Metal Clay Training, Classes, Courses and Workshops
The trainers and schools on this page offer generic metal clay training not aligned to PMC or Art Clay. Some will travel outside their home area, see the listings for details. If you can't find an instructor in your area on this page, check the PMC classes pages and the Art Clay classes pages. All links open in a new window.
Metal Clay classes in the UK
Metal Clay classes in the USA
Metal Clay classes International
UK
Alston Hall - Preston, Lancashire
Metal clay classes for all levels. Also offer beadwork classes.
Assington Mill - Sudbury, Suffolk
Silver clay jewellery making classes.
The Beetroot Tree - Draycott, Derbyshire
Art gallery offering a variety of regular classes. Includes classes in metal clay at all levels, jewellery making, silver smithing, ring making and glass.
Chununga Tree - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A range of classes are offered including glass and silver clay, sterling silver and metal clay and various speciality workshops.
Country Love Ceramics - Oxfordshire
Silver clay classes for beginners and advanced students.
Craftworx - East Yorkshire
Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification
Debbie Carlton - Various locations, London
Introduction to metal clay classes running in London.
Deborah Beads - Colchester Essex
Retail bead shop, no online sales. They also run silver metal clay classes, jewellery making classes, wirework classes and beginners classes.
Farncombe Estate - Broadway (Cotswolds), Worcestershire
Silver clay classes for beginners. Also offer beginners silver jewellery making.
Fired Silver - Nether Alderley, Cheshire
Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners and project based classes including ring making and combining PMC and glass. Also runs bronze and copper clay classes and enamelling training. Private tuition available.
Hertfordshire School of Jewellery - Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Introductory PMC and Art Clay classes, intermediate PMC and Art Clay classes, advanced PMC and Art Clay classes, adding gold classes, introduction to Bronze and Copper clay classes, also project based metal clay classes, glass fusing classes, silverwork classes, polymer clay classes and texture making classes.
Julia Rai - Cornwall, London
Introduction to metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, Art Clay Certification classes level 1 and 2, making your own textures class, private classes, one-to-one classes. Will travel to teach.
London Jewellery School - Hatton Garden, London
Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners classes. Precious Metal Clay PMC ring making, gold, glass (lampwork beads), enamelling, basic silversmithing, polymer clay and jewellery making classes, texture making classes. Art Clay beginners and Certification classes. Bronze clay classes. Also runs childrens PMC charm-making classes. Private tuition for all levels of metal clay.
The Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery - Cornwall
Beginners to advanced level metal clay classes leading to the Diploma in Silver Metal Clay Proficiency They also offer Higher Metal Clay Diploma Training.
Silverclay Creations - Halifax, West Yorkshire
Introduction to silver clay classes and advanced silver clay classes.
Simply Silver - Swindon, Wiltshire
Introductory classes in using metal clay, ring making, bead making and keum boo.
Sussex Jewellery School - Eastbourne
Beginners silver clay classes and resin classes.
Touchmark Studios - Chew Magna, Bristol
Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners and advanced training, enamelling classes, silverwork and metal work classes.
Tracey Crewdson - Silsden, West Yorkshire
Introductory and intermediate silver clay classes.
Unicorn Studios - Lincoln
Art Clay and Precious Metal Clay PMC classes for beginners and advanced level students. One-day workshops and longer courses by arrangement, and half-day taster sessions. Ann Walker will also travel virtually anywhere to teach groups of five students and more, up to eight in total.
University of the Arts London - Wimbledon
Precious Metal Clay PMC classes.
Waterperry Gardens - Nr Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Introductory and project based metal clay classes.
Wibbly Wobbly Glass - Droxford, Hampshire
Silver clay classes, fused glass classes, lampworking classes and enamelling classes.
USA
Adornment Gallery - Baltimore, MD
Mix it up with Metal Clay class, intermediate to advanced level, taught by Kelly Russell.
A Great Setting - Redondo Beach, CA
Glass work, metal clay and silverwork classes.
The Alchemy Group - Arlington, Texas
Various workshops in Precious Metal Clay PMC and Bronze clay. They also run basic glass fusing classes.
Art Clay Studio - Nashua, NH
34 types of metal clay classes and workshops by Carol A Babineau. She also has an Open Studio every Tuesday and Thursday 10 - 2, or by appointment. Call ahead just in case. 603-560-5402. Carol is an Art Clay Distributor selling to local people and her students.
Bravo School of Arts - San Diego, CA
Silver metal clay introduction and jewelry making classes.
Brea Bead Works -Brea, CA
Southern California authorized retail distributor of ACS, glass and general supplies. Call or email to buy. They also run training in jewelry making, glass making and metal clay training. Kiln service available.
Broken Branches - Brookline, MA; Marshfield, MA; Topsfield, MA; Waltham, MA; Westford, MA ; Scarborough, ME
Introductory metal clay courses and special projects including hollow metal clay forms and rings. Also runs chain maille classes, wireworking classes and Viking knit classes.
Cindy Holst in Grand Junction, Colorado
Metal clay classes at all levels.
Convergent Series - Pittsburgh, PA
Carol Scheftic runs a variety of metal clay classes for all levels. Also runs private lessons.
Danaca Design - Seattle, WA
This metal crafting center has PMC beginners, intermediate and advanced classes.
Deb Fitz - Shelton, WA, USA
Offers introductory and advanced metal clay workshops and also glass bead making.
Delphi Glass - Lansing, MI
Beginners metal clay classes. Also run glass, enameling, wire wrapping and jewelry making classes.
