by Emma Gordon | Mar 16, 2018 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Working with Silver Clay
FYI 999 My adventures and findings with different brands of Silver Clay – this blog talks about FYI 999. Recently, I gave myself a wee challenge. I was going to push past my comfortable relationship with the well-known brands of PMC and ACS and see what the...
by Emma Gordon | Jul 27, 2017 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Working with Silver Clay
How much silver clay do I need? This is a great question – especially when you’re a newbie to silver clay. Because the choice of silver clay out on the market today can be head spinning! How much silver clay do I need for the project I want to make? But as with most...
by Emma Gordon | Jun 22, 2017 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Silver Clay & Hallmarking IntroductionThe tradition of hallmarking in the UK goes back to the 1300s; it was the early safeguard for any purchaser of precious metals to know that what they were buying was the real deal. This is a tradition that continues to this...
by Emma Gordon | Apr 26, 2017 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Different Types of Silver Clay explained I was teaching this weekend and as I always do, I was chatting to my students before we got down to the nitty gritty of making beautiful jewellery with silver clay. And one thing that came out loud and clear was the confusing...
by Emma Gordon | Feb 23, 2017 | am i creative, creativity, procrastination, the creative process, Working with Silver Clay
Creativity, now there’s a loaded word. Do you find it daunting, fun, upsetting, inspiring….GONE? I must tell you – last year was a bitch of a year. I think most of you know, if you read my emails that there was a lot of things that went wrong for me and it did knock...
by Emma Gordon | Aug 5, 2016 | buying a kiln for silver clay, Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Working with Silver Clay
My top tips for buying a kiln Well if you’ve made the decision to go ahead and buy a kiln, then you might be wondering what you need think about when choosing a kiln for Silver Clay firing.Here are some of my top tips for buying a kiln; things you need to consider. I...
