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Publishers Notepad
Dear Readers, Happy Holidays! May Peace and Prosperity be yours during this wonderful Season of Giving and throughout the coming year. What a great year 2009 has been for both Arli and me. Since launching Metal Clay Today, we have been privileged to meet, work with and enjoy the company of many gifted artisans whose work is awe inspiring. Were looking forward to 2010 with enthusiasm because it is promising to be a year of growth and many adventures in metal clay. Did you know that part of our Mission Statement includes the promotion of Metal Clay Artisans and their work? So with that in mind, we will soon be launching a beta or test program for Metal Clay Artists. Think of it as the cyberspace version of an Artists Cooperative (co-op) where each Metal Clay Artists can promote and sell their works of art. Only instead of charging the usual percentage or split there will be a small monthly fee. This fee will be used to cover the cost of tech support, advertising, etc. Each member Artist will keep their entire commission. Artists enrolled in the program will have their own web address and will have space to list upcoming classes or shows and a place for their bio. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, then we need to hear from you. We are looking for beta testers to help us work out the kinks. Email us at editor@metalclaytoday.com with your name and email address. In this issue we are starting a new feature. Its dedicated to the Guilds, Societies and other forms of social networking available. Todays issue introduces you to our own group, the Metal Clay Alchemists of San Diego County, and in the coming years we hope to showcase other Guilds and Societies from all over the world. Of course, it will be up to the Guild leaders, Presidents or their media chairs to get the information to us about their groups. Who knows, maybe someday a Metal Clay Enthusiast could plan a vacation around the Guilds whose meetings they want to attend! Check out this issues challenge. Its call the Spirit of Giving. And speaking of giving, we would like to thank every Artist whose contributions have graced the pages of Metal Clay Today. We truly couldnt have done it without you! Wishing you all the Joys of the Season. Clayfully yours,
Tes Shea
Co-Publisher, Webmaster/Editor Metal Clay Today
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Publishers Notepad Tips N Tricks Best of the Blogs Trends, Forecasts and Predictions Metal Clay Todays new Challenge Guild News Book & Product Reviews
Our cover features the beautiful work of 2 great Metal Clay artists: Alex Dainis Wapa Pendant inspired by
An invitation to Zentangle... Silver on Glass
Amazon Indian basketry in Silver, Brass and Gold Vickie Hallmarks hand-carved BronzClay Bird Rings.
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Artist Showcase
by Tes Shea
Alexandra Daini
Wapa pendant Inspired by Amazon Indian basketry Silver, brass and gold
I had the pleasure of meeting Alexandra Daini at the Metal Clay Conference in Chicago IL this past July. She really opened my eyes to new possibilities with her presentation of mixing porcelain with Silver Overlay Paste.
River of grass Inspired by the Everglades Silver
Alex lives in South Carolina, around Greenville, where she has her studio and home-schools her son. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and grew up in a family of artists. Her first art lessons were with her father, the sculptor Hugo Daini. He would give her clay to make her own sculptures while he worked modeling his monumental sculptures. Trained as a designer in Milan, Italy, her artistic career began as a graphic artist. Finally she found her real passion in silver jewelry. It was in 2004 that she started to incorporate Silver Clay into her work.
