The Video Bank

Helen is At The Bench’s Master in Precious Metal Clay.

Siligum is a flexible and resistant paste for accurate moulding of ornaments, findings and models. Siligum mould compound is easy to mix, smooth and has a rapid setting time of 5 minutes and molds all objects within 10 minutes which means you can be making copies of your favourite objects or textures in no time at all.

Helen shows you just how easy it is to use natural forms- shells, coral, to make moulds.

Helen is At The Bench’s Master in Precious Metal Clay.

There are several ways to dry your PMC project, Air Drying, Using a Hairdryer or by using a Food Dehydrator. Helen O’Neill describes these several methods.

In true ‘Blue Peter’ style, Helen shows you how to turn a simple cardboard box into an efficient drying box.

Helen is At The Bench’s Master in Precious Metal Clay.

Gemstones can be used as an addition to make a one of a kind Precious Metal Clay project. They can be the focal point of a design or simply add an interesting accent to an otherwise simple design. Naturally occurring gemstones all have their own properties, some are suitable to fire with a project, others are not. This can also apply to man-made or lab-grown gemstones too.

In this film, Helen O’Neill takes you through a select few stones that are suitable to use.

Helen is At The Bench’s Master in Precious Metal Clay.

In this video, Helen describes and shows you how torch fire and finish the leaf pendant. Torch firing is only possible on small pieces of PMC up to the size of the leaf pendant made in this tutorial. Helen also shows us how to fill up a hand held butane torch which she uses to torch fire and how to use an agate burnisher.

Helen is At The Bench’s Master in Precious Metal Clay.

In this video, Helen describes and shows you how to sand and finish the leaf pendant prior to torch firing it. It is easier to refine and smooth the clay in this ‘dry state’ before it is torch fired due to the leaf being like dried clay as opposed to being a solid silver piece.

Helen is At The Bench’s master in Precious Metal Clay.

In this video, Helen describes and shows you how to make a leaf pendant, adding texture to it and then shows you several different styles of bails to add to the pendant.

Helen is At The Bench’s master in Precious Metal Clay.

In this video, Helen describes and shows you how to add texture to your PMC. The easiest way to add texture to your PMC is to buy commercially produced textured brass plates, rubber sheets and stamps or make your own stamps using the photo polymer printing technique.

Helen is At The Bench’s master in Precious Metal Clay.

In this video, Helen describes and shows what tools we need to start creating with Precious Metal Clay. The tools are not elaborate nor expensive and you don’t even need a lot to get you started.

Helen O’Neill, director of the PMC Studio, describes the different types of precious Metal Clay.

The PMC Studio is the official distributor of Precious Metal Clay (PMC) for the UK and Eire.

At the PMC Studio, you will find everything you need from practical and technical information through to training and supplies. Discover their extensive range of clay, tools, kilns and tumbler polishers, all of the highest quality and at competitive prices available both on-line and from their shop in Chesham, UK.