PMC jewelry by Marissa O'Brien

Level: All Skill Levels
Requirements: None
Program: Fall
Status: Open
Tuition: $ 300
Materials: $ 75
Date: September 25, 2008 - October 30, 2008
Time: Every Thursday at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Metalwerx

Have you ever wanted to design and create your own jewelry? With Precious Metal Clay (PMC) you can do just that. This class is for both students who have taken a basics class as well as beginners who are motivated to learn a whole variety of jewelry making techniques using PMC.

Students will review basics of working with metal clay including texturing; filing, firing, and finishing but also explore many other skills including:

• How to achieve different textures using Celie Fago's technique of Polymer Clay Tear-Away sheets
• Creating your own molds in order to repeat patterns and forms
• How to construct rings, hollow forms, beads, draping, stone setting and even Keum Boo.
• Various ways to polish the metal including tumbling, hand polishing with 3M polishing sheets, and flex shaft attachments.

This is an 18 hour class held over 6 weekly sessions. Each session is hours. If a make-up class in necessary, it will be held on November 6, 2008.

If you'd like to see more of Marissa's work, please visit her website www.brokenbranches.com

Materials & Tools

The $75 class material's fee covers one 28 gram packet of PMC+ (additional packets of clay will be for sale by the instructor during class), materials for "tear away sheets" project, a CZ stone, clay and other molding materials, fine silver wire, as well as pellets for making a ring. Students will also have access to instructor's tools, textures, finishing supplies, and kiln - everything needed to create your one of a kind jewelry.

Students Should Bring:

• Different textures to experiment with including fresh leaves, lace, petty much anything the makes great texture with the clay.
• A pasta machine, if you have one

In addition, students will be required to either bring their own OR purchase the following items from the instructor at the class.

• PMC+ slip (estimated at $32) for use with making rings, hollow forms, draping, and stone setting.
• Pieces of gold sheet for keum-boo (price ranges depending on size from $5 - $50.
• Students may either bring or purchase from the instructor PMC Sheet (estimated at $13) and/or PMC 3 , 16 gram for stone setting (estimated at $30).