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I asked Alex what inspires her. She told me that she is deeply influenced by her formation as a designer and by the nature around her. She loves textures and color so she can find inspiration everywhere, and she doodles. Keeping a notebook with her to draw the things that interest her. When she returns to her notebook for ideas she will often incorporate one or more of them into the same body of work. 2010 promises to be an exciting year for Alex. She will be celebrating a couple of graduations and launching a new line of porcelain and clay Flames beads for metal clay enthusiasts. During the Ceramics and Silver clay MCW Conference, her black pottery and porcelain creations were enjoyed so much that attendees began requesting she sell them. As an Art Clay Senior Instructor, Alexandra teaches workshops and certification classes at her studio. She has been a guest teacher at the Harvard Universitys Ceramic program, and in 2009 was a presenter in the Metal Clay World Conference. Alex has won several contests including an Honorable Mention at the 2007 Silver Accessories Contest, Japan. and the Judges Encouragement 2009 Silver Accessories Contest, Japan. Currently her work is being represented by the Canadian Ceramic and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON. To learn more about Alexandra visit www.adaini.com
Urban Jewelry series Ceramics and Silver Clay
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Vickie Hallmark
Birdwatching bracelet. Hand-painted vitreous enamel on glass embedded in silver clay with beaded wire linkages
Bridging many media, I pursue my artistic muses in whichever direction calls. My longtime fascinations with glass and metal have led me into explorations of lampworked beads and vessels, fused and enamel painted glass, and metal clay. Originally, I trained and worked as a research scientist, designing and building equipment, then conducting experiments directed at studies of metal and polymer surfaces. Years of playing with technical toys mean that the tools, torches, kilns and chemicals associated with working metal and glass feel very comfortable, even reminiscent of the laboratory. Experimentation with new ideas Spring Migration. comes naturally, and I thoroughly enjoys testing and tinkering. My most recent series of work is inspired by bird watching. My family participates in a birding club and we have bird feeders in the backyard to attract these fanciful creatures. I love to sketch birds in various poses, and many of my silhouettes have been transformed into photopolymer plates with which I create the original textures on my jewelry. Focusing on a limited series like this is really beneficial as it frees my mind to focus on finer detail problems rather than attacking every new project from a blank slate. As in science, the work refines gradually, with each new piece fitting into my overall understanding of the subject.
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W o r k i n g across media, creating the same images in glass and Bird rings. Hand-carved BronzClay metal, is also insightful, because the methods of creating the marks are totally different. Mixing media, particularly Sentinel cuff. Hand-carved BronzClay such complementary elements as metal and glass, allows me to step beyond the more practiced methods of each field and create something totally original, bridging the two. The next year holds some exciting adventures for me. Im stepping out more adventurously into the worlds of teaching, designing, and writing.
Fledgling Earrings. Silver clay open lentils with enamel, Swarovski crystals and beaded wire linkages. Nightbird Brooch. Hand-formed tree and bird suspended over opening. Stilt riveted to carved faux bone back Moonbird pendant. Hand-formed tree and bird suspended over opening, faux bone spacer, resin, bezel set rainbow topazes
Flock bracelet. BronzClay tiles, textured with original design photopolymer plates, and beaded wire linkages.
The Birdwatching series will continue as I complete my first round of Masters Registry projects. As always, I have a sketchbook full of ideas waiting for enough time to investigate. Im never at a loss for questions to pursue. What will happen if? Once a scientist; always a scientist! For more on Vickie Hallmarks work, please check the following sites: http://www.vickiehallmark.com http://blog.vickiehallmark.com http://flickr.com/photos/vickiehallmark http://etsy.com/vickiehallmark
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I used olive oil on all the tools and my hands, then conditioned the clay with a little drop of oil. I rolled out the clay, textured and cut it into rectangles for the bracelet. I dried it overnight, but you can dry it with a hair dryer for about 10-20 minutes, depending on the thickness, or on a hot plate for about 10 minutes on the low setting. Make sure it is completely dry. You can check the dryness by putting the piece on a piece of stainless steel sheet and leave for a few seconds. If you have a vapor trail, it is not dry! Stan ramped our Paragon SC2 full speed 5 to 1778 degrees. He put the pieces into the hot kiln and held for 30 minutes at 1778 degrees. Remove the pieces from the hot kiln one by one and put them in cold water to remove all or most of the firescale.
I was so happy with the pink/red color after quenching, I did not pickle them. But, if you want the true copper clay color, pickle the pieces in Sparex pickle.
Classes in metal clays, Art Clay certification (both Level 1 & Senior level) and cross-over certification for PMC certified artisans are offered at Stan and Anns studio, as well as other classes.
