Advanced Metal Clay Series: Resin Jewelry Using Art Clay Online Workshop with Jackie Truty

Description

The art of ring making comes alive with instructor Jackie Truty as she shows you how to use Art Clay Silver and UV resin to create stunning pieces! By using Art Clay Silver, Jackie makes ring-making accessible to anyone. Together, you will walk through the characteristics of Art Clay Silver, the materials and tools needed for this technique, and the entire process of creating the ring on the mandrel in the correct size. Plus, Jackie will teach you how to sand your piece before and after firing, how to mix, apply, and cure the resin, and how to create a stunning mirror-finish on your final piece. As an added bonus, you will also receive 4 downloadable PDFs covering a materials shopping list, top 5 tips to working with Art Clay Silver and UV resin, a torch & kiln firing schedule, and a polishing guide to aid you in learning this technique!

By the end of this Online Workshop, you’ll have these unique ring-making techniques in your stock of jewelry expertise!

*Please note, this Online Workshop uses either a kiln or a torch for firing.

Lesson Breakdown
Online Workshop Overview

• Jackie’s Top 5 Tips
• Unique Features of Ring Making with Silver & Resin
• Tools & Materials
• Metal Clay Terms to Know

Silver & Resin Ring Making

• Creating the Inner Core
  • Preparing the Mandrel
  • Creating the Inner Ring
  • Sanding the Inner Ring
• Creating the Outer Layer
  • Creating the Outer Ring
  • Sanding the Outer Ring

Firing & Polishing

• Fire & Polish

Adding Resin and Finishing

• Adding Resin & Finishing
• Finishing Techniques

Online Workshop Includes
Discussion board & Gallery: The discussion board is a great way to interact with other users in the Online Workshop. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, express your inspirations, and share images of your work.

Notes: This is a place for you to keep personal notes to help you with your work and the Online Workshop content. Only you will be able to see your notes.

Optional Quizzes: Short optional quizzes to test your knowledge as you progress through the lessons.

Video Lesson Run Time ≈ 95 minutes

About the Instructor

With over 30 years in the jewelry world, Art Clay Master Instructor Jackie Truty has been passionate about metal clay ever since she first laid eyes on it in 2000. In 2000, after watching a demo of Art Clay at the Glass Craft Expo in Las Vegas, she fell in love with the idea of being able to create truly unique pieces with metal clay. She immediately took introductory and certification Online Workshops in Art Clay through Art Clay USA and became a lapidary with the ability to cab her own stones. This led her even further into her niche as she became a Graduate Gemologist and taught heat treatment for stones on Jewelry Television. In 2001, Jackie became an educational director for Art Clay USA, teaching and certifying instructors. The following year, she purchased the US and Canadian distribution rights for Art Clay and opened Art Clay World, USA, in Oak Lawn, Illinois. She has also received certifications in Japan for New Mokume Gane and Quilling. In 2013, she became a certified Graduate Gemologist with the Gemology Institute of America. With her husband acting as CFO and her daughter and son-in-law running operations and purchasing, Jackie’s passion has turned into a way of life for her whole family. Jackie’s books include Dichroics: Art Glass All Dressed Up, (2002), Art Clay Silver and Gold: 18 Projects to Make in One Day (2003), and Metal Clay: The Complete Guide (2005). She has taught across the globe, from Milan to Montreal to Johannesburg. To learn more about Jackie and her work, check out her website at www.ArtClayWorld.com.