Welcome to the Silver Clay School Blog
Here I share my experiences with different tools and silver clay, what I like to use and why. I also share hopefully inspirational posts about creativity, my students and their work and anything else I can think of, that might help you, my lovely visitor!
Why is it so hard to price your jewellery?
Why is it so hard to price your jewellery? One of the most common questions I get asked in my School is how to price jewellery. But hidden behind that fairly loaded question is why is it so hard to price my jewellery? It's a great question and whilst there are some...
Using Cellulose Gel to reconstitute Silver Clay
Using Cellulose Gel to Reconsitute Silver Clay Today, I am sharing my experiences of using cellulose gel to reconstitute silver clay. Why? Have you found that reconstituting your silver clay hasn’t been going as planned? Has it been crumbly and not coming together...
Can you refire Silver Clay?
Can you refire Silver Clay? I was teaching a workshop the other day and I was talking about refiring a piece made from Silver Clay and someone asked me “Wait, what…you can refire Silver Clay?” and it occurred to me that some people may not know that. I am here...
Finding an alternative for PMC Flex
Searching for an alternative to PMC Flex We all know that PMC Flex is no more and I know that a lot of you are missing it. I know I am. I definitely know my students are too. On behalf of them and you too, I decided to go and see what else was out there. Here’s...
Using Silver Clay in Hot Weather
Using Silver Clay in Hot Weather - 7 top tips Over the last few days, the weather in the UK has been beautiful. I’m talking long summer days, blue skies and hot weather. It is a blessing and the sunshine invariably makes us feel so much better about the...
Save your Silver Clay
When things go wrong and Silver Clay gets dry...I've help you save your silver clay!
Top 7 items to refine silver clay
Top 7 items to refine silver clay Silver clay when it is clay, is so easy to refine. In this blog, I share my top 7 items which I use to refine my silver clay pieces before they are fired. Some of them are pretty standard and some of them may surprise you....
Reconstitute Your Silver Clay
How to reconsitute your Silver Clay Being able to reconsitute your silver clay is a fundamental skill that every silver clay artist should have. It saves you money and gives you confidence when you set out to make something new. And it is really easy to reconsitute...