Contact Stan and Ann Rosier for more information. ann_stanrosier@yahoo.com
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Zentangles on Glass
by patsy monk
Zentangle is a repetitive pattern of drawing which is taking the country no, the world by storm!
Supplies include:
Art Clay Silver Overlay paste Brush to apply Overlay paste Flat glass Glass cleaner Coffee filter Tools to remove silver: Razor blade Exacto blade Straight pin Clean paint brush Paper/box to catch silver scrapings
Process:
Cut/ shape glass... any type glass will work. Clean glass well. Place 2 thin layers of Overlay Paste on glass with paint brush, and let dry. One layer is brushed on right to left, the second layer is brushed on up and down. Let the layers dry between applications. Draw a Tangle on the dry glass. You can do this with a light pencil touch or a thin Sharpie . Use a very light touch so as not to remove the silver under the marks.
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Hold the glass carefully by the edges to avoid leaving any oil from your fingers. Remove silver with scraping tools as your pattern evolves. Remove the discarded silver over a piece of paper so you can add it to your paste container. When you scrape off the silver, use a clean brush to remove and expose the glass. Do NOT use your fingers! Use whatever tool that fits your hand and is comfortable. I often use an Exacto blade. On occasion, I have used a straight pin. You may need a magnifier to make sure you get as exact a pattern as possible. When you are happy with your pattern, place in kiln. Refer to kiln manufacturer for time and temperature. These are 2 of the pieces I did recently... the face was a fused mask to which I then added silver.
I love BAMBOO, too. These are two pieces I did before Zentangles entered my life.
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Tubular!
Beads, beads, beads..everywhere there are beads of all sizes and descriptions. With two excellent new books on making beads with metal clay, (Metal Clay Beads by Barbara Becker Simon and Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads by Linda Kaye-Moses) I was hard pressed to design a new type of bead. I wanted a large silver bead for earrings, but I didnt want something heavy or bulky, and as I researched shapes that might appeal, I decided on a tube or cylinder. This bead could be made by rolling out a slab of lump clay, but to make it even lighter I chose to try paper type clay. Ive used paper type clay successfully to make a pendant bail, so I thought why not see if I could use the same principle and make it larger for a bead. The challenge was putting a cap on the ends so that I could have a very small hole for a hanging wire. Since paper type clay is thin and flexible, could I make it work and fire it so it would retain its shape and not collapse during firing? Heres the result of my experiment... tubular bead earrings!
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2 12cm x 3cm strips of PMC+ Paper 1 syringe PMC or paste clay 1 plastic straw cut in half (I used a 7mm diameter straw) Flat nylon paint brush Clay shaper tool Stiff non-stick card (from cool-tools) Water in small dish Tissue blade Paper punches Craft knife Circle template Gridded work surface or sheet under clear work surface The Clay Punch or small hole punch
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Preparation
1. You will need to prepare the clay for the end caps a day ahead of making the actual beads by laminating two pieces of the paper clay together. I made the caps slightly larger than the straw so there would not be the danger of them being too small. Estimate the size you will need for your caps and cut two identically sized pieces from one of the strips of PMC+ paper strips. Place one of the pieces on the non-stick card and brush it thoroughly with water. Aligning the ends and sides, carefully drape the second piece onto the first while smoothing it down. A light, sure touch is the key to all stages of working with the paper type clay in this project. Set this laminated piece on the card aside to dry overnight (do not dry on a hot plate).
