Helen Gentry on sun 15 may 05
How can I get info. on kiln jewelry, and find out how to start making some???? -Helen
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dannon rhudy on sun 15 may 05
.....> How can I get info. on kiln jewelry, and find out how to start making
some???? -Helen....
If you are talking about enamel wares, then this
is the wrong list serve for you. If you are NOT
talking about enamels, what does "kiln jewelry"
mean? Please elucidate.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Phyllis Tilton on mon 16 may 05
My take on this request would be about ceramic beads, necklaces, pendants, pins--and the myriad of other things. I have some drop ear rings composed of tiny pots. They aren't too heavy--thereby not stretching the ear lobe. I saw some ceramic pieces laced into a very fancy belt, button covers -and the buttons themselves. As I keep typing, more ideas come to mind. I don't know of a book resource. Maybe a search of the archives would give more ides. Most catalogs include bead trees and other such equipment. The hobby shops have many accessories---chains, various clasps, leather( like shoe laces) to put some pendants on.
I have some 'kiln jewels' that were little blobs or glaze drips on a kiln shelf. They have such interesting colors--don't know how one would get those on purpose but with this group, there will be someone that would know. These have kiln wash on the back that needs to be removed. I can see these as a stone in a ring, pendant, or ear ring. I do have some friends that teach jewelry making--and I could take a course from one of them. The problem is the fragmentation of my time--do I want it enough to let some other things go. I already just kind of wave at dust-or give housework what my mother always called 'a lick and a promise'. ;-) I would like to learn to weave, take a master gardener's class, metal sculpture, do more pit firing or raku, and try my hand at wood working, go to Tennessee to attend Vince's school. How can anyone ever be bored?
Phyllis Tilton
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Melinda Willis on mon 16 may 05
Here you go Helen. There's a lot of info and great people here:
Our Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beads-of-clay/
Beads of Clay website (I still need to send my link and info in):
http://www.beads-of-clay.org/
Melinda W
http://melindawillis.com
BobWicks@AOL.COM on mon 16 may 05
In a message dated 5/16/2005 9:36:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
daisypet1@YAHOO.COM writes:
Phyllis
You should look into the new Art Clay that is on the market. You can get it
in sterling silver or gold. Using a clay hand extruder would ghet you off to
a great start.
Goog luck.
Bob Wicks, Prof Emeritus Art HACC.
Kate Johnson on mon 16 may 05
>
> You should look into the new Art Clay that is on the market. You can get
> it
> in sterling silver or gold. Using a clay hand extruder would ghet you off
> to
> a great start.
You can get several brands, now--PMC, which stands for precious metal clay,
is the most familiar. It handles liike polymer clay but must be fired to, I
believe, at least 900 degrees. You can do this with a blowtorch, a small
stovetop kiln-like thing, a jewelry kiln or your regular one.
It IS rather expensive, but...nifty if you want to make Real Jewelry.
Best--
Kate Johnson
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Vicki Hardin on mon 16 may 05
Kate Johnson wrote:
>You can get several brands, now--PMC, which stands for precious metal clay,is the most familiar. It handles liike polymer clay but must be fired to, I
believe, at least 900 degrees. You can do this with a blowtorch, a small
stovetop kiln-like thing, a jewelry kiln or your regular one.>
I saw a workshop on using PMC where they are using propane torches to fire it.
Vicki Hardin
http://vickihardin.com
Kate Johnson on mon 16 may 05
> Kate Johnson wrote:
>>You can get several brands, now--PMC, which stands for precious metal
>>clay,is the most familiar. It handles liike polymer clay but must be
>>fired to, I
> believe, at least 900 degrees. You can do this with a blowtorch, a small
> stovetop kiln-like thing, a jewelry kiln or your regular one.>
>
> I saw a workshop on using PMC where they are using propane torches to fire
> it.
Oooh, sorry, that's what I meant. I haven't tried it, so the terminology
escapes me. What IS the different between a blowtorch and a propane torch?
Best--
Kate
Anne Webb on tue 17 may 05
there are 3 types of this precious metal clay. PMC. PMC+, and PMC3.
PMC is the original. Last I *heard* it comes in Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
From what i have read 900 degrees is not hot enough. PMC3 is the one you can
fire with a torch or in a 'hot pot'.
I know Bailey has some info on it re general info and how to handle & fire
it (they have all the toys too):
http://www.baileypottery.com/clay/preciousmetalclay.htm
I know that HGTV show has had a few people on that 'crafters coast to coast'
show that used pmc.
I think vicki hardin does some as well...(?)
looks like too much fun :)
>>Kate Johnson wrote:
>>>You can get several brands, now--PMC, which stands for precious metal
>>>clay,is the most familiar. It handles liike polymer clay but must be
>>>fired to, I believe, at least 900 degrees. You can do this with a
>>>blowtorch, a
>>small stovetop kiln-like thing, a jewelry kiln or your regular one.>
>>
>>I saw a workshop on using PMC where they are using propane torches to fire
>>it.
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Vicki Hardin on tue 17 may 05
Anne Webb wrote:
> I know that HGTV show has had a few people on that 'crafters coast to coast'show that used pmc.
> I think vicki hardin does some as well...(?)
I have never used PMC, although it looks very interesting.
And Kate, I apologize if it seemed as though I was correcting your torch terminology. I was just pointing out that I had seen a workshop available on firing with a torch. Possibly incorrect, I have heard people refer to propane torches as blow torches. Then, if you asked me to hand you a blow torch, I would hand you a propane torch. My friend Roger refers to his cutting torch as a blow torch. It think the term is used pretty loosely.
I have looked for the info on the PMC workshop, but cannot find it. I think it was SouthWest School of Craft in San Antonio.
Best Regards,
Vicki Hardin
http://vickihardin.com
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