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*** Dichroic Glass Fusing

Fused Dichroic Glass pendant by Maggie Bergman

This time we're having a look at glass, Dichroic sparkly glass!

There will be an Introduction to Fusing glass for jewellery workshop at the end of June and I would like to highlight the beautiful pieces that are achievable in a short weekend workshop.

Have a look at some of the beautiful fusing done by my students last year. (Images are from Fusing 1 & 2 workshops)
Click here

Glass fusing is so easy, most people are amazed at the number of gorgeous pieces they produce in a weekend workshop.

Some of the things taught in this class are:
How the cut glass
Clear capping Cabochons
Making a hole to turn a cab into a slider or bead
Incorporate silver wire
And we'll set one of the pieces of glass into PMC for a finished pendant or earrings

Click here for a full class description

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The PMC conference will be held in Indiana (Purdue University) in July 2008. There will be a much larger Aussie presence this year, last time there were only 2 of us! Why not come and join us there, it's not too late to book! What an exciting three days that will be!
At this conference there will be a new Metal clay announched; Bronze Clay! Later to be followed by Copper Clay!
Those of you who have done my metalwork classes know what beautiful effects can be achieved by combining the different metals, so you can imagine I am very excited to try it out.

Copper & Silver Bracelet
This is one of my favourite bracelets, it used etched copper and sterling silver

Our Studio is located in Brunswick (Vic)
It's on Sydney Rd, in a first floor office space and is right in the middle of everything, with lots of eating places and shops all around.
With the train (Jewell Station) only a 2 minute walk away, and the tram (nr 19) stop
ping nearly in front of the door, the studio is easy to get to!
And if you're driving, there's lots of parking in the car park of Barkly Square shopping centre, just behind the studio.

PMC & Metalwork classes are conducted here most weekends.
Precious Metal Clay workshops are a fun way to learn how to work with this incredible new material and for those wanting to try metalwork, weekend workshops are a fast and easy way to get started.

New workshops & dates are posted all the time, keep an eye on my workshop page to see regular updates.

"A fantastic and informative class! Two days were not 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 metal.
Because everything can be added before firing, there is no need for soldering and simple, inexpensive tools are used throughout the process.

 

Where can I find a workshop?

The Calendar page is updated as new classes are scheduled.
Artclay Silver  PMC workshops & Metalwork classes