565. Intro to Fine Silver Metal Clay

565. Intro to Fine Silver Metal Clay

Class - Metals | Available

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States
Metals Studio - 209
Beginner and beyond
1/13/2025-3/10/2025
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$350.00
$315.00
$150.00

565. Intro to Fine Silver Metal Clay

Class - Metals | Available

This class provides a thorough grounding in the skills and techniques for success with this amazing medium, silver metal clay. This eight-week format breaks things into manageable bites, allows time to digest the material and extra project work time during and outside of class! Use silver metal clay (including the brand new Project X clay) to create beautiful jewelry projects you'll want to wear and show off! Bonnie will guide you through the steps while you learn techniques including rolling, texturing, cutting, carving, sculpting, molding, refining, firing and polishing. All the projects are designed to allow for an enormous amount of creative variation. Discuss firing processes and practice simple butane torch firing in addition to kiln firing. This course is perfect for beginners, and great for students who want to repeat the basics and create more wonderful pieces under the guidance of a metal clay pro!

A materials fee of $150 will be collected during registration and includes all basic materials (silver metal clay) and use of tools and firings.

Please register by January 5th so we can gather all needed materials.


Toney, Bonnie
Bonnie Toney

Bonnie Toney’s passion has been creating beautiful things since around age two, when she was first able to hold a pencil and paintbrush. She got interested in gems and jewelry not long after that, and sold her first pair of earrings at age 11. A lifelong learner with diverse interests, Bonnie has pursued many types of artistic expression; calligraphy, drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting, textile dyeing and surface design, sewing, quilting, polymer clay, stenciling, Zentangle, printmaking, chainmaille, leatherworking, traditional metalsmithing, enameling, and metal clay; it’s not unusual to find several of these disciplines contributing to a single piece. Bonnie ran a successful facepainting business for 20 years, in addition to teaching, making her own art, and raising a family.  

 

A move to North Carolina in 2013 gave Bonnie the chance to spread her wings artistically. Dedicated home studio space allowed her to pursue both metalsmithing and metal clay with vigor; classes at Sawtooth School for Visual Arts expanded her horizons greatly, and continue to do so. She has studied with Annie Grimes Williams, Carrie Story, Andrea Kennington, Sara Stine, and Kim Thore. MCAS 2018 gave her the chance to learn from Lis-el Crowley and Cindy Pope. In addition to her PMC experience and Camp PMC certifications, Bonnie has extensive experience with base metal clays, including Five Star, Aussie, and Hadar’s.