What's New on the Metal Clay Academy Website?
This page provides you with a quick idea of what's been added in the past month. If you are a regular visitor, you can see what we've added since your last visit here.
Archived What's New pages for earlier months can be seen here
March What's New Archive - you can see everything that was added during March 2010 here
30th April
New training providers were added.
Art Clay Oceania - Victoria, Australia
Official list of training providers for beginner, intermediate and advanced level Art Clay classes.
Art Clay Oceania - Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Official list of training providers for beginner, intermediate and advanced level Art Clay classes.
29th April
New training providers were added.
Art Clay Oceania - New South Wales, Australia
Official list of training providers for beginner, intermediate and advanced level Art Clay classes.
Art Clay Oceania - Queensland, Australia
Official list of training providers for beginner, intermediate and advanced level Art Clay classes.
28th April
A new artist selling her work was added.
Kelly Russell
Kelly's stunning polymer clay and metal clay work is sold from her blog site.
A new training school was added.
Birmingham School of Jewellery 2010 Summer Course Programme
Last month saw the launch of the much anticipated summer course programme. The six week
programme beginning on 28th June has over thirty courses from one to five days in duration to
choose from.
For further information call 0121 248 4584 Monday to Thursday 9am – 2.30pm
27th April
New downloadable intermediate and advanced tutorials were added.
Modify a Texture to suit your Creative Vision by Patrik Kusek for Aftosa
Well presented tutorial for intermediate level metal clay artists. Create a pretty pendant by modifying textures.
Water Etching Tutorial by Patrik Kusek for Aftosa
Advanced level tutorial with a project using water etching.
Bisque Beads and Metal Clay Project by Patrik Kusek for Aftosa
Great tutorial showing you the variety of things you can do when adding metal clay to bisque beads.
26th April
A new beginners downloadable tutorial was added.
Earrings by Patrik Kusek for Aftosa
Simple step-by-step project for earrings using textures that you can adapt. Good pictures and clear instructions.
25th April
A new beginners downloadable tutorial was added.
Simple Dangle Earrings by PMC Connection
The design of these textured earrings allow you to add a wide combination of beads or additions. Great for beginners. From PMC Connection.
24th April
A new supplier was added to multiple pages.
Metal Clay
US supplier of Art Clay, PMC, Bronze and Copper clay, tools and supplies.
23rd April
A new event was added.
Charms for Charity Event 2010
The Metal Clay community at large* will again officially sponsor the Charms for Charity Fundraising Event. Metal Clay artists within our own community will create handcrafted charms for bracelets and necklaces, which will be raffled to raise money for cancer treatment and prevention. Members of the Metal Clay community will donate every aspect of this project, from making charms and bracelets to designing and selling raffle tickets, so this is your call to get involved. The last Charms for Charity Event in 2008 raised $12270.
*This fundraiser is not affiliated with any organization or guild, just individual artisans with a huge heart.
22nd April
An update was added to the competitions page.
Art Clay Club, Japan 2010
Art Clay Club, Japan 2009
Art Clay Club, Japan 2008
Art Clay Club, Japan 2007
Art Clay Club, Japan has been holding the Silver Accessories Contest every year since 2002. These links show you the winners for the past few years. You can also see the winners from before these years from any of the links.
21st April
A new artist selling her hand made work has been added to the Gallery section.
Elliboo Jewellery
Sharon Elliott's jewellery combines metal clay with semi precious beads and crystals. Buy direct from her website.
20th April
Information about Hadar Jacobson's Quick Fire White Bronze clay was added.
Firing Schedule and Instructions for Hadar's Quick Fire White Bronze Clay - Hadar Jacobson
Download instructions on how to use and fire Hadar's white bronze clay.
Hadar Jacobson - Us
Buy Quick Fire White Bronze Clay powder from Hadar's online shop. Hadar's Clay™ - Quick-fire white bronze has a color closer to silver. It can be fired for 2:30 hour at a relatively low temperature. It can also be added to fired Quick-fire Copper and Bronze. Here is an instruction sheet on using quick fire white bronze clay.
