Precious Metal Clay

The Medieval Alchemist dreamed of turning clay into silver and gold while today's artists accomplish the task daily. The new compounds are now available for you with instruction by senior instructor Leslie Tieke. An artist is able to mould this special compound of silver, gold or platinum, fire it, and as a result create beautiful jewelry, sculpture, and art.

Precious Metal Clay Process

The marriage of Pottery and Silversmithing constitutes the basis of the Precious Metal Clay process. A variety of techniques becomes available to the artist including rolling, coiling, carving, molding, extruding, etching, and painting. Bead making becomes a creatively easy task. Precious Metal Clay holds the surface pattern of organic objects like leaves and twigs, and when fired, the organic materials burn away leaving detailed imprint in silver and gold. The artist of today  is released from time consuming traditional metalsmithing techniques. Polymer clay artists as well as those working with enameling find Precious Metal clay easily incorporated into their creative process.