PMC Art Silver Clay Classes New York City Manhattan ˜ Vera Lightstone


	*Our Classes are a Sharing of Expertise*
	Ceramic sculpture and vessels have been Vera Lightstone's lifelong work. She has been creating and teaching classes and private students at the Craft Students League,the JCC and in her midtown Manhattan studio for many years Students learn pottery, PMC and sculpture techniques and are encouraged to develop their own individual styles of handmade artwork.
	The newest creative adventure is PMC. The workshops in Precious Metal Clay (aka Art Silver Clay or Silverclay) cover precious metal clay in all its forms -- clay, syringe, paste and paper sheets. The versatility of the silver clay and the ease of the techniques of working with it makes classes productive, full of surprises and lots of fun! Students go home with many fine finished pieces in only a few days.
	Silver clay is the exciting new medium that works like clay and fires to fine silver or gold. Classes are taught in the New York City studio of Vera Lightstone. Vera is one of a very limited & select group of PMC Connection Certified Senior Teachers in the United States and the only Senior Teacher with classes in the heart of the Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey & Connecticut).
	Our studio is VERY conveniently located on 39th Street between 8th & 9th Ave a short walking distance from Penn Station & the LIRR, Times Square/Port Authority & NJ Path trains, within easy access from the NY NJ & Long Island Bridges, Tunnels & Area Airports. It is also near Grand Central Station, with access to Westchester, Connecticut and points North.
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	Techniques in Precious Metal Clay: Beginner / Intermediate Two Day *Weekend* *Workshops*, Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 4PM, September 13&14,October 4&5, November 2&3, December 6&7	Instruction covers forming, texturing, setting of stones, ring making, attachment of findings and more. Fee is $200, which includes firing. Tools and materials fee is $110.
	Precious Metal Clay Level One Artisan Certification Three Day *Weekend Workshops—* Friday - Sunday 10AM to 4PM, September 12,13&14, October 3,4&5, November1,2&3, December 5.6&7	A three-day intensive covering eight required projects utilizing specific methods of working with the medium. Previous experience in the medium is helpful. Certification allows the purchase of materials at considerable discount. Fee is $400 for instruction and includes firing, instruction book. Basic materials fee is $125
	The two and three day classes are given concurrently, with no more than eight students in all.
	Precious Metal Clay Level Two Three Day Level Two *Weekend Workshop—* Friday - Sunday 10AM to 4PM, November 14.15&16	Instruction will include advanced techniques in PMC --the use of enamels, gold, bezeled stones,ceramics,and other metals. This is an opportunity for advanced artisans to broaden their creative horizons! Fee is $450. Materials fee is $125, which includes a small amount of gold and the advanced instruction book. Prerequisite- Level One or equivalent
	Techniques in Precious Metal Clay (see above) A Friday Introduction to PMC September 26, 9:30AM to 3:30PM For information about this workshop onlycall the JCC at 646-505-5708	Presented by the JCC in Manhattan at the Lightstone Studio . Fee is $120 for members, $140 for non-membersto be paid to the JCC.Materials -$95 to be paid to the instructor. To register call 646-505-5708
	Lab Time	Students with previous class experience may come into workshops on a per diem basis if space allows at $95 per day, which includes firing.
	Dichroic Glass Cabochons and PMC Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 4PM, Date to be announced	Cut and fuse dichroic glass to make colorful gem-like stones to be set in silver or used by themselves as jewelry. Fee is $200 which includes firing, plus $95 materials fee which includes silver syringe and some glass. Additional glass will be sold by weight.
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Dichroic Glass Cabochons and PMC