19th April
New training providers were added to the Art Clay training pages.
Silverclay - Russia
Beginners and Certification classes.
Silver by Design - Wokingham, Berkshire
Beginners Art Clay classes, combine glass and Art Clay and specialist classes.
18th April
A new supplier was added to the UK bead supplier page.
Make Your Own Jewellery – Livingston, Scotland
UK bead supplier with a good range sold online and at their retail store. Seed beads, glass beads, focal beads, fresh water pearls, semi precious beads, shell beads, stringing materials, wire and tools. They also run jewellery making classes.
A new supplier was added to the UK tools page.
Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery
This jewellery school sells a portable jewellers bench, ideal if you go to shows and craft fairs.
17th April
A new training provider was added to the jewellery making classes page.
Make Your Own Jewellery – Livingston, Scotland
UK retail bead store who also run jewellery making classes.
A new supplier was added to the UK tool supplier pages.
Flux ‘n’ Flame
This UK jewellery school also sells custom made jewellers benches. They have a couple of models they make and sell but you can also customise a bench for your own requirements.
16th April
A new training provider was added to the Art Clay beginners training page.
The Art Academy – Southwark, London
Art clay introductory class.
A new training provider was added to the jewellery making classes page.
Sarah Stafford Jewellery School – Clerkenwell, London
UK goldsmith Sarah Stafford runs a variety of jewellery making classes for all levels.
15th April
New training providers were added to the UK jewellery making classes page.
Manor House Craft Hotel – Oakhampton, Devon
Their unique craft centre offers the opportunity for hotel guests to have a go at many different crafts that they may never have the opportunity of trying. Pottery, glass engraving, silk painting, enamelling and much more is available with full tuition.
Flux ‘n’ Flame – Milton Abbas, Dorset
UK training provider who run jewellery making and silverwork courses from one day tasters to three day weekends as well as a six day summer school and regular weekly classes throughout the year. They cater for all abilities from absolute beginners to those with more experience.
14th April
A new supplier was added to multiple pages.
Sutton Tools
UK Supplier of PMC, precious metal clay, tools, findings, wire and metal.
A new supplier was added to the UK stones and gems supplier page.Capital Gems
UK wholesale gem suppliers. Capital Gems have been supplying wholesale loose gemstones and loose cut diamonds to the UK jewellery trade for over 100 years.
They stock a huge range of loose semi precious stones and precious stones, both faceted and cabochon, and wholesale loose diamonds in many shapes and sizes.
13th April
A new jewellery making magazine was added.
Beads and Beyond
Subscribe to this magazine for lots of projects, pictures and useful information. The website also has great projects.
12th April
A new jewellery photographer has been added to the business resources section.
Jerry Anthony - USA
Jerry specialises in craft photography and is highly recommended. Prices on his website.
A new downloadable tutorial was added to the molds and textures resources page.
Polymer Clay Textures - Helen Breil
Download these fantastic tutorials for a small fee. This website has lots of great information about making your own textures in a number of ways. She has a wonderful tutorial about how to make radiating lines textures which includes a project to make a round focal bead dressed up with mica powders.
11th April
New jewelry photographers were added to the business resources section.
Edward Edwards - UK
West London based specialist jewellery photographer with an impressive portfolio.
Jewellery Imaging - UK
Central London based specialist jewellery photography studio.
Julian Tate at Image1 - UK
Specialist jewellery photographer based between Brighton and Worthing.
10th April
A new resource was added to the web page jewelry making tutorials page.
Jeneca Beads
How-to guides on a variety of beginners jewellery making techniques.
A new jewellery photographer has been added to the business resources section.
Tony May - UK
Leeds based photographer specialising in jewellery amongst other things. Have a look at his portfolio on his website.
9th April
New jewelry photographers were added to the business resources section.
George Post - USA
Based in Richmond, CA, George Post specialises in craft photography.
Fotonic Jewellery Photographers - UK
Based in the West Midlands, this photographer has a jewellery photo price calculator on their website to give you an idea of how much their service costs.
