Hollow Beads in metal clay PMC by Franchezka

This is one of the seven projects that Rio Rewards PMC Certification Program designed to demonstrate the wide range of possibilities of PMC (Precious Metal Clay).
This project uses 8 techniques:
- Creating an organic form
- Work with Geometric precision.
- Assemble dry PMC.
- Work on a Hollow form.
- Carve dry PMC.
- Make and use a rubber mold.
- Make my own slip.
- Apply liver of sulfur.
Hollow beads out of metal clay is a great way to use less material but not for that reason your bead will be less expensive or with less price to the market.
My way to make the hollow beads is without any organic form helping.
I just shape the form with my hand and let the clay dry on a surface with the shape I want, and then I solder with slip the two parts to make the bead.
I don’t like to use a mold to make the design. I love to make my own designs. If I use a mold, then I carve a lot on the design to change the way it looks and I also add extra small things to complement the design, so my piece will not look similar that another.
I hope you like it. Thank for coming.

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One day talking we decided to meet to know each other and to have fun, but I never imagined that was today, so I asked the doctor for a shot to the pain and I drove to Atlanta to meet Lisa.


I don't know why I had the impression that she was not so tall and by the opposite, she is taller than me, slim and very beautiful.


As soon as I came in, a big cabinet full of amazing jewelry called my attention. I could not hear was she was asking me. I was completly blown away trying to see all the pieces one by one and even thowgh I spent a lot of time in front of that cabinet, I never finished.


The pictures she has of her jewelry does not make justice to her awesome work.



When I finally turn to see her, she was standing there with another case full of beautiful pieces. And here, and there, and in the sun room, and on the table, everywhere the most detailed, elegant and beautiful handmade jewelry I have ever seen in person.

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