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not brush across the paper type clay when it is covered with water as it will quickly turn to mush and even tear. Place on a hot plate and allow it to dry completely. NOTE: Since you are working with a rounded form it is advisable to only apply water and appliqus to one area/ side at a time and allowing the application to dry before moving onto another side. If you place the wet paper type clay on a hot surface it will stick to the surface and tear when removed. 9. To make the end caps, use the circle template to find a circle that is slightly larger, 1-2mm, in diameter than the straw. Too large and the overhang will slump when fired. Using a circle too small will not fully cover the end of the tube. Cut 2 circles for each bead from the laminated strip of paper type clay using a craft knife. Hold the template down firmly while cutting so it doesnt slip. 10. Locate the center of the clay circle by laying a smaller opening in the template onto it. Using the smallest brass tube from the Clay Punch set cut a hole in the center (for stringing the bead). You could use a straight edge and draw intersecting lines to determine the center. Note: You MUST cut out the stringing hole before assembling and firing the bead. 11. Gently slide the bead on the straw so that one end of the bead protrudes over the end of the straw. Brush the end cap with water and/or paste and gently press the clay tube onto the circle, centering it carefully. Set this on the hot plate to dry by standing it on the end cap. 12. Slide the straw completely out of the clay tube and repeat the application of the bead cap to the opposite end. Be careful as you do this that you dont squeeze the clay tube out of shape. Dry. 13. Using the syringe type clay, carefully extrude a coil around the bead on the small lip of the cap where it meets the tube. (I used the large grey tip) Apply a small amount of water to seal it to the bead and either leave the coil round or smooth it into the bead and cap with a brush and water. Dry. Sand out any imperfections with a very light touch. 14. Set beads straight up on end in your kiln and fire to 1470 for 30 minutes. 15. Tumble or brush polish, patina and youre ready to create your earrings!
USING Art Clay Silver Sheet: These directions work very well for PMC+ Paper. If you work with Art Clay Silver Paper, be sure to modify the directions to accommodate the paper types unique characteristics.
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Tips N Tricks
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The best way weve found to roll out clay with no muss... no fuss... no stick... our Easy Rolling Sheet.
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Cut a heavyduty Sheet Protector in half. Trim the 2 sealed sides, leaving just the one fold at top. You now have two 5.5 wide by 8.5 high acetate folders with a fold at top... one to use now and one to spare.
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Rub a tiny dab olive oil around the center of the inside of the folder. Close the folder and rub the surface which will coat the olive oil onto both sides of the inside. You now have a totally enclosed surface in which to roll your clay without it sticking to the roller.
Print the following page, trim to size, and tape to the back of your folder for a handy sizing grid as you roll.
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Easy Rolling Sheet - continued from previous page 3. Print out and trim to size.
Tape to the back of your folder for a handy sizing grid as you roll.
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I was excited to see our first issue pop up in my email. Yep, this is real! All our hard work is out there in cyber space for everyone to peruse through and enjoy. I sure hope all of you are as thrilled as I am! When I last left you, I had given you three sites to explore. I cant wait to hear what you are gaining from your journeys. I call them journeys because you cant visit them all at once. I can only take a web trip once a day, otherwise my mind is reeling with ideas and I cant make it stop. Oh, please make it stop! I have already gotten some blog suggestions from a few of you and I jumped on the chance to check out some new unknown territories. Not all of them were completely unknown to me though. Elaine, I love your blog!! I have been here before, but I was not going to give away all the tricks up my sleeve in the first issue. http://www.creativetexturetools.com/news This blog is the brain child of Elaine Luther. She has worked very hard to provide several how to articles and videos for working with the different metal clays. However, that is not all. She also gathered facts on many related subjects. This site alone can provide hours of entertainment and a plethora of information. Dont you just love the word plethora? I dont get to use it very often. http://pmctips.blogspot.com/ This is a site I enjoyed because it was very easy to navigate. Nicola Callow set up this blog in such a way that you can scroll down to read several postings at one time. When you get to the bottom of the page, hit Older Postings and you can keep on scrolling. I had to force myself to stop. Also, I noticed that just because it says PMC tips, it does not mean other metal clayers wouldnt benefit from checking it out. OK, I found a woman after my own heart. Her name is Vickie Hallmark and she creates incredible items from metal clay, fibers and glass. http://fiberartglass.blogspot.com/2009/10/ welcome-to-jewelry-blog-carnival.html Wow! I was checking out her blog when I came across her posting on November 16th. By this time, I had been on the computer for about 4 hours. I read what she wrote and started feeling a twinge of guilt. I suggest you read it for yourselves and maybe we can all start the new year a bit more artistically inspired! Happy Blogging,
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Soft colors and neutrals are accented by bright colors; a soft gray blouse with a chartreuse satin belt or a navy dress color blocked with stripes of bright orange. Also pretty are monochromatic looks, all in soft icy pastels and neutrals. Check the Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010 for their top 10 color picks and how designers are using them.
