by Emma Gordon | Jul 6, 2016 | buying a kiln for silver clay, Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Buying a kiln for firing Silver Clay ‘Emma, should I buy a kiln?’ This is a question a lot of my students ask me. And it’s one that they ask me kinda dreading the answer, because most of us know that kilns are a considerable investment, even the smaller ones can come...
by Emma Gordon | Nov 4, 2015 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
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 make....
by Emma Gordon | Oct 5, 2015 | Silver clay, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
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 Precious...
by Emma Gordon | Oct 2, 2015 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Teaching silver clay, Working with 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...
by Emma Gordon | Oct 1, 2015 | creativity, Silver clay, the creative process, Working with Silver Clay
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...
by Emma Gordon | Sep 29, 2015 | Silver clay, the creative process, Working 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...
