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PMC & Sterling silver 'Pod Necklace'

PMC & Metalwork classes
On the Gold Coast

Hi, my name is Maggie Bergman. I am a jewellery artist, working in traditional and space-age techniques, which I teach at my studio in Nerang, on the northern end of the Gold Coast.

 

When Artclay Silver first came to Australia I was one of the initial group of 5 people to get certified as a teacher of this very exciting material. My background in Pottery & traditional silver jewellery fabrication, made me appreciate the possibilities of metal clay even more.

The speed of making a piece of 3 dimensional jewellery really appealed to me. I like to dream up a design, then make it quickly, before life interferes and I don't get time to finish it.

I like to mix other materials in my jewellery, combining PMC with silver, copper, titanium, glass, plastics & resin.... the list goes on and the possibilities are endless!

In January 2007 I was invited to become an advisor to the Masters Registry This is the most exciting program I have been involved in and it resulted in exciting new directions for my work. In 2008 I attained my Reg. level I, one of the first 3 people in the world.

I am working toward the Masters Reg. Level II now, it is a very exciting program and I am enjoying the challenge.
Read more about my adventures with PMC at my Blog: Play-Design-Create.com

For the last 6 years I have been passing on my skills, both in PMC & metalwork, to my students in Queensland & Victoria. The classes are project based and cater for beginners, taking them up to Intermediate and Advanced skill levels.

For a list of current workshops offered see the workshop page for all my classes. They are now held at Nerang, on the Northern end of the Gold Coast


"A fantastic and informative class! Two days were not long enough. My imagination is running riot."

- Judith Malings participant in workshop Montville Qld


Montville workshop 2005
Montville Qld. 2005

What is PMC?
Precious Metal Clay® is a revolutionary new jewellery material.
You can shape it like you would normal clay, but when it's fired with a torch or in a kiln, your object is transformed into 99% pure silver!

Anyone can use PMC, it can be shaped like clay while it is wet, you can add to it, sand and file it when it's dry. After firing you can still work it like regular silver. Because everything can be added before firing, there is no need for soldering and simple, inexpensive tools are used throughout the process.