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| Hi! My name is Kimberly Clark. My love of creating jewelry started years ago....during a stine as president of the Owatona Arts Center...and taking a class on site by Cathy Collison from Glass Garden Beads in Northfield Minnesota...I was HOOKED! Living in Owatonna, I was eventually commuting to my job at the Mall of America in Minneapolis...and doing the art show circuit on weekends, along with raising two young boys.... This just became too much and I made a HUGE decision. .After 3 years I gave up my corporate job and began my new life as a full time artist. My goal was to take my work from the 5 galleries that initially showed my work to 50 galleries the first year! I made my goal...and then changed my course... and decided to stop beading and hammering gold and silver and doing my wirework..I had discovered PMC!!! *Precious Metal Clay™ is a revolutionary material developed and patented by Mitsubishi Materials of Japan. Tiny particles of pure silver or gold are suspended in an organic binder to create a material that can be worked like modeling clay. Pieces are fired in a kiln to 1750—2000°F to burn off the binder and fuse the metal. The result is a solid 100% pure silver or gold object. I read Tim from Cece binder and fuse the metal. The result is a solid 100% pure silver or gold object. I read Tim from Cece McCreight's book, watched his video and decided to take the plunge...and take a lifechanging class from Cece Wire during the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 5 years ago. My life has not been the My same.I relish creating and PMC has allowed me this lovely revelation and growth in mind and spirit. My forms are inspired by the shapes around me...the mountains, Mother Nature herself and the bountiful beauty we find in our everyday worlds. I have tried embed embedding sapphires...yes...they can take the heat of the kiln as can rubies.After the fact I will embed turquoise, pearls and lapis as they are organic and of course will burn up in the kiln! one Because I travel quite a bit I can incorporate leaves, rocks and other items into the shapes thus my one collection called the Nature Collection In 2004 I started teaching PMC classes at SDSU. Most of my students are professors at the University and these women and men have been more of an inspiration to me than they will ever know. This journey of discovery has led me to myself...to my in PMC from Cece Wire in Tucson. It was all about honing skills rather than design..inner being...creating beautiful pieces...for we are all beautiful. In 2005 I received my Certification in PMC from Cece Wire in Tucson. It was all about honing skills rather than design..all about honing skills rather than design.. |
