Contact us for more information on the following classes - unless otherwise indicated, all courses are held at the Instructor's studio in Haverhill, MA - Special sessions can be arranged at your site for a minimum of 4 students for the same fee structure. Additional materials will be available for purchase at all classes:

Intro A– PMC Clay – 3 hrs- $45 plus materials fee       

 Learn all about PMC as you create several pairs of uniquely textured fine silver earrings, or a unique toggle-style clasp or pendant.  Syringe set gemstones can add color. Add a patina to highlight textural details. Dangle optional pearls or other gemstones to add a touch of glamour and elegance. As the kiln fires, class members will examine other forms of PMC and are treated to a torch firing demonstration using a crème brule-type kitchen torch. No drawing or previous jewelry-making skills are necessary. Bring with you an exacto-type knife or scalpel with a clean blade, and something to make interesting textures, such as clean rubber stamps, polymer clay texture plates, buttons, lace, shells, bark, even dry pasta.  Materials fee  includes 25 g. PMC, 3 kiln-safe manmade gems and fine silver for earring wires and use of a class shared syringe (for gem setting) .  

Intro B– PMC Papertype – 3 hrs  $45 plus materials fee

Have you ever seen a beautiful silver origami necklace and wondered how you could make one yourself? With PMC papertype you can. Use your existing origami or paper-folding skills to make a pendant and earrings by cutting and folding PMC paper type. Embellish with optional manmade kiln-proof gems. As the kiln fires, class members will examine other forms of PMC and are treated to a torch firing demonstration using a crème brule-type kitchen torch. No drawing or previous jewelry-making skills are necessary. Bring with you an exacto-type knife or scalpel with a clean blade or sharp scissors. Materials fee  includes 1 package of  paper-type PMC, fine silver for pendant bails and earring wires, and use of a class shared syringe . Optional manmade kiln-proof gems and additional materials may be purchased from the instructor.

Intro C- PMC Syringe-type Filigree Pendant/Earrings

3 hrs $45 +  materials fee

Create a unique fine silver filigree pendant or earrings, using the PMC Syringe-type clay. Add a manmade gemstone using the syringe. Bring in a sketch of the design you’d like to make (or use one of the instructor’s stock designs). As the kiln fires, class members will examine other forms of PMC and are treated to a torch firing demonstration using a crème brule-type kitchen torch. Materials fee includes 1 package of  paper-type PMC, 3 kiln-safe manmade gems and fine silver for pendant bails and earring wires. Additional materials for the ambitious will be available for purchase.

Intro D– PMC Paste – 1 hr introduction & start the covering process               

                                  3 hrs (at least 1 week later)  firing & finishing

                                 (4 hrs total) $60 plus materials fee

You’ve seen them in the fashionable eco-stores – those beautiful pendants made from leaves or seedpods. Now you can learn how to make your own. Several coats of PMC Paste are applied to actual leaves, twigs, seed pods or handmade paper shapes and allowed to dry. Once completely covered, these are fired in a kiln and magically turn to pure silver!  No previous jewelry-making skills are necessary. Materials fee  includes 1 “pot” of paste PMC and use of the instructor’s kiln . Additional paste PMC  can be purchased from the instructor, if desired. Students should bring in the object they want to cover (small fresh {not dried} maple, oak, gingko or hydrangea leaves are ideal) or a seed pod will be available from the instructor .

Open Workshop– $35- materials may be purchased separately

Students with previous class experience may schedule independent workshop time on a per diem basis as space allows at $35 per half day, which includes firing.

Make a PMC bracelet – 4 hrs   

 (4 hrs total) $60 plus materials fee

Learn to make molds using both 2-part molding material and polymer clay; make molds of buttons, beads, or other small objects that will be turned into a bracelet using sterling silver wire and beads. Prerequisite to this class is “Intro A– PMC Clay” or equivalent. Bring to class your metal clay tool kit or  a scalpel or exacto-type knife with a clean blade, small beads (to adorn your wire links) and  buttons or other small objects you want to use to make your molds – or use some of the instructor’s  moldable objects.  Materials fee $45 includes molding materials, sterling wire and 25 g. of PMC3, and use of the instructor’s kiln.  

3 hrs   $45 plus materials fee                                                 

Do you have a ring design in your mind, but can't find it in any store? Design and fabricate your own original fine silver ring using  Precious Metal Clay (PMC). You’ll take home a beautiful, finished ring from the class. No previous metalwork experience needed, but students should have completed “Intro A– PMC Clay” or a similar introductory PMC class, as this class takes you to the next level with Precious Metal Clay. This class covers techniques to create a wraparound ring and patination. Bring your PMC toolkit  along with interesting textures, such as buttons, lace, shells, bark, even dry pasta! Materials fee  of includes 25 g PMC. (N.B. – the class does not include 2 hour break -  longer firing time required for additional strength)

PMC – gilding the Lily – 4 hrs (2- 2 hr sessions at least 1 week apart)   

4 hrs   $60 plus materials fee    

So you’ve taken a PMC Clay intro class and love the silver, but you want to “kick it up” a notch by adding 22K gold. In the first class you’ll fabricate a textured PMC piece, fire it, and apply your first coat of  Aura22 – a form of liquid PMC 22K gold. At home over the next week, you’ll apply several additional coats of Aura22. In the second class you’ll fire your finished pendant or earrings and learn how to burnish them to a gorgeous golden glow. Materials fee includes 16 g PMC, 1 g Aura22 . Additional materials will be available for purchase.

PMC and fused dichroic glass pendant  6 hours over 2 days         

6 hrs   $90 plus materials fee                                                                  

For those who’ve completed the Intro A– PMC Clay  course and want to learn how to combine fused glass and fine silver, this is your class. In the first session, you’ll cut and fire a fused glass cabochon and learn two different techniques for combining PMC and glass.  Due to the lengthy cool-down or annealing time required when using fused glass, firing will take place outside the class. In the second session you’ll finish and patinate your new pendant. Materials fee  includes one prefired dichroic glass cabochon, glass to create your own dichroic cabochon and 25 g. of PMC. Additional materials will be available for purchase. Bring to class a glass cutter and your PMC tool kit.