobbly Glass - Droxford, Hampshire

Silver clay classes, fused glass classes, lampworking classes and enamelling classes.

Zama - Jersey

Beginners and introductory Art Clay classes

USA

Adornments by Diane - Prince Frederick, Maryland

Introduction to metal clay classes, chain maille, wire wrapping and beading classes, Art Clay Certification classes and advanced, project based metal clay classes. Private lessons also given.

Art and Soul - Windsor, CT

Introductory Art Clay classes.

Beadiak - Agoura Hills, California

Art Clay classes.

Beads Gone Wild - West Palm Beach, FL

Supplier of beads, tools, findings, wire and metal. Also has a retail store in West Palm Beach, FL. They offer a number of classes including Art Clay, chain making and jewelry making.

Bravo School of Art - San Diego, CA

Art Clay, Bronze and Copper clay classes and workshops.

Broken Branches - Brookline, MA; Marshfield, MA; Topsfield, MA; Waltham, MA; Westford, MA ; Scarborough, ME

Introductory metal clay courses and special projects including hollow metal clay forms and rings. Also runs chain maille classes, wireworking classes and Viking knit classes.

Cindy Pankopf's Creative Place - Fullerton, California

Wide range of classes including beginners to advanced metal clay, Art Clay Certification and copper clay classes.

The Creative Fringe - Grand Haven, MI

Retail bead and jewelry making store, no online sales. Supplies Art Clay, beads, glass, metal wire and sheet, crystals and cord. They offer open studios for you to come and work on your own projects using their facilities. Classes in Art Clay, beading and wirework.

Delphi Glass - Lansing, MI

Beginners metal clay classes. Also run glass, enameling, wire wrapping and jewelry making classes.

Designs by Sylvanye - Smyrna, TN

A range of classes including beginners, intermediate and advanced PMC and Art Clay, glass fusing, copper clay, bronze clay and also a class specifically for using the microwave kiln.

Everlasting Treasures - Londonderry, NH

Private lessons, Art Clay Level I, Crossover or Senior Certification from Michela Verani.

Face of Contentment - US

Beginners Art Clay classes

Gail Moriarty Designs - Nashua, NH

Art Clay Certifications, metal clay beginners and intermediate classes.

GBU-Art - Santee, CA

Beginners project based Art Clay classes

Glasshopper Studio - Saint Louis, Missouri

Glasshopper Studio is a working art studio focused on warm glass, beads, and jewelry. No online sales. Classes in glass beadmaking, fusing, wire wrapping, PMC and Art Clay, metal smithing, enameling and bead weaving.

Glass FX - Champaign, IL

Stained glass and glass fusing lessons. They also run Art Clay beginners classes.

Good Muse Designs - Tucson, AZ

Silver metal clay classes for all levels from beginners to project based classes, bronze clay classes, metal clay and glass classes. Also offers private lessons.

Gordon Uyehara - Hawaii and various locations

Various courses in Art Clay including introductions.

John C Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC

This school runs a variety of Art Clay classes.

Jonna Faulkner - La Jolla, CA

Jonna runs a variety of project based Art Clay classes for all skill levels.

Judi Weers - San Antonio, TX

Introductory classes for silver clay run at Friendze Bead Shop in San Antonio. Contact the shop for more details or to book. Judi also runs private classes on request from her home studio in San Antonio. Judi is willing to travel within the USA to venues with a kiln. Contact Judi directly through her website at Cardinal Creations.

Julie Packer - Redding Area, Shasta County, California

Art Clay for beginners in the Redding area, Shasta County, California. Contact Julie by email here or call 530-474-6105.

Katie Baum - Oak Lawn, IL

Art Clay level 1 and 2 certification classes, introductory classes and project based classes.

Lorrene Davis - Placerville, CA

Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2. Also runs beginner and intermediate metal clay classes. Lorrene will travel just about anywhere to teach. Contact here for details. Also see Lorrene's blog here.

Lyle Rayfield - Tucson, AZ

Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2, PMC crossover classes, beginners classes, bronze and copper clay classes, speciality classes for intermediate and advanced students. Also teaches enamelling and texture making.

Magickal Dragon Designs - Indianapolis, IN

Beginners Art Clay classes, project based Art Clay classes and certification.

Nancy Bronstein - Great Barrington, MA

Introductory and intermediate Art Clay classes and several interesting project based classes.

naturescapes studio - Dayton, OH

Art Clay beginners and advanced classes. Also suppliers of Bronzclay, Art Clay, tools and kilns

On Q Designs - Rogers, MN

Introduction to Art Clay classes

Pam East - Johns Creek, GA

Art Clay Beginners classes

Paper Silver Stone - Canon City, CO

Beginners and advanced Art Clay classes run by Sherry Stone.

Pat Evans - Santa Clara, CA

Introductory and intermediate metal clay classes running at Santa Clara Adult Education.

Sally Bly - Grand Prairie, Texas

Art Clay beginners and Certification classes.

Silver Clay - Wakefield, MA

Silver clay classes taught by Carol Babineau, Master Art Clay Instructor and Michela Verani, Senior Art Clay Instructor.

Snow Farm - Williamsburg, MA

Craft school running a program of classes including metal working, cold connections, metal clay, enameling, wire work and kiln formed glass.

International

Alan Samons - Johannesburg, South Africa

Art Clay Level 1, Level 2 and Senior Instructor classes on request. Also beginners and intermediate level classes. Alan runs regular workshops in Killarney (Johannesburg), Jeffrey's Bay, Bloemfontein and Parys.

Alexandra Daini - Kitchener, Ontario

Art Clay Level 1 and 2, plus introductory and advanced classes.

Arcadia Studio - Havelock North, New Zealand

Beginners and advanced art clay classes.