Metal Clay Artist Magazine

NOW ACCEPTING CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ART AND DESIGN OF METAL CLAY JEWELRY 2013 Deadline: Aug. 15, 2012 Release date: Late - October 2012 We are seeking images to feature in the ne...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/07/call-for-entries.html

We were happily surprised to see the nearly 200 entries for the Metal Clay Plus Contest. We saw pieces with polymer clay, resin, enamels, fibers, ceramics, wood,etc. All the pieces were beautifu...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/06/design-contest-winners-metal-clay-plus.html

The last PMC Conference will take place next week. Yes, this is the last conference and I am sad about it. I attended my first conference in 2010 and it was an amazing experience, I was able to ...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/06/pmc-conference-2012.html

I have grand plans for future blog posts that delve into the many ways polymer clay and metal clay intersect. There is so much to explore: how artists use both types of clay in mixed-media design...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/truer-words-have-never-been-spoken.html

The day was bound to come when my Paragon SC-2 kiln would need some maintenance. I got a bit of warning that there was trouble coming when I started to hear a whining noise after the cycle had co...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/kiln-maintenance-relay-replacement-on.html

In the worlds of fashion and art, it is sometimes impossible to tell who inspired whom, or who is copying whom! The fashion industry has very little copyright protection. This forces fashion desi...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/metal-clay-artists-are-setting-trends.html

Start your year by challenging yourself and enter this wonderful competition organized by Metal Clay Artist Magazine and sponsored by USA-based PMC Connection. The theme for the competition i...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/metal-clay-design-competition.html

Hi bloglandia! I'm Cindy, and I'm a (base) metal clay addict. I have my firing system pretty well worked out these days. It wasn't always like this, though. I remember being very unsure about ho...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/firing-pans-for-base-metal-clays-how-to.html

The piece of crystalline titanium came to me in the mail. Sent carefully packaged by Holly Gage , it was nestled in a Newman's Own ginger mints tin. As soon as I took it out I was not only deligh...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-never-know-where-youll-find.html

I have talked about the importance of crediting your images the right way every time you post a picture of your work in any site in the Internet. This not only gives you the rights and credit of ...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2012/01/are-you-lost-in-cyberspace.html

Metal Clay Artists Magazine is proud to announce that starting in the new year, the digital subscriptions and back issues will migrate to the Zinio (January 2012) and Nook Newsstand (February 20...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/12/breaking-news.html

I was very happy to have the opportunity to play with the new PMC Sterling back in November. Finally we can have a metal clay that it is stronger and can me mark as .925 silver (sterling). I go...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/12/25-grams-of-pmc-sterling.html

If you have the latest issue of Metal Clay Artist Magazine, you have seen the wonderful front cover piece made by this incredible artist, Kathleen Nowak Tucci.  I remember the first time I ...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/11/kathleen-nowak-tucci-wonderful.html

Linda Kaye-Moses' The Vocabulary of Chains (in the latest issue of Metal Clay Artist Magazine, vol. 2, issue 4) and Joy Funnell's Summertime Bling chain necklace project (MCAM's last issue, vol...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-vocabulary-of-chains.html

THE LATEST READER CHALLENGE IS TO SHOW US YOUR WORKSPACE.  WE ALL LOVE TO SEE WHERE OTHER ARTISTS WORK!  MCAM READER, YVONNE KUENNEN SHARES HER EXPERIENCE WITH ORGANIZING HER SPACE AND CLEARI...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/10/now-you-see-it-now-you-donttransforming.html

I have seen a lot of discussions lately about what "Metal Clay" is for some metalsmithing people and I am surprised to see how much misinformation they have about this innovative material. I und...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-am-artist-and-very-proud-of-all-my.html

I love adding colour to my work and sometimes it does not need a lot to make your work really stand out from the crowd and if you are lucky catch the eye of a potential customer. I made thes...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/08/splash-of-colour.html

Sometimes when I’m working at my bench, I concentrate so hard it occurs to me that I almost forget to breathe! Not a good thing, because I like to breathe and plan to keep doing it as long...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/08/yoga-for-metal-clay-artists.html

After much anticipation, the MCWC finally arrived!  I packed and loaded my car and headed off to the airport.  But it seemed that between the heat and road blocks in my area, and the freak thun...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/08/metal-clay-world-conference.html

Gilders Paste is a wonderful medium to use if you are looking for a way to add color to your metal work. It is very easy to apply and I am sure you will have great fun doing it. Gilders paste i...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/07/gilders-paste-new-way-to-add-color-to.html

If you have not receive your latest issue of Metal Clay Artist Magazine , you may not be aware of this great opportunity to participate in a Metal Clay Competition. Metal Clay Artist Magaz...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/07/2011-metal-clay-design-competition.html

Note to all metal clay artists: Holly Gage has once again announced the dates and details for her annual calendar! Calendar Submission for 2012 Submissions will start June 15, 2011 throug...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/06/calendar-art-and-design-of-metal-clay.html

Well friends--we've been very busy here at Metal Clay Artist Magazine (our second birthday is coming up in July and we put a lot into our special issue!) so we've fallen a bit behind on making a ...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/06/alien-artists.html

Many artists tend to view metal clay as a bit of a voodoo material. They have a recipe that works (usually the manufacturer's recipe), and superstitiously follow it exactly, right up until it doe...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/06/understanding-metal-clay-sintering.html

A spiculum? What on earth is a spiculum? In metalsmithing terminology, it's the name for a tapered tube of metal. They are formed from a flat sheet of metal, the seam is soldered, then they ca...

http://metalclaymag.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-faux-spiculum-chain-end.html