Blue Dragonfly Studio What is PMC

What is Metal Clay?

In the early 1990s Metal Clay was developed in Japan and soon
found its way to the United States in the mid 1990s. Two brands
of Metal Clay exist, PMC or precious metal clay is Mitsubishi
Materials Corporation product and Aida Chemical Industries
produce Art Clay.

Metal clay silver is composed of microscopic particles of silver, organic
binder and water. In this form it can be manipulated just like other
clay mediums, however it does dry out faster than those mediums.

Once the piece is formed it is put through the sintering process to
eliminate the organic binder and water leaving a .999 fine silver work of
art. The sintering process can be achieved through several firing
options, butane torch, hot pot or electric kiln.

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Handcrafted Fine Silver Jewelry by Adrienne Casteen