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!
Practise Makes Perfect
Practise makes perfect, isn’t that what they say? I admit it, I can be a nagging mum! I find myself repeating 'But darling you need to practise to get better.' My little girl is just at the point of reading fluently now. However when she started Primary 3, she was...
Sterling Silver Clay – Part 2
Sterling Silver Clay – Firing In my last blog I covered what I thought was so great about working with sterling silver clay, now for the not so great news. As with all things, there are considerations you should be aware of as well as concessions you may need to...
Sterling Silver Clay – Part 1
Sterling Silver PMC What’s the deal with Sterling Silver clay? The upside There was a time, granted it was a few years ago, where it was considered impossible to have a commercially available Sterling Silver Clay. Since 2012 Mitsubishi – the manufacturers of...
7 Top Tips for handfiring Silver Clay
Top Tips for handfiring Silver ClayWhen you are new to Silver Clay, hand firing any item with a butane torch can seem a bit daunting. In fact it’s what some of my students worry about the most. The fact is it does take a wee bit of practise to get proficient at...
Why I love Silver Clay – the possibilities are mind blowing!
Silver Clay - What's to love? There are so many talented Silver Clay artists out there and I thought it would be nice for you to see some awesome work and to understand that where Silver Clay is concerned, the possibilities of this amazing medium are almost...
There’s no waste with Silver Clay
Silver Clay - What's to love?There is no waste.Yes, you read that right. There’s no waste when using Silver Clay. I realise that sometimes when you are presented with that little packet of Silver Clay and you go to open it, it’s a sobering thought… What if I make a...
Top tips for storing Silver Clay once opened
Working with Silver Clay Top tips for storing Silver Clay after opening One of the common things that concerns my students is, what do I do when I haven’t used all my clay? Will it dry out? Well the quick answer is yes, it will dry out if you don’t take some simple...
Why I love Silver Clay – Number 1 Accessibility
Silver Clay - What's to love? When I was thinking about blog subjects to cover 30 days, I have to admit I was a little bit daunted. But when I started to break it down, I realised that I had a whole load of information in my head and especially if it I take the...