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kate Mckinnon
techniques+ explorations
j e w e l r y
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Materials
5075 g of fine silver clay for Amphora
5075 g of fine silver clay for chain (optional)
1 glass 14 63 mm tube bead or size of choice
1" (2.5 cm) of 10- or 12-gauge fine silver wire to
snugly fit bead hole16 or more dry fine silver clay 8mm rings
12 or more dry fine silver clay 3mm balls
2 fine silver 15 mm jump rings and 2 finesilver 13 30 mm S-clasps or 8" (20.3 cm) of12-gauge fine silver wire
Liver of sulfur
2-part epoxy resin
tools
Work surface
Roller
Rolling guides
Texture pads or rubber stamps
Sharp tissue blade
Heavy-duty flush cutters
Soft paintbrush and water
Cocktail straw or small drill bit and drill
5mm circle cutter
Ball-end burnisher
Kiln
Hammer
Anvil
Tumbler
Flat- or chain-nose pliers
Torch (optional)Kiln brick (optional)
Large round-nose pliers (optional)
Brass brush
Lampworked bead by Stephanie Sersich
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, h p,
v b v, gv
m g m b f
m v vd. M
g m g
ff fv bd,
, fg, mg
d b-bdg , d
v -dd p d
m dv.
Finished size
necklace 22" (56.5 cm)
pendant 1" 2" "
(3.2 7 1.3 cm)
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01| BACK. Roll and txtur a t offr mtal clay to a nid tickn
of 34 card. Cut an longatd fan ap,
158" 318" (4.1 8 cm), to form t am-
pora back. Cut dcorativ window
in t back of t pic, to ow t
bad from bind, and to cut t wigt
of your nid pic. Cut anging
ol at t top rigt and lft cornr,
itr wn t clay i bon dry, uing a
mall drill bit, or wn it i fr, uinga cocktail traw. If you cut fr, you
can rmov t cut matrial from your
cocktail traw and itr u it to roll a
littl ball of clay for an gg or a ball-nd
ad pin. Lt t back pic bcom
ard-latr ard to bon dry, and, if
you wi, appliqu mall pic of dry
clay to it for intrt. I ud tr plaincircl, cut from a tinly rolld t
wit a drinking traw and attacd
tm bon dry, wit a wa of watr.
Project notes
This lovely project can be made entirely of metalclay. Just create larger hanging holes and attacha metal clay chain directly to the pendant. I usedS-hooks to connect my piece so the chain couldbe removable, giving the option of wearing theamphora on a plain, less expensive chain ifdesired.
techniques + eleMents
Box building
Rivet post
Appliqu
Rings
Chainmaking
S-clasp
Fused rings (optional)
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It can be helpful to lay your 8mm bone-dry clayrings onto the freshly cut sides, to help youposition your divots.
NOTEI used a long, narrow lampworked
bead for my design, but you can use any
large bead for yours; just design the setting
to accommodate the bead size.
02| SIDE RECTANGLES.Roll and
txtur a t of fr mtal clay to anid tickn of 34 card. Cut two12" 3" (1.3 7.6 cm) rctangl. U a
ball-nd burnir to mak mall div-
ot along t lngt of t rctangl
wr youll add t dry clay ring. U
t circl cuttr to cut out a fw of t
divot; t ring will fram t ol
latr. Lt t rctangl bcom ard-
latr ard to bon dry.
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03| BASE. Roll a plain t offrmtal clay 6 card tick. Cut a 58"
1" (1.5 2.5 cm) rctangl to form
t ampora ba. U t wir tat
will upport t bad to mak a ol
in t ba wr a rivt pot will go.
Kp in mind tat t ol may notb dad cntr, dpnding on t t of
your bad in your tting. Lt t ba
bcom ard-latr ard to bon dry.
NOTEThis rivet post will hold your bead in
place, so be sure to choose a wire gauge that
ts your bead hole tightly. Beware of large
beads with tiny holes; you want your wire
to be thick enough to support the weight of
the bead without bending.
04| U watr and prur to quidg
t dry clay ring to t two dry 12"
3" (1.3 7.6 cm) rctangl o ty
fram t divot or cut-out ol. Fort ring tat fram a divot, ll t ring
wit a drop of watr and drop in 1 dry
Place the dry clay balls in the drop of water in yourdry clay divots, and let them get sticky.
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clay ball. Lt t ball t up briy,
and, wn ticky, pr and rotat tm
in tir divot to cur.
05| U a mall amount of watr
and prur to quidg t box id
togtr, ambling an opn box form.Bru t join wit a damp paintbru
to gntly moot and clan tm.
06| Lt t box dry compltly. Fill
any rror in your joinry, if ncary,
wit tiny nak of frly rolld clay,
and moot in plac wit a tin wa of
watr or lip. Lt t box compltly dry.
07| OPTIONAL. Mak and ambla 16" to 24" (41 to 61 cm) mtal clay
cain for anging t pndant.
The prepared box back, sides, and base, bone dry,and ready for assembly.
The finished box form, ready for the post imbedand firing, and a finished Amphora box in thebackground. Note the different look of flush vs highsides.
08| Rt t rivt pot into t
ol in your ba, wic ould av
runk in drying. Ti i on of my
favorit tcniqu to gt a rally good
t on a larg wir imbd; mak t ol
in wt clay, t t pot in t dry clay.
T drying proc offr jut noug
rinkag to nur a tigt t of t
wir in t ol. Fir t box and cain
for 2 our at 1650 F (899 C).
09| Aftr ring, work-ardn t
cain by ammring t link on t
anvil and a bzl mandrl.
10| Attac 1 commrcial or and-
mad n ilvr jump ring to ac oft anging ol. Fu t ring clod
if dird.
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MAsTeR TeACheR and jwlry artit Kat
McKinnon bgin Sculptural Metal Clay
Jewelry wit an ovrviw of mtal clay
baic: trm, tcniqu, and tool. Nxt,
offr dtaild intruction for crating
a varity of mtal clay and n ilvr
wir lmnt: componnt, tting,nding, attacmnt, 3-D form, and
txturd ffct tat ar t foundation
of r ignatur jwlry dign.
T tcniqu ction i followd by 10
uniqu projct tat combin foundation
tcniqu wit on-of-a kind dign
lmnt. Projct includ:
+tr-dimnional ring+organic cain dign+mtal clay and lampworkd bad pndant
hr dign av multipl componnt
mad from mtal clay and n ilvr wir,
including not only clap, cain, and
tting, but alo movabl and rmov-
abl pic, unuual txtur and patina,
uniqu contruction and nginring, and
crativ way to incorporat bad.
All of t tcniqu ar own wit
crytal-clar tp-by-tp potograpy. For
addd intructional aitanc, t autor
and r tcniqu in action appar on t
nclod DVD bound in t back of t
book. Ti book and DVD combination
offr jwlry artit bot t tcniquand dign inpiration ndd to crat
gallry-lvl jwlry tat i truly art to war.
about the artistKate McKinnon is a mixed-media artist wholives and works in Tucson, Arizona. Her workfocuses on the engineering of how elementswork together, connect, and grow into finishedpieces of jewelry. She won the prestigious RioGrande Saul Bell award in 2003 for her innova-tive design with metal clay, and has taughtand lectured internationally. Kate is the authorof several self-published books on jewelry
design, a mixed-media book, and a novel aboutrebuilding Thoreaus dream in a form to suit thedigital agean urban Walden.
Paperback w/flaps, 8 9160 pages + DVD
150 photographsISBN 978-1-59668-174-3$26.95Available April 2010