This group is for those that work with Polymer or Art Work Clay.


~What is Art Clay™?

Art Clay™is an innovative new product awaiting your creative flash of inspiration. For all you artists wishing to combine the ease of molding clay with the love of silver's shine, this is the product for you. Enjoy the fun and versatility of playing with clay with a twist ... firing the finished piece transforms it into a valuable, pure silver treasure. This soft and supple clay has been mixed with a fine silver powder. Create the shape you desire; dry, fire and clean it; and you'll be left with a shimmering work of art in pure silver. Modeling has never been this fun!

~What is Polymer Clay?

Polymer clay is the generic term for a family of man-made clays that are soft and pliable until they are heated, or baked, at which point they become permanently hard. The low baking temperature of 265 degrees F means that the baking can be done in a regular home oven. Because very few tools are needed to begin working with polymer clays, they are well suited for use by kids and home hobbiests.

But this is not to assume that polymer clay is limited to that use. One has only to see the Super Sculpey, Cernit and FIMO dolls made by Diane Keeler and Annie Wahl or the FIMO jewelry of Tory Hughes, illustrated in her instructional videos, to know that this can be very sophisticated stuff indeed.

Polymer clay is a polyvinyl chloride compound mixed with a plasticizer for flexibility and various fillers for texture and color. Common brands used in the USA are Cernit, FIMO, FIMO Soft, Friendly Clay, Granitex, Premo, Sculpey, Super Sculpey and Sculpey III.