The Art of Metal Clay: Techniques for Creating Jewellery and Decorative Objects
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Published: 26.01.2006

Sherri Haab
- Edited by:
- Watson- Guptill Publishing
- Edited at:
- New York
- Technical data:
- 144 pages, paperback, 280 colour illustrations, text in English, 21.5 x 26.5 cm
- ISBN / ISSN:
- 0-8230-0367-1
- Price:
- from 16,46 $
- Order:
- Amazon

Developed in Japan in the early 1990s, metal clay represents a dramatic development in the handling of precious metals for jewelrymaking.
Metal clay consists of microscopic particles of silver or gold suspended in a pliable organic binder that can be worked with the hands and simple household tools, eliminating the need for difficult metalworking processes such as soldering, hammering, and cutting. When metal clay is fired, the binder burns away and the metal particles fuse into pure (99.9 percent) metal.
The Art of Metal Clay is a comprehensive introduction to the medium designed specifically for crafters and jewelrymakers, detailing the essentials of working, firing, and finishing metal clay to create beautiful jewelry and decorative objects. Artist and instructor Sherri Haab demonstrates metal clay’s remarkable versatility, showing how it can be textured, molded, carved, and sculpted to create gorgeous beads, bracelets, pendants, earrings, rings, and other jewelry settings, plus boxes and vessels. She also reveals how to combine metal clay with polymer clay, glass, and epoxy resin to create unique mixed-media pieces. An essential resource for anyone who wants the latest information on this up-and-coming crafts medium!
The Art of Metal Clay is a comprehensive introduction to the medium designed specifically for crafters and jewelrymakers, detailing the essentials of working, firing, and finishing metal clay to create beautiful jewelry and decorative objects. Artist and instructor Sherri Haab demonstrates metal clay’s remarkable versatility, showing how it can be textured, molded, carved, and sculpted to create gorgeous beads, bracelets, pendants, earrings, rings, and other jewelry settings, plus boxes and vessels. She also reveals how to combine metal clay with polymer clay, glass, and epoxy resin to create unique mixed-media pieces. An essential resource for anyone who wants the latest information on this up-and-coming crafts medium!
About the author
Sherri Haab is an award-winning author, illustrator, and product designer of how-to books and magazines. A certified instructor in both Precious Metal Clay® and Art Clay® Silver, she also teaches jewelrymaking classes. She has developed crafts for American Girl magazine, and her clay illustrations have appeared in Family Fun and other publications. She lives in Springville, UT.
Sherri Haab
- Edited by:
- Watson- Guptill Publishing
- Edited at:
- New York
- Technical data:
- 144 pages, paperback, 280 colour illustrations, text in English, 21.5 x 26.5 cm
- ISBN / ISSN:
- 0-8230-0367-1
- Price:
- from 16,46 $
- Order:
- Amazon
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