Designs by Sylvanye - Smyrna, TN
A range of classes including beginners, intermediate and advanced PMC and Art Clay, glass fusing, copper clay, bronze clay and also a class specifically for using the microwave kiln.
Fire and Friends Art Studio - Peoria, AZ
All kinds of metal clay related classes with some of the top teachers in the US. Holly Gage, Kate McKinnon, Hadar Jacobson, Pam East and Diane Sepanski to name a few.
Fletcher Farm School - Ludlow, VT
This Arts and Crafts school runs metal clay classes as well as jewelry making and silver smithing classes. Lots of other arts and crafts classes too.
Geltman Jewellery Designs – Washington DC
Generic metal clay training, beading, glass fusing, metal smithing.
Good Muse Designs - Tucson, AZ
Silver metal clay classes for all levels from beginners to project based classes, bronze clay classes, metal clay and glass classes. Also offers private lessons.
Hadar Jacobson - Berkeley, CA
Hadar has been involved in the development of Bronze Clay, Copprclay and also sells her own powdered versions of bronze and copper clay. She runs classes in bronze clay, copper clay, silver clay and other subjects at her studio in Berkeley, CA. Hadar is willing to travel beyond her home town to train. Contact her for more information.
Hattie Sanderson - location of your choice
Metal clay basics at a venue of your choice. Also more advanced workshops available.
Holly Gage - Bowmansville, PA
Holly Gage of Gage Designs - Pennsylvania - Have carpet will travel US and Internationally. Holly offers Silver Metal Clay Classes with an emphasis on developing the creativity of the artist within. Innovative technique based lessons are presented to inspire, strengthen technical and design skills, and elevate the students abilities to the next level. Beginner; Advanced; Negative Space Caning; Metal Clay Repoussé and carving; Creative Prong solutions for setting irregular shaped items (titanium); Soul Companions - Glass wrapped silver beads. See website for present classes or to contact Holly for availability. Also, have a look at Holly Gage's work in this YouTube video. Current class list is here.
Judi Weers - San Antonio, TX
Introductory classes for silver clay run at Friendze Bead Shop in San Antonio. Contact the shop for more details or to book. Judi also runs private classes on request from her home studio in San Antonio. Judi is willing to travel within the USA to venues with a kiln. Contact Judi directly through her website at Cardinal Creations.
Kate McKinnon - various locations in the US and Europe
Metal clay classes from beginner to advanced.
Lillstreet Arts Center - Chicago
Metal clay classes at various levels.
Louise Duhamel - various locations
If you're looking for something a bit different, look no further than Louise Duhamel's schedule of classes. Retreats in such places as Puerto Vallarta and Tuscany, Italy sound wonderful. And they not only feature Louise but also people like Gordon Uyehara and Robert Dancik.
Nancy Bronstein - Great Barrington, MA
Introductory and intermediate classes and several interesting project based classes.
New Mexico Clay - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Range of classes from beginners to advanced, Keum Boo, beads, rings. Supplier of Art Clay, PMC, Bronzclay™, Copprclay™, cutters, texture plates, tools, kits and Kilns. They also run classes for beginners in metal clay.
Originals - San Antonio, TX
Beginners metal clay classes. Also beading, metal work and wire work classes.
Pat Evans - Santa Clara, CA
Introductory and intermediate metal clay classes running at Santa Clara Adult Education.
Pattie Phipps - San Diego, CA
Silver clay and copper clay classes for all skill levels.
Paula Beckett - Plano, Dallas, Carrollton, TX
Download Paula's class schedule from the link above. A variety of silver metal clay classes and enamelling on metal clay.
Pure Silver Studio - Powell, Tennessee
Generic metal clay training, beginners level, also chain weaving.
Sandy Wildkatsch - Mundelien, Il
Beginning metal clay classes at Bella Beads, 1154 W. Maple Ave, Mundelien, Illinois. Tel: 847-837-1896 or contact Sandy here
Shepherdess Beads - San Diego, CA
A number of workshops at all levels are run at this bead store. They also have guest artists run workshops there.
Silver 2 Wear - Los Angeles, CA
Beginners and advanced metal clay classes.
Warg Enamel and Tool Center - Scarborough, ME
Bronze clay and metal clay classes, bead making and jewelry making classes, knitted chain and chain making classes.
International
Beads and Bling - Dublin, Ireland
Supplier of beads, findings, charms, feathers, semi-precious stones, tools, stringing supplies, wire and chain, Swarovski crystals and watch faces. Online sales and retail shop. Also run a large variety of classes including jewellery making, metal clay, chain maille, wirework, hat making, pearl stringing, woven wire and tiara making.
Contemporary Clay - Byron Bay, Mulumbimby, Australia
Metal Clay classes for beginners, project based.
Eclectic Studio - Beaconsfield, NSW, Australia
PMC Certification classes as well as various other metal clay classes for beginners, intemediate and advanced students.
Hacienda Mosaico - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Hacienda Mosaico is an expansive, tropical and artful retreat in the beautiful beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Teachers in 2010 include Robert Dancik and Hadar Jacobson.
Ingrid Wild - Germany
PMC classes - website in German with English translation.
Rideau Art & Beads - Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
Canadian bead shop stocking a wide range of beads and supplies for beaders and jewellery makers. The retail store in Kemptville also stocks Art Clay, PMC, Bronzclay™ and Copprclay™. They also run classes in basic beading, hammered wire, silver clay introduction and they run free open studios.
