Blogs We Love: PMC Sterling™ Grab Bag

PMC Sterling™: It’s metal clay, and it’s sterling—what more is there to know? Lots!

There are some fantastic jewelers out there who've been putting this new metal clay through its paces and blogging about what they’ve learned. Here are a few posts you’ll definitely want to check out:

Celie Fago

Celie is a teacher, an author, a metalsmith, and a respected metal clay innovator.

Check out her post on testing the new PMC Sterling and also don't miss her post, More on PMC Sterling: Keum-Boo and Soldering, wherein she troubleshoots the use of keum-boo on PMC Sterling pieces.

Janet Alexander

Janet is metal artist and instructor with decades of experience who writes in wonderful detail about the specific questions she has regarding this material.

In her PMC Sterling Silver Report post, Janet investigates many questions, including:

• How well does it rehydrate?
• How well does it grind up?
• Can I add copper wire as a decorative object?
• Can I complete granulation on SS Clay?

In her Testing Sterling Silver Clay Again post, Janet experiments with channel-setting stones in a hollow PMC Sterling™ ring. She thoughtfully records all her findings on her blog and she inspires us!

Wanaree Tanner

Wanaree is a writer and a self-taught metal clay artist who has some gorgeous projects on her blog:

In her post about her Pierced PMC Sterling Clay Ring, Wanaree shares techniques for working with PMC Sterling™  with texture sheets.

There are a lot of great jewelry-making blogs out there. Got a favorite? Share it with us in the comments.

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