The Cheraw Arts Commission is offering several opportunities to create jewelry using metal clays. NC artisan Carrie Story will provide instruction on Thursday, September 12 from 6-8pm for Adult Art Night at the Oyster Bar Restaurant 155 Second Street. Participants will create pure silver earrings for $25 with supplies included in the fee. Registration is suggested in order to prepare with adequate supplies. Call CAC843.537.8420 x 12.
Metal Clay instruction continues on Friday, September 13 with two workshops. A Beginner's Metal Clay workshop will be held from 9am-12noon ($95) with an Intermediate class creating a Picturesque Silver Tree Pendant ($120) from 1-4pm at the Cheraw Community Center - 200 Powe St. Fine metal clays are versatile and easy to use, allowing participants to make jewelry in just a few hours. Registration is required with all supplies provided.
Metal clay is a crafting medium consisting of very small particles of metal such as silver, gold, bronze, or copper mixed with an organic binder and water for use in making jewelry, beads and small sculptures. Originating in Japan in 1990, metal clay can be shaped just like any soft clay, by hand or using molds. After drying, the clay can be fired in a variety of ways such as in a kiln, with a handheld gas torch, or on a gas stove. The binder burns away, leaving the pure sintered metal.
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