Precious Metal Clay Workshop

Precious Metal Clay Workshop

Adult Course | Registration opens 7/3/2024 7:00 AM MDT

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

B10

All

8/3/2024-8/10/2024

1:00 PM-4:00 PM MDT on Sun Sat

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$194.25

$169.27

$27.75

$100.00

Join us in this PMC Jewelry Workshop!

PMC (Precious Metal Clay) is a specialized clay made from fine particles of metal (in this case silver), mixed with an organic binder and water. This allows it to be manipulated into various shapes and textures, similar to working with any clay. It is then fired in a ceramic kiln to burn out the organic material, leaving behind  99.9% pure sintered silver. 

***Class Dates: Saturday August 3rd, Sunday August 4th and Saturday August 10th***


Day one: artists will roll, texture, and form the precious metal clay into a pendant and a pair of earrings. We will refine and prepare the clay for firing in the kiln.
Day two: will be spent polishing and putting a patina on your jewelry. We will also set a lab created gemstone and make more jewelry. Day three: will be spent polishing and putting a patina on your jewelry made last week. We will use sterling silver findings and natural leather cord to complete our jewelry pieces into wearable works of art.

    • Clay and tools are included in the cost of the class. Open studio does not apply to this workshop, unless you are currently enrolled in another ceramics course through ASLD.

      Please review the ceramics studio policies before attending the first class: CERAMICS STUDIO POLICIES
    • Community tools will be supplied for this workshop. 



    Woolsey, Penny

    A lifetime resident of Denver, Colorado, Penny Woolsey is a studio potter and an educator of the ceramic arts. She has been teaching ceramics to people ranging in age from 3 to 87 for the past 20 years. In addition to ceramics, Penny currently teaches fused glass and precious metal clay jewelry classes. Penny has taught at several Denver recreation centers, at her home studio, and given specialized ceramic workshops in Colorado. Woolsey has pursued a directed education in ceramics in the Denver Metro area. Her work has been exhibited in local and regional juried art shows. She has been an active member of the Colorado Potters Guild since 2008. A narrative of her work may be seen at: Instagram @pennywoolseypots https://coloradopotters.org/penny-woolsey

    Artist Statement:

    My dad always told me that golf is something that you can do your whole life. I really didn’t understand what he was saying until I started playing the game. Working with clay is the same in that it’s going to take a lifetime to get this thing down and to make the perfect pot. I have yet to make a hole-in-one or make the perfect pot, but it's the good shots and happy pots that keep me coming back for more. I tell my students that the journey with clay is like learning to play an instrument. You don’t sit down and play beautiful music the first time you try. For most people, it takes years of practice, patience, and persistence to become proficient. It is the same process as we embark upon, and travel throughout, our journey with clay. To me, success as a potter is sharing the joy of making pottery, and making pottery that brings people joy.