Design for the Trend Incorporate lots of sparkle and color with gemstones and crystal. On the soft side think of things like rose and smoky quartz, blue lace agate, and aquamarine. On the bright side go for lemon quartz, blue topaz, peridot, turquoise, amethysts, and deep pink spinel.
Cameo Tears Necklace, brendamcgowan.etsy.com Sprint Time by artisanimpact.etsy.com
Light and airy, soft flowing and shimmery silks, chiffon, satins, high sheen velvet, and suede, with large soft folds and ruffles. On the bold side, designers are incorporating chicly tailored lines with geometric piecing of contrasting fabrics in stripes, wedges, and accented hems and seaming.
Design for the Trend Play with the luxurious fabrics they are using like velvet ribbons and strips or organza. Incorporate soft lines and feminine textures and use the new paper art clay to make soft folds and ruffles. On the geometric side play with weaving, color blocking and stripes of different clays.
Aforfebre.etsy.com
Trend Pieces More of the statement necklaces from fall, but also much simpler designs with, say, a long chain and one medallion piece. Bangles are hot for the wrist. Walnut Square Necklace
by metalworks.etsy.com
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Challenge Contest
Spirit of Giving
Competition
Send us your 4 x 6 300 ppi photos along with your name, the projects title, and your contact information to editor@metalclaytoday.com by January 15, 2010. We will post your submissions at www.metalclaytoday.com and your peers will vote to decide who wins. Voting will take place from January 25th to February 15th. Winners will be announced on February 20th.
Projects must include at least 50% metal clay.
First Place Prize - Set of Dynasty Rubber Stamps Second Place Prize - 50 Grams of Silver Clay Third Place Prize - 25 Grams of Silver Clay
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Carpe Beadum!
Seize the Bead! and seize you did!
We thank all of the artists who participated in Metal Clay Todays first challenge.
Carol Babineau
Deb Brooks
Sara Cole
Deb Jemmot
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Seize the Bead! Our readers voted and here are the results!
First Place
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International Australia
The Victoria, Australia Chapter, based in Melbourne. Meetings are held alternate months with the next one scheduled for late September. For Information contact carolgregory30@gmail.com
Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm 5654 Mildred Street, San Diego, CA 92110 Blog: www.sdcpmcguild.blogspot.com http://www.pmcguild.com/chapters/sandiego/about.html Contact Person: Melissa @ mwilcoxson83@aol.com
Colorado
aka Grand Junction Chapter of the PMC Guild and the Art Clay Society. We serve metal clay enthusiasts on the western slope of Colorado and in eastern Utah. We meet in Grand Junction, CO on the third Saturday of every month from 10 am to 2 pm where we have studio exploration time lead by our members as well as several seminars each year presented by nationally known metal clay artists. We are a non-denominational group dually chartered by both PMC Guild (PMCG) and Art Clay Society (ACS) with interest in all types of metal clay. We have no local dues, but members are required to join both the ACS and PMCG after attending one meeting. Contact Cindy Holst Chapter Leader cindysancolorado@yahoo.com for more information.
Florida
The Miami Metal Clay Artists, which is the local chapter of Art Clay Society, USA, meets on
the second Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. for social and 6:30 for meeting and project. We welcome all metal clay enthusiasts. Contact chapter leader Bernadette Denoux 305 273-8829. miamimetalclayartists@yahoo.com for more information.
