1 Fusion, July 2007 - Rio Grande

SUMMER 2007PMC MAKES IMPORTANT SHOWING AT SNAGPMC Decade exhibitioninstalled in the recentlyrenovated library buildingat the National OrnamentalMetals Museum.While many metalsmiths have embraced PMC, it is undeniable that thereare still many goldsmiths with traditional training who are suspicious ofmetal clay. Some of those reservations were lifted in June, when PMC madea strong showing at the annual conference of the Society of North AmericanGoldsmiths, which met this year in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition toan important exhibition at the National Ornamental Metals Museum, theconference included two demonstrations of PMC techniques, and severalvendors were featuring PMC and related books and tapes. is visibilitywas heightened by a long article about PMC in Metalsmith magazine, whichfeatures a PMC brooch by Claire Holliday on its cover.e PMC Decade Exhibition will travel to the Brookfield Craft Centerin Connecticut in February.BEAD AND BUTTON 2007e Guild was represented at the annual Bead and Button show in Milwaukee,where more than 14,000 people gathered to attend classes, networkwith friends, and load up on tools and supplies. CeCe Wire, former director,worked the crowd, spreading enthusiasm for the Guild, passing out severalhundred examination copies of Studio PMC and almost a thousand membershipbrochures.PAGE 18