8th April
Some of Sabine's excellent tutorials about Prometheus Bronze clay have been translated into English.
Sabine Alienor - Prometheus Bronze Clay Syringe Tutorial in French and English
Prometheus have developed a syringe bronze clay and this tutorial from Sabine shows you how to use it to make a lovely bead.
Sabine Alienor - Prometheus Bronze Clay Tutorial in French and English
Sabine shows step by step how to make this bronze ring. As always, there are wonderful pictures.
7th April
A new supplier was added to the UK bead suppliers page and the jewellery making workshops page.
Jeneca Beads - Torrington, Devon
UK supplier of acrylic beads, glass beads, Miyuki beads, freshwater pearls, seed beads, spacer beads, charms, findings, tools, stringing materials, tiara making supplies, beading and craft wire. Online sales and a retail shop. They also run bead stringing and jewellery making classes.
6th April
A new training provider and supplier was added to multiple pages.
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.
A new resource was added to the webpage tutorials jewelry making page.
Stringing Beads
This site has lots of free tutorials for making polymer clay beads including milefiori and caning techniques.
5th April
A new supplier was added to the jewelry making supplies page.
PK Jewelry 4U
US supplier of jump rings for chain maille and also chain maille necklaces, bracelets, earrings, kits and wire. Argentium silver jumprings, enameled copper jumprings, solid copper jumprings, bronze and brass jumprings, aluminum jump rings and multiple shaped jump rings.
A new supplier was added to multiple pages.Articus Studio
US supplier of craft materials and tools including flexible molds, rubber stamps, beads, wire, tools, jump rings and all sorts of other interesting things.
4th April
A new US bead supplier was added.
Celtcraft
US supplier of glass beads and cabochons including dichroic glass cabochons.
A new metal supplier was added.
Hogan and Sons
Hogan & Sons are a bronze foundry based in Sheffield UK and are a supplier of fine bronze castings. They can cast 1 off or 100s off with three types of casting method; greensand casting, air set casting and lost wax casting. The size of casting can be as small as grams or up to 150kg. Their metal is melted in a Raydine Induction funace. The metal used will be at the customers request or they can advise what metal and casting method would best suit the part to be cast.
Contact details - by email or
telephone - 07789 444979.
By post -
The Old Barn
3 Bents Lane
Stannington
Dungworth
Sheffield
S6 6GZ
3rd April
A new resource has been added to several pages.
PMC Sheet and Origami - CD
This CD has step by step instructions for making origami jewelry from sheet clay. It's by Sara Jayne Cole.
A new bronze clay supplier was added.
Akisa - Germany
Supplier of Art Clay Silver, Gold and Copper, Prometheus Bronze clay, Bronzclay and tools.
2nd April
A new metal clay book was added.
Patricia Kimle - Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry With Polymer and Metal Clays - Pre order from Amazon US
Patricia Kimle - Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry with Polymer and Metal Clays
- Pre order from Amazon UK
Available on 6th April 2010
Each stunning project in Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry with Polymer and Metal Clays explores the interplay of textures and colors by combining two beautiful media: polymer clay and metal clay. Clear, concise writing and thorough step-by-step photos make rich inspiration for aspiring polymer or metal clay artists. The elegant jewelry pieces laid out here include pendants, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pins, and charms. More than 20 sophisticated projects include variations and ideas that showcase each medium at its best.
A new UK based bead supplier was added.
Rebecca Weddell
Gorgeous lampwork beads hand made by Rebecca. She also runs classes in lamp working in her Sussex studio.
1st April
A new book was added.
Nana V Mizushima - Metal Clay Magic: Making Silver Jewelry the Easy Way
- UK Amazon link
Nana V Mizushima - Metal Clay Magic: Making Silver Jewelry the Easy Way
This book has a chapter on making origami jewelry using metal clay sheet.
A new beginners resource was added.Mold on Metal Clay - Metal Clay Connections
This informative article called "Oldie but Moldy?" by Mary Ellin D'Agostino is very useful for beginners. It tells you how to store metal clay to inhibit the growth of mold and also what to do if you get moldy clay.
