Studio PMC - Rio Grande

Happenings
PUBLICATIONS
Sherri Haab has added DVD tutorials
to her publishing repertoire. Her new
DVD, Precious Metal Clay Jewelry, is nearly
two hours and is geared for beginners to
metal clay. It includes three sections focusing
on PMC basics such as product differences
and applications, basic technique,
and five projects. A bonus section includes
a gallery, Web resources, and a firing chart.
In addition, her book, The Art of Metal
Clay, has been re-released with a new onehour
DVD featuring demonstrations of
four all-new projects. Two of the projects
demonstrate mixed media techniques
incorporating resin and polymer clay,
while a heart bead pendant and flower ring
round out the metal clay video projects.
Names familiar to Studio PMC readers
have appeared in both Lapidary
Journal, Jewelry Artist, and Art Jewelry magazines
recently. Hadar Jacobson published
“Three Rocks” and Gwen Bernecker published
“Pearls in Motion” in the May issue
of Lapidary Journal, while Debra Weld's
article “Colored Pencil on Copper”
appeared in the relaunched Lapidary Journal
Jewelry Artist in June. In addition, PMC
instructor and artist J. Fred Woell appears
in Jewelry Artist's "Doer's Profile" in July.
Irina Miech's “Calla Lily Suite” was
featured in Art Jewelry in May, while work
by Debra Weld and Catherine Davies
Paetz appeared in the Gallery section of
that issue. “Silver Wreath” by Linda Facci
was featured in the July issue, while work
by Deborah Fehrenbach and Gwen
Bernecker appeared in the Gallery.
CORRECTION
The photo credit was inadvertently
omitted in Debbi Clifford's article on
her plique-a-jour work. The photos are by
Richard Brunck.
GUILD NEWS
Apanel of jurors has selected work
from 56 artists to be included in the
Guild's new publication, a 128-page book
called the PMC Guild Annual. For a list of
contributing artists, visit the News page at
the Guild Web site at:
http://pmcguild.com/news/news.html.
LOCAL CHAPTERS
AFrench-speaking chapter of the PMC
Guild has been established in France,
called La Guilde PMC Francophone. The
new chapter officers are president Angela
Baduel-Crispin, Secretary Véronique
Petitgenet and Treasurer Sabine Singéry.
The chapter has a Web site with much of
the information found on the PMC Guild
International Web site available in French
at www.guildepmc.com.
“The idea is to make metal clay information
accessible in French for Frenchspeaking
artists interested in this amazing
material, which remains quite new here,”
says Angela. “It's also a way to get the few
metal clayers together to feel less isolated,
discover others in their own area, and have
some support and a sense of community
around metal clay.”
The Southern Arizona Alchemists, the
Tucson chapter of the PMC Guild, met
for its quarterly meeting July 8 at the Whole
Lotta Whimsy studio to discuss upcoming
chapter events, including participation in
the Tucson Pima Arts Council Open Studio
Tour Nov 10-11, with PMC art and jewelry
represented by chapter members in one studio
location. Planning also began for the
third annual wine and cheese reception
sponsored by Rio Grande at the February
2008 Tucson gem shows.
The group also plans to set up a Yahoo
group to help members and friends keep
up with events and innovations happening
in Tucson. The next meeting will be Sept.
12, 7 to 9 p.m., at Jay Humphries home
studio. The next quarterly meeting will be
in October: details can be found at the
chapter's Web site, www.pmctucson.com.
NewMetal Artists, the Los Angeles
chapter of the PMC Guild, enjoyed a
presentation on sculpting in clay by Kathy
Davis at their June meeting. Kathy brought
samples of her sculpted work and shared
tips for three dimensional sculpting, many
drawn from her experience as a polymer
clay artist and sculptor of fantasy dolls.
Upcoming meeting topics include: “The
Reality of Registering Trademarks” with
Mark Holmes on Sept. 13; “Gel Cured
Resin” with Kathy Davis on Oct. 14; “Tax
Time Part Deux: Those Darn Schedule C’s”
with Deborah Smyth on Nov. 8; and the
Fourth Annual Bubbles and Baubles Bead
Swap on Dec. 9.
DEATHS
Carol Lynn Crow, a PMC artist living
in the Netherlands who was interviewed
in the International PMC issue of
Studio PMC in Winter 2006, died in June
after a brief illness. She leaves two sons,
Marcus and Max, and many PMC friends
Carol's work included beading, painting,
and PMC. She preferred organic textures
in her PMC, especially ginkgo leaves
and wood, and she got surprising results
out of seaweed. But she was also inspired
by wallpaper, buttons, and high-tech gadgets,
incorporating textures drawn from a
wide range of sources in both the front and
back of her pieces.
“Carol was a remarkable woman —
strong, creative, and with great willpower,”
says her friend, Yolanda Nieubower.
“She will be missed, but her passion for art
and jewelry will be carried on.”
F
rances Darby, the founder of Paragon
Industries, makers of the popular
Paragon kilns, died June 17. She founded
Paragon Industries in 1948 and produced
one of the first electric kilns in America.
“The outstanding thing about Mrs.
Darby was her sense of integrity and respect
for the truth,” said John R. Hohenshelt,
who bought the company in 1985.
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