The bestselling The Art of Metal Clay returns—revised and expanded to highlight the latest developments in this exciting medium!
 
Since it was first published in 2004, The Art of Metal Clay has introduced thousands of readers to metal clay—the moldable, malleable clay that becomes pure metal after it’s fired. Now author, designer, and jewelry-making instructor Sherri Haab has updated her classic book to include the most current and user-friendly information on this revolutionary material, including:


   • the new bronze and copper clays, with must-have instructions for successful firing
   • up-to-date, detailed information on firing with stones
   • an improved method for calculating accurate ring sizes
   • two recently developed techniques for etching metal clay
   • new techniques for adding color, including working with pigments and enamels
   • all-new, inspiring galleries of work by prominent metal clay artists

Creative Metal Clay Jewelry Use silver or gold metal clay to make extraordinary jewelry; it's a material that looks and feels like clay and yet, when fired, it becomes pure, precious metal. Model it, give it texture, shape it, and fire it as you would any other clay. Once it's transformed into metal, it can be buffed, burnished, polished, enameled, or patinated. Virtually anything you can create with traditional fine silver or pure gold, you can craft with metal clay, and so it's the perfect material for jewelry-making. As with any art medium, find out the basic techniques and the tools you'll need before starting one of the projects. Fancy Lacy Pearl earrings show how beautiful a mirror finish looks against unfinished, fired metal clay. The delicate silver tracery on the dangling disks is elegant, while the pearl drops make the earrings extra dressy. The smallest ripple in silver's smooth surface creates great organic texture, as seen in the pattern of piercings in the Pin Dots pendant. Stunning yet simple, this project has a bold, contemporary appearance. The colorful fire caught in the Moon in the Sky pendant comes from a dazzling dichroic glass cabochon. A golden sapphire set among highly polished silver balls adds even more excitement to this sophisticated design. It's also a wonderful example of the range of materials you can incorporate with metal clay to beautiful effect. Similar drama can be achieved in a hand crafted ring. The precision of pyramids in an art deco-inspired design, for example, creates a strong relief pattern against a ribbed band. Other influences can be embraced in your jewelry, too. Inspired by the carved wooden masks of South Africa, a vigorous high-relief design for a pin combines slabs, balls, and coils. Multi-layered finishing techniques make the most of its varied textures. Bonus: Home accent projects, including a Fancy Filigreed Box, a Twig & Leaf Condiment Spoon, and an Avocado Salt Cellar. CeCe Wire is an artist, ...

500 BRACELETS
An Inspiring Collection of Extraordinary Designs Lark Books
408 pages PB-with Flaps ISBN: 1-57990-480-7
Never before has such a diverse collection of fine contemporary bracelets been assembled, showcasing hundreds of renowned international jewelers. Materials range from the most precious metals and gems to paper and plastic, and the varied techniques include forging, casting, weaving, and and surface embellishments. Among the featured creators: Abrasha, who contributes a Royal Pachinko Ball Bracelet; Sharon Portelance, who called her work Wrist Corsage: Ever Present; and Felieke Van Der Leest's amusingly named Hare O'Harix and His 6 Carrots. Whether you're an expert jeweler, a collector, a student, or simply someone who loves beautiful objects, these one-of-kind pieces will astound you.

New Advanced Book from Art Clay

Dichroics All Dressed Up Book by Jackie Trudy
Everythingh you wanted to know about working with Dichroic glass.

Art Clay Silver Overlay W/ Glass and Porcelain

Exploring Art Clay Silver - Part 1 In this 55 minute DVD, Jackie Truty, Artist, Author, and President of Art Clay World, USA, leads you on an exciting exploration of the basic techniques you will need to succeed with Art Clay, including, forming, refining, and finishing. S-020

A small 8 page booklet on Art Clay. Tells about all the products and techniques available.

In English! The text for level one certification class. This book is just beautiful. It explains step by step how to use all kinds of Silver-Clays. Covers Molding, Drying, Pre-finishing, Firing and Finishing. Then goes on with 17 different projects. 1000's of color photos.64 pages.

