Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2007’

  • Artist Statements

    Today’s guest blogger is Carolyn Rose of Houston in the great state of Texas. She offers a parody on the ubiquitous ARTIST STATEMENT: My passion for adornment came early — for example, as a little girl I would often pile dirt on my head and …

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  • Tip: Extending Your Work Time

    You may already know that you can use a small piece of Glad Press ‘n Seal as a quick way to keep your metal clay wrapped up tightly while you’re working. You may not know this one. Say you’re working on a piece and you …

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  • PMC is everywhere!

    by Elaine Luther I was shopping at a Japanese market, picking up bento lunch supplies, inspired by BentoYum to make more interesting lunches. On my way out, I stopped in the little book store and imagine my surprise when I found this little book called …

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  • A DIY Design Education

    by Elaine Luther I was teaching a class recently at one of my art centers, and looking at their book collection during lunch I came across the book The Elements of Design, by Loan Oei and Cecile DeKegel. It’s unusual and beautiful. They take basic …

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  • More shirts!

    I’ve opened my own little Cafe Press shop and created shirts for Metalsmiths, Metal Clayers and a whole line of gifts for babies and kids of jewelers, gemologists and appraisers. The baby gifts are based on a gift I made for an appraiser back in …

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  • Where to find T-shirts for Metal Clayers and Metalsmiths

    They are out there, but they are not easy to find! There are some cool shirts and journals on Cafe Press for metal clayers, beaders, metalsmiths and rockhounds. You can find some of them on my Squidoo Lens, How to Get Started in Jewelry Making …

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  • Finishing your Metal Clay to Metalsmithing Standards

    by Elaine Luther Keys to finishing PMC to metalsmithing standards Plan to work on the piece for a longer time. Plan to work with the piece in its leather hard state: – file the edges with the pink nail sanding board, you can find these …

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  • So, what can I do with a flexible shaft?

    As I mentioned at the end of the blog post “Minimal Metalsmithing,” another tool you may wish to add to your collection of skills is the flexible shaft machine. Pendant drill if you’re in England. Here is an overview on the flex-shaft. You’ve probably seen …

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