Helga van Leipsig MCSJ Dip. PMC

Helga lives and works in The Netherlands.

Helga's jewellery education started at the Academy of Arts in Maastricht, The Netherlands. So before she came across Precious Metal Clay in 2005 she was already a traditional silversmith. Captivated by PMC because of its incredible moldable quality she immediately started to work and experiment with it on her own. In a urge to know everything about it, she gained the PMC Diploma at the MCSJ in 2007.

She is still astonished by this fascinating material and keeps on exploring it, creating jewellery which is sold via her website and a few galleries. She also shares her knowledge by teaching PMC workshops in the south of Holland. She is a member of the PMC guild.

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Julia Rai MCSJ Dip. PMC

Since passing the PMC Diploma, I've been working with PMC as much as I can. I really love making hollow forms like lentil beads and I'm exploring making open hollow forms. I also like experimenting with textures. I create lots of my own textures using tear away and photopolymer plates and I'm constantly on the look out for things to use in my work.

I've been teaching the PMC Diploma with MCSJ and love introducing people to PMC. It's still such a new medium and people are blown away by the possibilities when I tell them about it.

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Leila Godden MCSJ Dip. PMC

Since I first touched PMC, I have been hooked. After passing the PMC Diploma at MCSJ in July 2007, I have been working on a range of jewellery which is for sale through a small number of galleries.

I’m really enjoying experimenting with PMC in various ways, including applying it with a brush to create an effect like a cascade of water. As I also paint, this was a natural progression for me.

One of the many joys of this exciting and versatile medium is that it is easy for a complete beginner to create something of beauty, without the need for a lot of expensive equipment. With experience and understanding, the possibilities are endless.

I’m planning to teach some PMC workshops in Gloucestershire, and can be contacted through my website if you are interested in more information. I am also a member of the PMC Guild.

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Sara Maria da Costa Cardina MCSJ Dip. PMC

My name is Sara Maria da Costa Cardina and I live in Caldas da Rainha in Portugal. I found out about PMC and through Angela Baduel-Crispin I found out about the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery, a very well accredited school in Cornwall. I got in touch with the school and completed my certificates in PMC in January 2008.

If you want to have training in PMC I strongly recommend the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery. I also want to say that I stayed at Emms Cottage in Par, where Pam and Victor Dormand treated me like a daughter. My colleagues that joined me in the same course were very nice people. To everyone that helped me a big thank you.

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Corrina Smith MCSJ Dip. PMC

I started making jewellery about three years ago when I attended a metalsmithing course at my local university. I soon became addicted and I desperately wanted to continue exploring and playing with metal. I soon realised that although I could create many wonderful things from my workshop at home, I needed to find a creative outlet that was not so messy or potentially dangerous. Then I discovered PMC and the MCSJ. I booked myself on a course knowing that I would not be disappointed! I had heard some great reviews!

Since passing my diploma I’ve been exploring methods of piercing and texturing using my own designs taken from personal photos. I love Keum Boo and making hollow forms but piercing is my favourite medium at the moment.

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Sue Cotton MCSJ Dip. PMC

My first real introduction to jewellery making was at the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery. I had seen a PMC demo elsewhere and it intrigued me to see the almost magical process of turning clay into a beautiful piece of silver. Not being trained in any form of traditional silversmithing methods, it seemed that this media opened enormous possibilities to me. I searched the internet and came across the website for MCSJ, booked the intensive diploma course and spent a fantastic nine days in Cornwall. Julia and Lisa, my tutors for the week, were very helpful and brilliant teachers.

At the moment my artistic outlet lies in drawing and painting – primarily equine and animal and predominantly pencil work. I am striving to translate this into PMC as an extension of my creativity and to stretch myself artistically.

I'm continuing to explore and experiment with PMC and perhaps add colour to my work in the form of enamelling.

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Janet Richardson MCSJ Dip. PMC

Janet Richardson has been making and teaching jewellery for over 30 years. She had her own business making and teaching jewellery in London and this has now moved out to Berkshire.

Always looking to increase her knowledge and stay up to date she completed the Diploma in PMC at MCSJ early in 2008.

The Diploma at MCSJ has given her an extra string to her bow and along with the other classes she offers, she now includes classes in PMC.

Alongside teaching Janet has been making her own designs and selling in the UK and abroad.  Some of her ranges are sculptural and working with PMC is a valuable addition to her already extensive metalworking skills.

'PMC is one of the few new recent developments in metalworking techniques and should be taken seriously.  Many things can be achieved with this wonderful material.   It is not a replacement, but an addition to your jewellery making skills.'

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Linda Paris MCSJ Dip. PMC

After working as a sculptor and ceramicist for some
time, I trained in Jewellery and Silversmithing at
Truro College. I first learned to use PMC at MCSJ and
qualified as an instructor in February 2007. After
nearly four years I am still exploring the
possibilities of PMC and I enjoy passing on what I
have learned and peoples reaction when grey stuff
turns into fine silver and then lovely jewellery.

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Jeanette Tenwick MCSJ Dip. PMC

Jeanette's love of jewellery making was instilled in her, like most people, as a young child when she was given a broken necklace by her Grandmother so she could play with loose beads. That was the point when her interest in the subject truly began. After gaining skills through practice, she began to sell her handmade pieces of jewellery to class mates at school and then at college.

Now, with an Art and Design GNVQ, three years crystal healing and repeated trips to the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery her love for jewellery making has grown bigger than ever.

Jeanette's work is a mixture of bead work, chainmail, silver smithing, glass work and work with PMC.

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Helen Stone MCSJ Dip. PMC

I first started experimenting with PMC in 2006 and soon found that I enjoyed it so much that I booked a place at MCSJ School to enrich my knowledge.  I was fascinated and couldn’t wait to get started, creating all those designs that kept me awake in the small hours.  After about 12 months I then realised that to take my enjoyment further and be able to pass this information to others I needed a qualification that allowed me to become a teacher.

After completing the diploma in PMC  in 2007 it changed the way I worked.  I felt that now was the time to become a teacher in something that I enjoyed enormously and wished to pass on to others who liked working with their hands.  I have had many hours of fun and enjoyment both working on my own projects and also helping others to complete theirs. 

The picture shows some of the work completed by my students since taking my diploma.  I hope you enjoy PMC as much as I do and if you want to contact me you can phone me on 01736 874455 or visit my website www.harbourcrystals.com.

 

Jessie van Zanten MCSJ Dip. PMC

Jessica van Zanten is a south London based jeweller who specalises in working with Precious Metal Clay. She first came across this magical material when working in a silversmiths class and has been addicted to it ever since.

After successfully completing a Diploma in PMC at the Mid-Cornwall School of Jewellery, Jessica now sells her work at local outlets, craft fairs and to private clients and has also begun teaching classes locally to help spread the word of Precious Metal Clay.

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Tracey Godfrey MCSJ Dip. PMC

Karen Richards MCSJ Dip. PMC

Kerry Morse MCSJ Dip. PMC

Ciel Ruffle Brandt MCSJ Dip. PMC

Sally Pepper MCSJ Dip. PMC

Jan Prince MCSJ Dip. PMC

Jackie Langley MCSJ Dip. PMC

Kay Willisson MCSJ Dip. PMC

Pat Waddington MCSJ Dip. PMC

Angela Porritt MCSJ Dip. PMC

Jackie Carr MCSJ Dip. PMC

Karen Craig MCSJ Dip. PMC

Ann Philps MCSJ Dip. PMC