Complete Metalsmith Student Edition This edition is perfect for hobbyists, students, and others who are just getting started in metalworking. It tells all they need to know, without getting bogged down in details. Full color, durable, and practical. Easy entry for beginning artists Visual presentation, condensed text Soft, elegant colored drawings Full color, plastic cover, spiral binding 9" x 6" x 160 pages ISBN 1-929565-06-2 www.complete-metalsmith.com

Japanese Patinas
by Eitoku Sugimori
This unique volume brings ancient Japanese techniques and recipes to the West for the first time. Detailed information on chemicals and techniques make this a studio-based reference, complemented by photographs of work from artists in the US and Japan. Expected release: late 2004. 110 pages, hardcover 6" x 9" concealed wiro binding full color throughout plastic laminate cover 75 illustrations ISBN 1-929565-11-9

Metal Clay The Complete Guide, Innovative Techniques to Inspire Any Artist

By Jackie Truty

Bronze Metal Clay Explore a New Material with 35 Projects

Yvonne M. Padilla
Publisher: Lark
Published: May 2010
128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-463-8
ISBN13: 9781600594632
Paper 8 1/2 X 10

Book By Tim McCreight, an information-filled book suited to beginners and professionals. The first section consists of 50 projects that teach how to use the material by showing specific applications. A second section includes 25 techniques.

NEW Book By Tim McCreight
PMC Technic
Edited by Tim McCreight
Every once in a while, dedicated artists and students are lucky enough to study with someone who had researched and mastered a specific technique. In this book, ten leading artists teach their specialty, with clarity, care, and passion. Tonya Davidson Using the PMC Syringe Celie Fago PMC Hinges Jennifer Kahn PMC Bezels Doris King Fusing Sterling and PMC Terry Kovalcik Developing Form with Slip Noortje Meijerink PMC on Ceramic Kelly Russell Using Stencils with PMC Barbara Simon Lampworking and PMC CeCe Wire Water Etching on PMC J. Fred Woell Coreless Beads

This 48 page book is the first to cover all aspects of Keum-boo, an ancient Asian metalworking technique in which thin sheets of pure gold are fused to fine silver (both conventional and PMC) and to sterling. Even if you don¹t have metal working skills, the Keum-Boo on PMC techniques Celie's developed provide a simple and relatively inexpensive way to add the luster of gold to silver work.
For the more advanced, Celie demonstrates applying the gold to large, hollow forms, and to complex shapes.
Learn step by step instruction for making your own coil cover, cutting the gold foil with scissors, a craft knife, and paper punches, burnishing it on to the heated silver, finishing and patina, and creating your own texturing tools. Find out about sources for the gold, different thicknesses of foil, using and maintaining tools and many other tips for mastering the ancient art of Keum-boo.
48 pages
80 color photos

NEW Book By Jeanette Landenwitch

Setting Sones in Metal Clay
By: Jeanette Landenwitch
Edited by: Tim McCreight, Abby Johnston, Michael Deles
This is a hardcover, full color book that focuses specifically on setting gems. Through photos, illustrations, and clear instructions, Jeanette demonstrates more than 30 ways to set stones. These include traditional bezels but goes further to discuss pavé, channel setting, and many innovative alternatives. In addition you'll find inspirational work made by talented artists from around the world.
10" by 7 1/2" inches
120 pages
laminated cover
concealed wire binding
Designs of all the jewelry shown in this book belong to the artists.
Unless otherwise noted, photos are courtesy of the artists.
Front Cover Brooch, Tim McCreight

SIL-DVD-PP Push Play Video for PMC
Intermediate techniques with Tim McCreight and Celie Fago.
Video instruction in new techniques for Precious Metal Clay. Covers moldmaking, assembling elements, carving, using slip, firing, finishing, resource list and technical information.

Celie Fago is a painter, printmaker, polymer clay artist and senior instructor for the PMC Guild. Since 1997 she has been a leading innovator in using Silver Clay.

Tim McCreight is a metal smith, teacher and author who has worked extensively in Silver Clay. In addition to many articles about PMC he is the author of "Working with Precious Metal Clay" the first American book on PMC.

A Manual for Success with New Precious Metal Clays. Fourth Edition edited by Brant Palley of NMClay.com Original Text by Tim McCreight. Download the PDF version of the PMC guide click here! An inexpensive way to learn about silver clay.

New Directions in Metal Clay
25 Creative Jewelry Projects
CeCe Wire
Metal clay is the most exciting material in jewelry design today: the procedures for molding and shaping are simple, the tools few, and the results stunning. CeCe Wire, a leader in the field, details all the newest innovations and clays, as well as the basics for beginners. She includes every form and formula, plus an extensive array of cutting-edge techniques that range from stone-setting to surface finishing. Numerous color photos showcase diverse possibilities, including enameling methods such as champlevé, inlaying with epoxy resin, and silk screening. Twenty-five projects—some easy, some more advanced—include gorgeous beads, a bold contemporary brooch, and stacked rings made from silver and 22 karat gold. Publisher: Lark
Published: August 2007
144 pages
ISBN: 1-57990-489-0
ISBN13: 9781579904890
Hardcover with Jacket
all in color
8 1/2 X 10