What a summer! I have just returned from 2 more trips. One was to visit good friends in Bend, Oregon and Florence, Oregon. The second trip was to my long awaited bi-annual PMC Conference at Perdue University in Indiana. Don't you think they should have the conference on the west coast next time? I do!! I had a great time, learned lots of new techniques and learned about new products and, oh, spent lots of money on stones, tools and beads. West Lafayette has the best bead store called...Von's!
At the conference, Mitsubishi announced a new metal clay called...PMC PRO. It will come out for sale in October. It is 90% fine silver as opposed to PMC Standard, PMC+ and PMC 3 which are 99.99% fine silver. This new metal clay is as strong as sterling silver which makes it much better for rings and bracelet cuffs. I am looking forward to using it! It will need to be fired in carbon similar to the base metal clays. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Schedule of upcoming classes
Posts
About Me
- Mary Neuer Lee
- At first touch I realized that metal was my medium. I love the feel of it, the way it sounds, and the transformation from an simple element into a 3 dimensional piece of art. A metal artist for all of my adult life I am also a Certified Level Two PMC Instructor and member of the PMC Guild. I had my own production line of sterling silver and copper hand-wrought ornaments and jewelry for over 15 years, and have shown in many galleries including Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; Eureka Gallery, NY; Wolfard Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA; Earthworks, Sonoma, CA; and The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park. I have a Jeweler's Certificate and an Associate of Arts Degree from Santa Rosa Junior College as well as a Jeweler's Certificate from the Revere Jeweler’s Academy in San Francisco. I was first introduced to Precious Metal Clay in 2005 and it has been a fascinating and wonderful discovery ever since. I continue to take workshops and am constantly learning new techniques. I began teaching Precious Metal Clay workshops the same year. I love to teach as much as I love to create and learn!
No comments:
Post a Comment