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Suburban Silver Society meets the second Friday of each month, all metal clay artists are invited. We are a hands-on group, we work on a project at each meeting. New techniques and demonstrations are presented. For more information contact Deb Wojnorowski at fussyfinery@sbcglobal.net.
Illinois
Kansas
The Kansas City chapter of the PMC Guild is an eclectic group of artists from the great Kansas
City metropolitan area with a common interest in metal claysPMC, ArtClay, Copper, Bronze. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month to share a hands-on exploration of a technique or media. Dues are currently $10.00 annually. Contact chapter president Lynette Fisk at bylynette@gmail.com or check out our website www.kcpmcguild.org for current meeting information.
Massachusetts
Greater Boston Metal Clay Guild meets every 4th Sunday of each month at Metalwerx, 50 Guinan
Street, Waltham, MA from 7pm - 9pm. Each meeting we discuss new topics, ideas, have a demo, and discuss our current months challenge. For more information visit them at http://bostonmetalclay.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=130525423846
New Hampshire
meets every third Sunday of the month, except holidays from 11 a.m. until ? at Art Clay Studio, llc, 99 Factory St., Ext., Nashua, NH 03060 Contact Carol at 603-560-5402 No dues www.freewebs.com/artclaysocietynewengland/
PMC Guild-Syracuse/CNY Chapter meets the 3rd Sunday of the month at 3:00-4:45 at the Manlius Public Library, 1 Arkie Albanese Way, Manlius
beta testers
The Artists Gallery is an online Gallery devoted to Metal Clay Artists who desire to have a web presence, but do not want the expense of developing a website.
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Blue Moon Glass, Austin, TX Jan 21-11 And other Glass Technique Classes* Photo-etching Dichro, masking and painting Kaiser Glass Studio, March 6-7 Using Glass Clay toout at www.kaiserglass.com Check it create elements for fusing Blue Moon Glass (Austin, TX) Jan 23-24 Screen printing for jewelry and computer masks to create painting masterpieces Kaiser Galss Studio Mar 20-21
Clay Classes
Glass Clay
Images on Glass
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This December, the Metal Clay Alchemists of San Diego County celebrated the season with a Holiday Potluck Party at a members home. It was fantastic just the kind of evening you would hope for. There was loads of great and interesting food, lovely music and the constant chatter of friends catching up with each other. That alone would have made it special enough for me. I really enjoy the company of the Alchemists, but this year we added something new to the celebration. We had a charm exchange. The rules were simple: no charm could be smaller than a dime or larger than a quarter, and mixed media was encouraged. Everyone was impressed with the charms they received, and Im fairly certain it will become a Holiday tradition! The Alchemists meet quarterly to talk about Metal Clay. Our membership boasts some nationally known metal clay artists, as well as beginning metal clay enthusiasts. It is a time of sharing, and encouragement. At each meeting we try to recognize the work of our members with our Featured Artist section in which we ask one member to talk about his or her work, and do a show and tell. During our last meeting, Jan Spencley was our Featured Artist. Weve always known Jan to be very funny, but at this meeting we got to see just how talented she is, to boot! At each of our meetings, we have an opportunity to see a demonstration on a particular aspect of metal clay. Last month, Maria Martinez demonstrated her techniques for teaching new students how to work with the clay. As well as being our historian, Maria is a great teacher and I am always impressed with how easy she makes it look. In our charter, the Alchemists are required to provide educational opportunities for our membership. Usually our instructors are drawn from local talent, but we also try to have at least one well known instructor annually. Last year, we were fortunate to have Hadar Jacobson come to teach. Since our members number more than the number of students anyone could be reasonably expected to teach, we had a lottery to earn a spot in the classroom. Fortunately, we were able to accommodate most of the members and it was a wonderful weekend. Hadar is a great teacher and was Metal Clay Todays first Featured Artist. We are all looking forward to seeing what interesting classes 2010 will bring to the Alchemists. You can find out more about our group by visiting http://www.GBU-art.com/index_files/ MetalClayAlchemistSocietyMembershipPage.htm
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