The BEAD Cellar
at DAVID MESSAM
Art Clay Silver Starter Kit
"A fantastic beginner kit with everything you need to make an art clay pendant or charm and fire it on your kitchen gas hob.
The kit contains a full 12 page instruction booklet plus:
•7g Art Clay Silver 650 Slow Dry
•Sponge sanding pads
•Stainless steel mesh with protection net for gas hob firing
•Tweezers
•Stainless steel brush
•Burnisher
•Silver polish and cloth
•Roller
•Plastic rolling strips
•Antiquing solution
•Jump ring and charm holder
Art Clay Silver is a precious metal clay which looks and feels like ordinary sculpting or porcelain
clay with fine particles of pure silver mixed with a non-toxic organic binder.
When fired the binder
burns out leaving a fine silver piece, which can be hallmarked as fine silver.
Art Clay is known as Art Clay Silver 650, simply because it can be fired at 650°C. At this low temperature it can be fired with sterling silver, dichroic glass and natural stones. This 650 version of Art Clay is slightly brighter than other clays. It shrinks by around 8 to 9%. Object must be dry before firing. Firing temperature and time will depend on the firing method and size of the object.
Art Clay Silver 650 is the newly developed low firing-temperature clay. Beautifully easy to handle - its fine grained quality means that you can create highly detailed and delicate items. The low firing temperature allows you to use it to mount fused glass pieces with ease. Kiln fire at 650C for 30 minutes or 780C for 5 minutes. Shrinkage is only 8-9%. Also can be fired on a gas hob or with a blow torch.
