5101. Camp Metal Clay Foundations Course 101

5101. Camp Metal Clay Foundations Course 101

Class - Metals | Available

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States
Metals Studio - 209
Beginner and beyond
1/12/2026-3/9/2026
10:00 AM-1:00 PM EST on Mon
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$360.00
$324.00
$150.00

5101. Camp Metal Clay Foundations Course 101

Class - Metals | Available

Camp Metal Clay is the foundational certification course for working with silver precious metal clay This class provides a thorough grounding in the skills, techniques, and technical knowledge required for success with this amazing medium. Often taught as an intensive two-day workshop, this weekly class breaks things into manageable bites, offering the same material in a more relaxed eight-week format with more time to digest the material and extra project time!

Learn the fundamental skills required to work with silver metal clays by creating 5 beautiful projects. Learn and practice techniques including rolling, texturing, cutting, carving, sculpting, molding, refining, firing, and polishing - the required projects allow for an enormous amount of creative variation. Discuss firing processes and practice torch firing in addition to kiln firing. If you’ve ever been mystified while looking at firing instruction sheets, this class will guide you to a thorough understanding.

The 5 projects include a pair of earrings with a fireable stone, a double textured pendant with syringe detail, wrapped beads, a sculpted toggle clasp, and an adjustable wrapped ring with a fireable stone. Upon successful completion of projects and lecture time, students will take a short written test. Upon passing the test, each student will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Sawtooth School for Visual Art and an 8% discount on all Project X clays at Clay Revolution. A $150 kit fee is paid at registration and includes all necessary materials and tools.

For more information about the Camp Metal Clay program, visit www.campmetalclay.com 

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.