Item Name:
Metal Clay Jewelry Project Tech
SKU:
BK99
Description:
Metal Clay Jewelry Project Tech is a softcover, full-color, English instructional book written by Senior Instructor Louise Duhamel. It is built as a project-driven guide with step-by-step photography and walks the reader from foundational metal clay knowledge into more advanced techniques through a series of jewelry projects. The book covers working metal clay in different forms and focuses on practical studio methods such as sculpting, cutting, shaping, rolling, enameling, origami-style folding with paper clay, building hollow forms, and using paste clay for detail work. This is used when you want structured, repeatable projects and technique references for designing and finishing metal clay jewelry components that can be paired with lampworked glass, fused elements, or other mixed-media jewelry work.
How it is used:
- Use it to learn the basic handling methods of metal clay, including conditioning, rolling, cutting, and shaping before firing.
- Follow the step-by-step projects to practice specific techniques such as origami folding with paper clay, sculpting with paste clay, and constructing hollow forms.
- Reference the enameling sections when you want to add durable color and surface design to fired metal pieces used alongside glass jewelry.
- Use the photography and project sequencing to plan tool setup, material prep, and finishing steps for consistent results in a small studio workflow.
Dimensions:
- 8.5" x 11"
- Soft cover
- 143 pages
